A lemming for Teapot Tuesday: Mrs. Rooiboson from Flowerhead Tea. "Meet Mrs. Rooiboson, a sweet and decadent blend. [...] Mrs. Rooiboson is a red rooibos blended with rose, spicy clove, cinnamon and bright local peppermint. It is warm and mildly sweet with a comforting aroma that will leave you satisfied." $20 at Beautyhabit.
Valentine's Day approacheth! Dark Chocolate Rose tea from MarieBelle New York: "Add subtle notes of elegance to your next tea time with delicious combinations and all-natural flavors from MarieBelle New York Teas. Ranging in a delicious fusion of exotic fruits and flowers, these delicate blends lend a hint of grandeur to your next cup of tea. Soothing yet vibrant, they’re perfectly suited for even the pickiest of tea-lovers. Each comes sealed in our signature MarieBelle New York tins." $21 at MarieBelle.
In case you need some non-perfume Valentine's ideas, here is Steven Smith's limited edition Lover's Leap Tea ("high grown Ceylon tea from Lover’s Leap Tea Estate, coupled with pink rose petals, hand-sorted chamomile petals and subtle citrus flavors") and the matching chocolate bar from Ritual ("...marriage of our 70% dark Madagascar and Peru chocolate with Lover’s Leap black tea blend from Smith Teamaker"). You can find the bar for $14 at Ritual, or in a gift set at Steven Smith, with a chocolate bar and 3 kinds of tea (Lover's Leap, Black Lavender and Big Hibiscus), $49.
From the Thé des Signes series at Mariage Frères, Tigre: "Inspired by the royal and courageous sign of the Tiger, MARIAGE FRÈRES created this black tea sprinkled with golden tips and accentuated with a magical fragrance of cedar and pine needle balm as well as a bewitching hint of sunny bergamot. Goji berries, the signature of the THÉ DES SIGNES collection, bring a full and energizing fruity note to the composition." €26 for 100g at Mariage Frères.
A lemming for Teapot Tuesday: Summer Fizz from Palais des Thés, to drink plain, iced, or use as a cocktail mixer. "For the summer season, Palais des Thés is offering a new limited edition format, ideal for preparing iced tea: le Berlingot. This tonic green tea combines lime, ginger, cardamom and cinnamon. This tea is grown organically and certified by USDA Organic...this format allows you to prepare 50cl of hot or iced tea!" 4 XL tea bags are $12 at Palais des Thés. (Summer Fizz is also available in a 100g pouch of loose tea, $19.)