White Persian Melon Golden Moon Tea Review and Giveaway

Today I doing a review and giveaway for Golden Moon Tea. I discovered Golden Moon Tea a few months ago when I decided to only purchase loose leaf tea. I made this decision to reduce waste after reading that "one million tons of excess waste could be eliminated each year by not having the following three items associated with an average tea bag: the paper wrapping around the individual bag, the string attached to the bag, and the little paper tab attached to the string." (source, http://www.culinate.com/articles/sift/Tea+baggage). So this review and giveaway are perfect for the Earth Day Blogging Event that I am a part of!

Golden Moon Tea focuses on "providing a limited number of highest quality unique specialty teas...All Golden Moon Teas are hand-plucked and meticulously crafted to enhance leaf character, aroma, color, clarity, body, complexity, and above all, flavor." Your enjoyment is guaranteed or your money back!

I find that white tea is probably the least used tea by people I know. Many have never even heard of it. White tea is VERY low in caffeine and according to about.com, "Leaving tea leaves so close to their natural state means that white tea contains more polyphenols, the powerful anti-oxidant that fights and kills cancer-causing cells, than any other type of tea." Uncured, unfermented and plucked before fully open, white tea became the only tea served inside the palace of China's emperor, and its gentle purity inspired the Japanese tea ceremony. Rarer, more subtle, and higher in beneficial antioxidants, white teas are still the tea art's highest form.

I tried White Persian Melon which is a white loose leaf tea enlivened with the nectar of succulent melon. This luxurious delicacy is light, subtle and yummy. No grassy flavor and not overwhelming with melon flavor. It was great both hot and iced- lightly fruity. I especially enjoyed it with a bit of honey.

Buy some today or win it!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
Golden Moon would like to give one reader one tin of loose-leaf White Persian Melon Tea.

Giveaway Dates: April 20- May 14th, 2010

How to Enter:
To enter this Giveaway, you need to do one or more of the following and post a comment below about each action you took (each comment will count as a separate entry so your chances of winning increase.)
Each person may get up to 8 entries, but only the #1 entry is required.

1. Required: Visit Golden Moon Tea and tell me what other tea you would like to try.
2. Follow Moms Wear Your Tees Blog in right margin w/ Google Friend Connect
3. Fan the Moms Wear Your Tees Blog Facebook page in right margin
4. Follow MWYT on Twitter
5. Tweet or Retweet about this giveaway:
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Giveaway Rules:
Open to US only, age 18+ to enter. GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! Congratulations Elena!

Golden Moon did provide me with the tea in hopes that I would share my opinions. I was not provided with any monetary compensation and the opinions expressed are my own.

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Golden Moon Tea- Loose Leaf Earl Grey Tea Review and Giveaway

I have always loved tea. To anyone who does not, I say, you have not tried good tea. There is a huge difference in taste between a poor quality tea and a high quality tea. The quality and taste are determined my the part of the plant they use to make the tea. The grade of the leaves and the number of blossoms and more really can enhance the taste and scent of the tea experience.

I drink a couple of cups of tea a day in the winter to help keep me warm. One day I was preparing my tea and I read on the box, "Because these natural fiber tea bags don't need strings, tags, staples, or individual wrappers, we're able to save more than 3.5 million pounds of wast from entering landfills every year." Wow, I thought, that is great but it would be even better if I used tea without the bag. So I have started purchasing only loose leaf tea.

I was sorely disappointed by the selection of loose leaf tea at my store. Then I discovered Golden Moon Tea online. They have a great selection of loose leaf teas, teaware, and tea gifts. They have a lot of exotic flavors I would like to try next like Golden Pear and Coconut Pouchong. I decided to start with a tea I am familar with for comparison's sake.


I tried the Tippy Earl Grey Tea in a 4 oz. tin. Now don't be intimidated by loose leaf. It is very simple to measure a teaspoon of tea into your or pot or teapot! Upon opening the can I could see that the tea was good quality- nice long leaves and lots of flowers. I compared it some some lesser value Earl Grey I had on hand and the difference visually was evident but the flavor difference was even more contrasting. Golden Moon Earl Grey Tea has the familiar dark, rich flavor you expect from an Earl Grey but it is also smooth and wonderful aromatically. You can really taste and smell the floral lavender and citrusy bergamont and it really balances nicely the little kick that Earl Grey has. I was very pleased with the Tippy Earl Grey and now I want to try their other varieties even more!


GIVEAWAY DETAILS: Golden Moon Tea has generously agreed to offer one lucky reader a 4 ounce tin of Tippy Earl Grey Loose Leaf Tea.

Giveaway Dates: February 23- March 18, 2010

How to Enter Giveaway:
To enter this Moms Wear Your Tees/ Golden Moon Tea Give Away, you need to do one or more of the following and post a comment below about each action you took (each comment will count as a separate entry so your chances of winning increase.) Each person may get up to 7 entries, but only the #1 entry is required.

1. Required: Visit Golden Moon Tea online and post comment with what other tea you would like to try.
2. Follow MWYT on Twitter
3. Tweet or Retweet about this giveaway:
Come enter to win Golden Moon Tippy Earl Grey Loose Leaf Tea at http://www.momswearyourtees.blogspot.com @MWYT
4. Follow Moms Wear Your Tees Blog in right margin w/ Google Friend Connect
5. Become a Facebook fan of Moms Wear Your Tees Blog in right margin
6. Fan the Golden Moon Facebook Page
7. Blog about this giveaway and include a link, leave web address I can visit

Giveaway Rules
Open to US only, age 18+ to enter. GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! Congratulations to winner, Scott!

Golden Moon did provide me with the Earl Grey tea in exchange for my candid opinions. I did not receive monetary compensation and the opinions expressed are my own.

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