After my last tea review and giveaway, and finding so many of you to be tea lovers, too, I decided to partner up with another wonderful tea company. This company’s loves to provide their tea enthusiasts with a perfect, hand-blended cup of organic, non-GMO, sulfite/chemical-free tea. Allow me to introduce to you, Plum Deluxe, and Founder, Andy Hayes.
Besides offering numerous blends of Black, Green, White, and Herbal teas, with a Blog to boot, Plum Deluxe’s main goal is to encourage the idea of making your tea time count. Here’s a scope on the company’s mission from Founder, Andy Hayes:
“We’re a little different than your typical lifestyle blog, and we’re very different than your typical online tea company. We’re a community – and one of my not-so-subtle goals is to share the stories and lessons I learned from my mother, Pam.”
Andy’s Mother, Pam, died after 6 years of battling breast cancer. During her battle, she learned to enjoy life as she never had before. She took time to be with with her friends, exercising at the gym, visit her family roots in Germany, and took lots of time to relax and celebrate each day of her swiftly passing life. When she died, Andy took up Pam’s life mission to make moments matter through the founding of Plum Deluxe. Since then, he has expanded on all the practices and lessons his mother taught him in making moments matter. Find out about Plume Deluxe’s inspiring ideas to make moments matter on the company’s blog, The Blend.
One of Plum Deluxe’s key trademarks is the Tea of the Month Club, which offers you one 7 oz packet of tea as shown in the pictures, plus a sample pack. When I was contacted to Review Plum Deluxe, Andy said he would send me a example package from the Tea of the Month Club, and asked me to pick out a blend of my choice to round out the review. I happily accepted the offer, but had quite the time picking out my blend of choice–there were so many tea blends to choose from! Having recently fallen back in love with black tea, however, I decided to narrow my field of options and go with a black tea. Thus, I pick out Coconut Macaron Desert Tea. Plum Deluxe’s signature purple package came in the mail not long after, and I was thrilled! The Tea of the Month was Pome (apple) Blossom White Tea, and the sample pack was Deluxe Pumpkin Spice Tea. You can’t get much better than apple and pumpkin to satisfy your autumnal cravings!
Tea of the Month: Pome Blossom White Tea
Just as its name implies, this all organic tea captures the essence of an apple blossom. With a base of white tea, dried apple bits, rose petals, jasmine and hibiscus (to name a few of the ingredients) Pome Blossom was the perfect introduction to Autumnal flavors and cozy tea times. With each cup I made I was always impressed with the lovely apple aroma of the tea. The smell is so good in fact, that I love to hold the mug right under my nose and breath in the aromatic steam as I let the tea cool. The tea flavor itself is very much like how an apple blossom smells–every sweet aroma of a blossom, with a subtle taste of apple. It’s divine!
Sample: Deluxe Pumpkin Spice Tea
There couldn’t have been a more perfect pairing with Pome Blossom than that of a rich, pumpkin spice tea! I was so excited–with this sample packet I would be trying three different types of tea from Plum Deluxe! The Pumpkin Spice did not disappoint; if anything it made me thirsty for more of its rich, spicy flavor! Honeybush is the base for this tea, layered further with black tea, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves, calendula and natural pumpkin flavor. This tea was the perfect blend to keep me warm and happy after I got out of bed in the morning.
My choice: Coconut Macaron Dessert Tea
As I said, I had a hard time picking out just one tea to try, but in the back of my mind I kept thinking, coconut! So When I happened to scroll upon this delicious blend, I knew I had found my tea. Along with a combination base of two teas rich, black and honeybush, this blend boasts in the naturally sweet rooibos tea, dried coconut pieces, and natural almond essence. I know it says dessert tea on the label, but for the life of me, my body just won’t go to sleep if I have the slightest bit of caffein in the evening. So I get a little treat when I wake up instead. I love this tea very much. It satisfied my craving for a sweet coconut flavor, with the addition of rich, hearty aroma from the black tea. Its almost so perfect a blend, that words will not do it justice–you’re just going to have to try it for yourself.
