Unless you have been living under a rock chances are that you are aware  that the launch of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is this weekend in theatres across Canada and the United States. I can’t go anywhere without hearing family, friends, strangers, or the guy at Blockbuster talking about this film. Not to mention the countless tv, radio, and billboard ads that have been flooding our homes as of late.

The media is already in a buzz about this movie, with newspapers and critics alike bestowing praise on Burton’s vision of Alice. If you want to check out a scene I’ve posted it in a previous blog.

Here at Herbal Infusions we’ve been buzzing about this movie too. And in fine tea fashion to celebrate we have blended up a fabulous Alice in Wonderland inspired blend called Mad Hatter’s tea. Its a wildly citrus blend of apple, pineapple, apricots, stevia, and either an orange pekoe oolong or black tea. It’s available right now on our website (while we have it in stock!) and also at our shop at Mapleview Mall.

Mad Hatter's Tea

Pick Up Our Flyer at Cineplex’s Silvercity Burlington

The Silvercity Burlington will be playing Alice in Wonderland starting tomorrow morning. We have teamed up to offer anyone in the area a fantastic deal: bring us a copy of our flyer (you can pick one up at the box office or print it out below) and get a free tea shot! You can also pick up some of our amazing Mad Hatter’s tea blend as we will have some on hand.

Motion sickness. Although I am lucky to not have had too many run-ins with it, I hate the feeling. The worst is when motion sickness hits in a car ride- or, on a roller coaster you were forced to go on *ahem*.

About one third of people are susceptible to motion sickness, and in the U.S. space program almost 50% of astronauts have experienced vertigo.

There are many techniques and tips you can use to help minimize your chances of getting motion sickness, including drinking some herbs before and after you experience motion sickness.

Note: this is from my own experience and by no means am I a doctor. Please consult with your physician or qualified health care professional if you experience severe motion sickness.

A few tips that I have found helpful:

• Stay sober – don’t start out on a car ride with a hang over. Eeee bad idea. Trust me.
• Sleep Up! Make sure you get a decent nights rest prior to taking any trips
• Reading: Not recommended as it will increase any motion sickness you might be experiencing; instead try listening to music.
• TV: Same thing as reading – try to avoid it when a passenger in a car.
• Ginger: Ginger is awesome for combating motion sickness. If you can get your hands on some ginger tea go for it, or try ginger candy.
• Peppermint: Peppermint is also strongly recommended for helping with motion sickness.

Updates:

Remember our contest is still on until Feb 28th! Just comment and you could win some matcha tea.

So we are proud to announce that tea shots have been added to our online store. What exactly is a tea shot? Well i’m glad you asked! A tea shot is a sampling of some of our more popular blends of tea. They contain enough tea for a large teapot and is perfect if you want to test out a blend before committing to a larger quantity of tea. It’s been extremely popular at our location in Mapleview Mall and we will be expanding our selection of tea offerings in the near future.

Because the tea shots are so compact you can now easily carry some great loose leaf tea with you wherever you go- throw it in a backpack (they are made of food grade plastic so no worries of it breaking), in your purse, car, or take it to grandma’s house. I know that Grandma will absolutely love it.

We also have our matcha green tea powder available in tea shots. You get 6 grams of premium matcha tea. What exactly is matcha? It’s green tea that has been ground into a fine powder at a stone mill. Instead of making a tea out of green tea leaves you are actually ingesting the entire leaf therefore getting many more of the health benefits than you would from a cup of tea. For those that may not be familiar with the world of matcha, this is a great way to explore this great Japanese tea ceremony tradition.  Also because each shot is sealed you can pick up multiple matcha shots and only open as much as you need – keeping the rest of your matcha stash nice and fresh.

These days matcha can be found in a plethora of recipes. I’ve had matcha pancakes, matcha cheesecake, matcha muffins and of course my all time favourite: matcha green tea ice cream. Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Try adding a teaspoon of our matcha to some softened vanilla bean ice cream for an incredible homemade matcha green tea ice cream. Tip: I find using a spatula and folding over the ice cream and matcha works best.
• Make a hot (or iced) matcha green tea latte
• Add a dash of matcha to yogurt or your breakfast cereal
• Give your post workout smoothies a supercharged kick with a teaspoon of matcha
• Bake a matcha cheesecake
• Serve up some matcha pancakes
• And anything else you can think of!

Really the possibilities are almost endless with what you can do with matcha. Do you have any great ideas you want to share? Maybe a recipe that you tried and was fantastic?

 Respond and let us know how you are using your matcha and we’ll pick three random people to receive a free matcha tea shot! Our contest will close Feb 28th at midnight, so make sure you respond here by then!

We’re looking to have some help with getting our name out to the people. So what do we  need from you? Well it’s pretty simple- place a text link, blog about us, or put our logo on your website, or anywhere else you can think of.

Quick note: We can only ship to addresses in Canada and the continental United States

Drop us a line to let us know where you’ve buzzed about us (please include a link to the site, or if you put some info about our website/blog up at a local church, supermarket, or anywhere else take a photo and e-mail it to info (at) herbalinfusions.ca ) along with your mailing address and we’ll send you a free tea shot!

What is a tea shot? Well glad you asked. It’s our awesome tasting tea packed into a food grade tube and sealed with a cork. You get enough tea for a full teapot in each shot. We retail the shots for $2 at our Burlington location at Mapleview Mall and will soon be offering them online- they have been a real hit!

Have something bigger in mind?  Shoot us an e-mail so we can discuss your idea!

Please link to either our website (www.herbalinfusions.ca) or this blog (www.herbalinfusions.ca/blog). Feel free to use our logo below to link back to either the main site or our blog.

Thanks everyone for all the help!

It’s been a long couple of months but we are really excited to share this news with everyone. We have launched a tea cart at Mapleview Mall in Burlington, Ontario. That’s right tea fans – you can now get the very best in tea by dropping by our location at 900 Maple Avenue. We are located in the lower concourse close to the Coles bookstore so stop by and say hi!

Some things that you can find at our cart include:

• Contigo Stainless Steel Mugs (rated the best travel mug on the market by Men’s Journal)
• Bodum teapots and accessories (some of the finest European teaware on the market)
• Tea shots (you have to check these out in person! They are only $2 each)
• Pyramid tea bags
• Whole leaf teas
• And many more items!

So don’t be shy! We would love to chat with you and meet some of our wonderful online customers.

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