All about Happiness tea...

Dear all,

There are lots of things that make me happy. When the dog wears her bonnet properly without attempting to eat it; when my husband's out of town; when the children are tucked in bed and I can lay myself out across the sofa with a cocktail painting my nails.

Above all, of course, everyone knows that drinking tea makes me extremely happy. Any kind of tea, of any concentration, of all the colours of the rainbow. However, there is one little tea which makes me especially happy, and not just because it's called "Brewhaha happiness tea". It has to be one of my favourites: it's made with green tea which (if you look a couple of blogs down) has enormous benefits for your mind, body and soul. The tea is then laced with vanilla and delicious cherry marigold which gives it its sumptuous taste and smell. I feel like I'm positively glowing after I drink it. Plus, it's a bestseller in the USA, and we all know how high their standards are.

Buy our Happiness tea HERE!

Word of warning: do not offer to friends unless you want your entire store of the stuff to be drank in the blink of an eye!

x Bunty

All about teacups

Dear all,

Tea is just not the same without a pretty teacup to drink it from. It may not surprise you to hear that I have a veritable cupboard full of teacups and saucers, ranging from kitch-y antique steals to brightly coloured novelties. In fact, I have so many that I can actually match my teacups with my Brewhaha tea.

While drinking rose tea, it is essential that it is from a dainty floral teacup. I mean, it is does have a delicate flowery taste to it so it goes hand in hand with this style:

As for Brew's the Daddy, no balmy teacup is enough to contain its big taste! For this Assam tasting tea, it's only natural to pair it off with a big, proper builders mugs, like so:

Chai, as quite a quirky wee tea, should be drunk out of a quirky wee mug. So I would suggest something a little bit silly, like:

Yep, that is a mug.

(both from Urban Outfitters)

Remember: always kit your tea out with the perfect mug!

Oh, and BTW - follow us on instagram!

Follow follow follow.

x Bunty

All about Green tea

Hello sweeties!

I've been reading up on the benefits of Green tea recently and it never ceases to amaze me how much good this little beverage can do for your mind, body and soul. So here are my top 5 Green tea benefits that astounded me!

1. Shallow as this may be, one of the main reasons I drink a lot of Brewhaha Green tea because of the weight loss benefits. As well as increasing your metabolism, Green tea can act as an appetite suppressant too.

2. Green tea reduces cholesterol, so my husband has a cup of Brewhaha Green tea every morning with his full English to cancel it out. I'm not convinced that this particular method is entirely effective, but nevertheless Green tea does help to bring your cholesterol down!

3. This magical little tea helps fight nasty diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes. So it can actually save a life.

4. Green tea can, believe it or not, combat depression. It helps to relax the drinker and neutralizes tension, and I think we all need a little bit of relaxation in our hectic lives.

5. Skincare, skincare, skincare. The anti-oxidants in Green tea not only smooths out those pesky wrinkles, but helps repair sun damaged skin. Tea-riffic!

Get Brewhaha Green tea HERE!

I'm off to grab a cup now - I'm feeling healthy!

x Bunty

PS - Lady Gaga loved our Green tea so much she dyed her hair to match!

Success!

Darlings!

We did it! The sun is out and Spring is here (touch wood)! So much so that my husband packed the old  vintage Cadillac this weekend and we all set out for the countryside for an old-fashioned British picnic. It may surprise you to hear that the countryside and I, well... we don't really get on. Much too green for my liking, which is definitely my least favourite colour. Lets face it, not many pleasant things come in the colour green (except this blog, duh!), and for me, nature is no exception. However, how could I say no to strawberries and cream, champagne, and of course a flask of Brewhaha tea?

My husband annoyed me right away by pretending he knows about things. He insisted on telling us about birds and flora and badger trails and the like. He was enjoying the sound of his own voice so much that he didn't even notice the kids and I sneakily slipping our iPod headphones in under our hair so we could drown out his insufferable droning. I felt sorry for Bertie having to listen to him go on and on: I should have brought her earmuffs with me.

I have to say, though, it was nice watching the world go by although animals are, by large, idiots. Frolicking all over the place, bumping into things, rolling around. However, it was quite cool sitting there sipping my Peppermint tea (still hot: flask win!) while I judged everybody. 

It's always more fun with a cup of tea in your hand.

x Bunty

My "Brew's the Daddy" brings all the boys to the yard...