I am so delighted to have Andy on our Advertisers Team now, and I hope that you will take a moment to check out the links I’ve provided in this post and hop on over to his well designed site and explore Plume Deluxe. In a world in which we can get so caught up in planning, scheduling, and constantly being on the go, this Tea Company/Community knows how to slow us down, and give us new and thoughtful perspectives on how to take those necessary small breaks from the hectic march of life, reevaluating the world around us one lovely cup of tea at a time.
Have you ever heard of Plum Deluxe?
After Checking out the site, which of the tea blends would you love to try?
Do you like to breath in the aromatic vapors of your tea, like me?
Blessings and love to you all!
Jessica, the Eldest Sister & Singer
P.S. Thank you all for your loving prayers and support during the previous week of wedding craziness. The wedding itself went off with the result of Brigid and Gabriel becoming successfully hitched for life. 🙂 It might be a little bit before we can get a post up with pictures from their wedding. We will get that up as soon as we can, though, so please bear with us. Currently, we are missing Brigid now. It is strange to not have her piano practice and frequent bubbly chatter echoing through the house, but we are trying to adapt, however slowly. As for Brigid herself, it will be a little while before she comes back to the blog, but have no fear! She hasn’t left this little space on the web, not for the world, or a married life. Until then, you can count on Charlotte and I to keep the blog alive and well. 🙂
These Plum Delux Tea Products were sent to me for free to review by Plum Delux, but all opinions & tea-loving enthusiasm are my own.
Tara Jane says
10/04/2016 at 3:30 PMOh, la, a fellow tea lover! Apple Cinnamon Herbal tea looks good to me….
Andy Hayes says
10/07/2016 at 12:11 PMIt’s definitely one of my favorites this time of year.
Mary says
10/04/2016 at 3:30 PMHi Jessica!
Wow, they sound delicious! Especially the pumpkin! I’ve never had pumpkin tea before, but it sounds great ?. I can’t wait to see photos of the wedding! I especially can’t wait to see the dresses ?!
Blessings,
Mary
PS: I just want to say that the countertops you used in your photos are beautiful! Are they marble? I know it’s a little odd to ask, but they really make your photos gorgeous! ☺️
Jessica says
10/04/2016 at 4:16 PMHello Mary,
Yes, it is marble, only its not a countertop, its a super heavy cutting board! ?
Blessings!
Jessica, the Eldest Sister & Singer
Andy Hayes says
10/09/2016 at 8:52 PMPumpkin tea is so good! Excellent for a homemade pumpkin spice tea latte. 🙂
A friend says
10/04/2016 at 4:28 PMLooking forward to when you are able to put the pictures up, and I understand about adjusting! My sister and brother got married in the same year, so it was doubly quiet with them gone!
Hope you wont be too lonely! 🙂
Kira says
10/04/2016 at 4:30 PMPlum Deluxe sounds delicious! I’ve been wanting to branch out and try fancy teas from an independent company or two, I might have to check them out.
Andy Hayes says
10/09/2016 at 8:53 PMWe look forward to hearing what you think! 🙂
Sarah says
10/04/2016 at 4:59 PMI am glad that the wedding went well. I hope that you easily adjust to the new life that all of you get to lead. I can’t wait to hear about the wedding and see pictures and find out how all of you adapt and adjust.
I do enjoy a good cup of tea……… and dark chocolate. It has taken me awhile to really enjoy tea. I still like it best with dark chocolate and a book to keep me company.
Best wishes to all of you!
Sarah
http://www.sewcharacteristicallyyou.com/blog
Andy Hayes says
10/09/2016 at 8:53 PMEvening tea with dark chocolate is the BEST!
Mary says
10/04/2016 at 4:59 PMHow do you drink your tea? I’m a coffee drinker but I’ve tried teas before. But they’ve never tasted right as I can’t find a good ratio of sugar, cream and tea.
Jessica says
10/04/2016 at 5:43 PMI actually drink my tea straight. I have tried cream and sugar in my tea on different occasions, but it never was as enjoyable to me as it is straight. I like to enjoy the full flavor of the tea without anything covering up or adulterating the flavor spectrum of what ever kind/blend of tea I drink.
