iLike: Libre Tea

Back in mid-July, I posted about a lovely tea glass I'd won from Libre Tea, a local Canadian company that makes beautiful products for tea enthusiasts. They sent me a pretty tea glass (it's poly and glass actually-polycarbonate on the outside, for on-the-go durability and heath conscious glass on the interior so your tea always tastes good.) and I've been happily using it ever since.

Yesterday, I won a package of their new Ming Mei green tea! (Yes, I am a lucky girl!) I am excited about it because so far, I've only made tea using teabags in my glass. The glass has a built in stainless steel filter so you can either put loose tea right into the water and the filter will only allow liquid to pass through when you drink it or you can put the loose tea in the filter, pour the water through to brew and then remove the filter with the loose tea in it when you're ready to drink it. Genius!

I'm a hardcore tea drinker-I drink tea like most people drink coffee-pretty much all day every day. I'll be posting about the tea when it arrives and I try it. This will be something new.

In the meantime, since I like Libre so much, I've posted a link to their site on the sidebar of my blog. Just look for the Zen tea moment icon (it's the pretty leaf as shown on the box in the first photo) and give it a click. It will take you right to their site.


If you want the chance to win goodies like I did, then I suggest you "follow" them on Twitter or "like" them on Facebook. You never know when you might get the chance to win and have a zen tea moment of your own!

Product Review: Libre Tea Loose Leaf Tea Glass

Look what showed up in the magic mailbox! I won a free loose leaf tea glass from Libre Tea!

This is their glass 'n poly bottle. The inner wall is glass and the outer wall is poly, which makes it durable and safe.

Look at the pretty medallion on the top of the lid. Everything about this bottle is aesthetically pleasing, which to me is important-if you have to have something useful, it might as well be pretty!

Libre Tea's philosophy says:

" Libre...the state of being FREE...free from restraint, letting go, bringing one's mind and body to a place of rest. In today's world, to be free is also to know that one has a choice in every moment. Freedom to choose to take a moment to connect with oneself...a moment of peace and reflection.

Libre interconnects our community through the ritual of an engaging tea moment, where the secular is sacred."

I agree-tea is a sacred thing. There is comfort in the ritual of making it and sharing it with those you love. I drink tea the way some people consume coffee. It's a part of my every day.

I brewed myself a bottle of Tazo Earl Grey Tea to enjoy in the studio. I like the way you can brew bagged tea or loose tea in the glass. It has a removable stainless steel filter that keeps you from drinking the actual tea leaves. You can either put the loose tea in the strainer or directly into the glass-either way works! They made a great little video demo.

And here's my inaugural glass of tea, just the way I like it-a bit of sugar and a good dash of milk. MMM! It's very happy-making. Of course now I am going to have to go loose tea shopping-I'd like some chai. I am excited about making iced tea in it too-the glass will not only keep things hot, but cold as well.

I'm thrilled to have this glass. A friend of mine had one, made by another company and I've secretly wanted one of my own ever since. I came across Libre Tea on Facebook and they were giving away a free glass to every 5th person who "liked" their page. Lucky me! You can also follow them on Twitter.

I am not in the habit of promoting anything unless I personally use & love
it and I made this post because I *do* love this product and thought others might be interested in checking it out. I am especially pleased to share it with you because Libre Tea is a Canadian company, from right here in British Columbia! It doesn't get any better than that!



My tea glass is going to get alot of mileage!