Hello lovelies,

I thought, on this most mundane of Wednesdays, that I would regale you with a little anecdote from last week. I've recently been having some work done (on the kitchen, cheeky), and that means one thing: builders. I'm so used to being alone in my house during the day that the notion of company in daylight somewhat shocks me. So, naturally, I got up nice (!) and early, fake tanned, tinted my eyelashes and only applied two layers of mascara; I mean, I didn't want to go crazy.

I sat there, waiting for the doorbell to ring, hair curled, lips glossed, eyebrows plucked. The builders, I'd imagine, would all look like Steve Jones who would perhaps in the sweltering heat of the day take their t-shirts off, moisten them under the tap, then wring them out over their muscular stomachs. Don't all builders?

The doorbell rang. I leapt up, stuffed my feet into my best heels and answered the door.

Needless to say, the man who was looking up at me (yes, he was that short) was not a David Beckham lookalike but some fat, squat bloke called Toby and his gang of equally rough-looking colleagues  What's worse, the first thing he said was "Bloody hell, darling, could have made an effort, eh?"

I was mortified. So mortified, in fact, that in my confusion I'd accidentally gave them the Brewhaha "Brew's the Daddy" that I had been saving for a Jesse Metcalfe lookalike. And now, guess what? They won't leave. They drank a whole box of it in two days last week: they're totally hooked. I can hear the kettle boiling every five minutes. Heaven's to Betsy, why did I introduce them to it? That stuff should have a warning attached to it: "USE WITH CAUTION: Could make idiots love you." It's like having a squad of pudgy puppy dogs milling around my ankles all the time. Puppy dogs who wear low jeans so their bum cracks show. They'll never get the work done. I'm going to have to give them their own rooms soon.

Despite this, I did overhear Toby calling me a "lovely woman who makes a great cup of tea" on the phone earlier. So, I suppose the tea raised their estimations of me, at least.

And, it just goes to show, next time a handsome worker comes to the house all I have to do is give them a "Brew's the Daddy" and they'll be under my spell. 

Hmm... the garden needs a bit of attention...

x Bunty

Introduce a little sunshine into your day!

Hello all,

What frightful weather! I can't even look out the window without feeling a little bit depressed. So much for Spring, eh?

I love Spring, too; the outdoor dinner parties, Pimm's on the rocks, sprightly daffodils popping up everywhere in their droves... NO! I refuse to let it get me down! I'll be jittered if this weather is going to stop me from celebrating Springtime! Right, that's it, I'm going to order a gazebo for a lovely Spring garden party I'm planning in the next few days. I'm sure it'll be delightful. Our primavera risotto and raspberry coulis will taste just as sweet in the torrential rain as it would have in the sunshine, albeit a little soggy. And, rain or shine, not much could deter me from Pimm's. 

In fact, I'm going to start right now. You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to turn the heating way up, put my sunglasses on and brew myself a Brewhaha iced Rose tea with mint. Yes, you heard me. With ice. Lots of ice. And maybe a little umbrella. Even the thought is cheering me up and making me feel more optimistic; I can already feel the delicious, sweet pearly pink liquid on my tongue. 

http://share.food.com/community/Um-Safia/style.esi?member_id=510313

Go forth and Spring-ify. Join the revolution! Solidarity!

 x Bunty

Rise and Shine!

Morning, darlings!

To say that "I'm not a morning person" is an understatement. In fact, to say "I'd rather die than have to wake up early" is probably not an understatement but still rings true. There are many things I'm brilliant at (being fabulous, decorating my house, drinking tea), but early mornings are just not one of them.

My husband is going on a business trip up North; for an entire week. Leaving me to my own devices. I can't abide his selfishness. How am I going to cope?! I'll have to make my own cups of tea for an entire week. And worst of all: I'm going to have to get up early.

If only my children could drive themselves to school!

I thought this would mean the unthinkable: that I was going to have to stop drinking tea so I could get a good nights sleep. Luckily, though, I've got Brewhaha tea to help me through! In order to get a nice, early night in preparation for the horrible morning I drink Caffeine Free Brewhaha tea. You honestly cannot tell the difference between English breakfast and this delightful infusion. It gets me all psyched up for the next day, without the buzz! 

Bless Brewhaha!

Saying that, I don't think any amount of tea will ever make me love mornings. But hey, at least I can tolerate them now.

Happy rising and shining!

x Bunty