Blessings,
Jessica, the Eldest Sister & Singer
Mary says
10/04/2016 at 7:46 PMHmm, I’ve never tried it straight before. I’ll have to give that a try! 😀 Thanks!
Andy Hayes says
10/09/2016 at 8:54 PMHi Mary – I have a tea called Oregon Breakfast which is hazelnut and orange peel black tea. I’ve converted a lot of coffee people to tea with it, as the hazelnut reads like coffee. Fix it like you fix your coffee and see what you think 🙂
Dani says
10/04/2016 at 5:27 PMThis looks so delicious! Autumn is the season for tea. I drink tea year-round, but I consume a significantly greater amount of tea in the autumn and winter seasons. There is nothing that I love more than sampling new teas and blends.
Thank you for sharing!
Dani xoxo
Andy Hayes says
10/09/2016 at 8:55 PMWhat’s your favorite tea flavor, Dani?
Claire says
10/04/2016 at 6:28 PMI adore tea! Earl Grey is my favourite- I like others, but give me a cup of Grey and I’m one happy camper!
So good to have you girls back after your short break. Can’t wait to see photos of the wedding!
God bless
Claire
Andy Hayes says
10/09/2016 at 8:55 PMI love earl grey too. We just started selling a strawberry earl grey (“Gratitude Blend”) that is phenomenal.
Emily says
10/04/2016 at 8:59 PMTea is such a wonderful to relax! I’ll be looking at these & daydreaming about them for sure. i think floral scented teas are my favorite.
Andy Hayes says
10/09/2016 at 8:56 PMYou’ll have to try my Reading Nook tea – a black tea with rose, lavender, and chamomile. It’s my first tea I ever made so its special to me, and very popular. 🙂
Marlena Jane says
10/04/2016 at 10:06 PMOh I love tea so much! There’s nothing better than the warm smell of a pot of tea in the morning, especially in the fall 🙂 I’ve never heard of Plum Deluxe, but I love Mr Hayes’ mission, and I think I might starting ordering from them! Coconut is my favorite flavor, but I’m also intrigued by their Reading Nook tea! Lavender is just so wonderful!
I’m so happy the wedding went off well! I said a few little prayers for y’all this weekend, especially for Brigid and Gabriel, as well as your family as y’all start to adjust. Weddings are such happy, blessed occasions!
I loved this post. I’m also so happy to read you girls’ insights about the world. Tell Charlotte the photography looks gorgeous (though I’m sure she already knows 😛 )
May God Bless You,
Marlena Jane
Andy Hayes says
10/09/2016 at 8:56 PMThank you, Marlena. I look forward to hearing what you think! <3
Miss pond says
10/05/2016 at 1:59 AMThese sound like delicious fragrant teas, that is the beauty of tea, they are so delicate and uplifting and definitely something to savour and take time over. As the weather turns, I will be trying to incorporate more tea into my life as I so want to be a tea drinker. I just prefer a cold drink even though my parents drink tea like it was going out of fashion, they didn’t pass the love for a cup of it on to me. I’m even less of a fan of coffee and will have no more that around four cups each year.
So glad to hear everything went well over the weekend, I hope Brigid is enjoying being a wife and setting up their own home. I am thinking of you all.
Hadassah says
10/05/2016 at 2:14 PMI have never heard of Plum Deluxe, but I defiantly would like to try the Pumpkin Spice!
Sounds so yummy for an autumn tea!
P.S. Cannot wait to see the pictures of the wedding!
Andy Hayes says
10/09/2016 at 8:57 PMPumpkin spice is the best!!
Nicole says
10/05/2016 at 11:49 PMI was thinking of you three on Saturday, so I am glad to hear that the wedding and all the assorted details went well!
The Artyologist
Jessica says
10/06/2016 at 10:58 PMThat tea looks so beautiful! One can all but detect its fragrant, rich notes through their computer screen. Thank you for the lovely review and update on the joyful new married couple.
xoxo ♥ Jessica