>> I have lots of tea-sacs and 3x4 and 4x4 plastic bags, as well as even some actual mesh tea balls, though not too many of those left. <<
Some people like their tea in bags, while others prefer a tea ball. I'm okay with both, though I prefer the convenience of bags when they are available. Except for things like Silver Phoenix Dragon Pearls that can't be bagged, of course.
Anyhow, you might consider giving the balls as perks to people who buy a sizable bulk supply of loose tea.
>>So, there's quite a bit of various mints, catnip, red clover, lavender, rose petals...I could go on, and I still have a lot of the contacts to get the herbs and teas from, thankfully. <<
It would help to put together some project posts for this. One would be a list of the ingredients you have currently. (If this proves popular, you could always buy more later, and give people a choice on what to get next.) Maybe write a little about tea making to give people an idea of parameters.
Frex, there are two broad categories of herbal tea: medicinal and pleasure. Medicinal blends "do" something. Key considerations there are 1) making sure the blend doesn't taste unbearable, and 2) making sure the ingredients don't have opposing effects. Pleasure teas are composed just for the flavor. You might want to counterbalance effects to keep from doing anything noticeable.
Just from what you mentioned there, I'd suggest a mint medley and a flower garden tea. There are so many mints, and most of them blend well, but companies rarely do more than spearmint/peppermint (which actually isn't all that great without adding wintergreen). Many floral flavors go well together too.
Another thing to consider would be fixing gaps in the offerings. Frex, chamomile is in almost all blends in the relaxing/evening category -- but people allergic to daisies are often allergic to chamomile too. So a chamomile-free soother might appeal to them. I've noticed an annoying habit in tea companies over the last few years, where every blend has one of just a few main flavors: genuine tea (black, white, or green), hibiscus, lemon, or rooibos. If you dislike one or more of those, you're humped. You can get simples without them, but almost no blends. I like them, but I don't want all my teas to taste the same!
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Date: 2012-01-12 08:27 am (UTC)Some people like their tea in bags, while others prefer a tea ball. I'm okay with both, though I prefer the convenience of bags when they are available. Except for things like Silver Phoenix Dragon Pearls that can't be bagged, of course.
Anyhow, you might consider giving the balls as perks to people who buy a sizable bulk supply of loose tea.
>>So, there's quite a bit of various mints, catnip, red clover, lavender, rose petals...I could go on, and I still have a lot of the contacts to get the herbs and teas from, thankfully. <<
It would help to put together some project posts for this. One would be a list of the ingredients you have currently. (If this proves popular, you could always buy more later, and give people a choice on what to get next.) Maybe write a little about tea making to give people an idea of parameters.
Frex, there are two broad categories of herbal tea: medicinal and pleasure. Medicinal blends "do" something. Key considerations there are 1) making sure the blend doesn't taste unbearable, and 2) making sure the ingredients don't have opposing effects. Pleasure teas are composed just for the flavor. You might want to counterbalance effects to keep from doing anything noticeable.
Just from what you mentioned there, I'd suggest a mint medley and a flower garden tea. There are so many mints, and most of them blend well, but companies rarely do more than spearmint/peppermint (which actually isn't all that great without adding wintergreen). Many floral flavors go well together too.
Another thing to consider would be fixing gaps in the offerings. Frex, chamomile is in almost all blends in the relaxing/evening category -- but people allergic to daisies are often allergic to chamomile too. So a chamomile-free soother might appeal to them. I've noticed an annoying habit in tea companies over the last few years, where every blend has one of just a few main flavors: genuine tea (black, white, or green), hibiscus, lemon, or rooibos. If you dislike one or more of those, you're humped. You can get simples without them, but almost no blends. I like them, but I don't want all my teas to taste the same!