Winter Time is Tea Time
Winter, I’ve found, is a wonderful time of year to experience the joy of tea drinking. It’s warmth and almost infinite variety of flavors make it a great pastime for these short days. When trying new tea 
flavors I recommend always choosing organic and fair-trade tea because it’s better for the environment, it supports your health and human rights, and it just plain tastes better. Some of my very favorite tea varieties are offered for sale on our website. Right now I’m particularly in love with our Rooibos Earl Grey tisane (herbal tea). This modern take on an English favorite is made with Red Rooibos, or African Red Bush, an herbal fair-trade tea which creates a lovely sweet, earthy base for the delicate high note of Bergamot Citrus. (Certainly a far cry from the often bitter taste of traditional black tea). Happy Tea Time!
Coming soon…Valentine’s Day!
Although the Holidays seem to be just barely behind us, Valentine’s Day is also just around the corner! In fact, I find that looking forward to this love-struck holiday and shopping 
for unique valentine gifts for my honey are great ways to survive these cold, dark, wintry days. The preferred Valentine’s Day gift is chocolate, of course, and we certainly have plenty of that here at Allison’s. We also offer some other unique Valentine gifts like the swoon-inducing combination of Classic Peanut Brittle, Crunchy Almond Toffee and Vanilla Caramels in our Classic Vanilla Lover’s Gift Set, or the simple elegance of premium organic, fair-trade coffee 
and tea samplers. If these treats sound more like something for you than for your partner, may I remind you that there’s nothing wrong with a little innocent hint-dropping. In fact, tell us which one of our items you’d most like with your candlelit dinner and, at the end of the week, we’ll send one lucky winner an instant gift certificate towards their next order (hint, hint).
