GIVEAWAY: the diva-licious & artistic JING Tea Tea Diva
‘Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things.’ ~Saki
Some of us want to be doctors when we grow up (or already are), some want to be astronauts, pilots, firefighters, teachers, photographers, journalists, film directors, café owners, advertisers, etc. The list goes on and quite often, as our parents like to encourage us in our youthful choices, these options are motivated by the potential for financial success. After I had very begrudgingly put aside one dream of mine (to be a fashion designer), I hopped off to my next love in life – words and literature. I want to be a writer. I want to tell stories. I want to blind you with fiction and make you think it’s all real and then not and then so muddied up with truth and lies that it becomes the best story ever told.
Every aspiring (and sometimes starving) writer I’ve come across has never failed to have had the write-whilst-drunk experience. And that always works. But flippin’ heck, how can one deal with all the editting the day after and with a foul hangover to boot? Inspiration comes and goes, and sometimes strike at random (or inconvenient) moments. So I seek for a bit of calmness and serenity whenever I wish to write and that never goes without the one other thing that helps create such a mood – TEA. But enough about my drink tea and tell stories motto, this post is actually about a GIVEAWAY for a Complete Tea Diva Set from JINGTea.com! And because the peeps at JINGTea.com are so wonderfully generous, I’m also making public a discount code for 10% off all Tea Diva sets.
JINGTea, if you don’t already know, is one of the UK’s premium tea company run by Edward Eisler and his team of tea-lovers. A bit of an introduction from their website and online retail store:
- “JING sells tea and tea ware directly to customers through our website but also offers full creation of tea service concepts for the world’s best hotels, restaurants and retailers, whether in English or modern-oriental style. JING also provides detailed training to ensure perfect execution because the way tea is served is key to attaining the highest customer experience.
JING is served and sold in the world’s outstanding restaurants, hotels, shops and airlines including Harrods, Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck restaurant, Gordon Ramsay restaurants, Tate Galleries, The Lanesborough and Brown’s hotels, and Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Lounges.”
Rosebud Tea (玫瑰花)- my absolute FAVOURITE!
Organic White Peony Tea (白牧丹)- grown in Fuding, China
Ali Shan Oolong Tea (烏龍茶)- a prized leaf from A li Shan, Taiwan
Not surprisingly, lots of my teas are purchased from JING Tea and with more specialty leaves collected from my travels, gifted by friends from all over the globe, etc. JING Tea is even stocked in shops I visit such as Bea’s of Bloomsbury café on 44 Theobalds Road and in my massage therapy centre Chi Yu Wellness Centre. I am always pleased with the quality of their leaves, their efficient and friendly service and readiness to offer advice on what leaves could suit your personal tastes or how to brew and infuse their selected tea leaves. And if their website and service doesn’t already make you feel quite so taken care of, you can feel extra glamorous because your tea leaves come in a packet or tin of the colour of royalty – GOLD. This 90s loving fool who loves a bit of black and gold definitely finds this one a great plus point.
A flowering tea (茉莉花茶) sometimes called Dragon Eye in English has Jasmine flowers, Silver Needle tea and Globe Amaranth flowers handsewn into a pearl/bulb. Best infused, drunk and displayed in a glass teapot
A very special tea which JING Tea stocks are flowering teas as seen from the picture above. This one was bought in Taiwan when I visited Jiu Fen mountain but is also available on JING here. It is both light and fragrant and aesthetically pleasing, like fireworks in your teapot. If you want to know how these teas came about, or at least the story of how these pearls were invented, you can check it out here (hit the link, the story’s in Chinese though).
JING Tea has now added a Tea Diva set to its GIFTS section and it comprises a flowering tea and a gorgeous but practical glass tea-iere for you to best experience this blossoming beauty. There are three Divas to choose from: Osmanthus, Amaranth or the Jasmine and Lily. Or the Complete Diva includes 50g of each type. If you fancied a Diva or two, head over to JING Tea.com and you can purchase them at 10% off using this discount code – Diva211010.
(**this code will expire 1 month from the publication date of this post)
JING Tea ships internationally at reasonable shipping rates so go ahead and pamper yourself. The discount will also apply to other products you’re purchasing, as long as you’ve got a Tea Diva added to your shopping basket.
Flowering Dragon Eye
Now to the more exciting part of this post, the GIVEAWAY! Here’s what you can do to win a COMPLETE TEA DIVA SET which includes a glass tea-iere, 50g osmanthus, 50g dragon eye and 50g jasmine & lily flowering teas which retails for £30.00: Do either or both once (each will get you ONE entry; doing both will get you TWO entries which means double the chance of winning). This giveaway is open to all participants worldwide and will close on Saturday 20th November 2010 at 23:59 GMT. The winner will be selected by a random number generator, then announced on the blog and either emailed or twitter-contacted. (So if you’re the lucky chap please stay in touch so I can get your address, etc. etc. If you go MIA on me, the ‘runner-up’ gets your goods, end of.) ***{UPDATE!}
Flowering Osmanthus
Flowering Jasmine & Lily1) Leave me a comment on this post telling me what your favourite tea is.
2) Tweet about this giveaway: ” Yes I would love a @JINGTea Tea Diva Set from @sugarbardiva #GIVEAWAY http://bit.ly/ac26J3 ”
or you create your own tweet which must mention @sugarbardiva, @JINGTea, the giveaway link and the #GIVEAWAY hashtag.
Giveaway winner is selected by a random number generator. Congratulations to Angela Slater for winning the giveaway. I do hope you will enjoy the Tea Diva Set! To others, remember there’s a 10% discount code applicable to all tea divas and purchases with a tea diva. Enjoy!
November 10th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Good luck with the writing dream love! I never thought that I would become a writer myself, it was always a dream for me. Dream big I say!
November 10th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Pretteee! I definitely would love to buy the flowering teas.
My favourite is 菊普 – love the fragrance of chrysanthemum + the healthiness and lack of bitterness of po-erh tea : ) x
November 10th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
my fave tea is chrysanthemum, it reminds me of my childhood eatting at dimsum.
and i tweeted about it here
November 10th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Oh the tea set is sooooo cute! And yes, like Lorraine says, dream big and YOU WILL ACHIEVE! xx
November 10th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Oh wow, the photos are so gorgeous. The tea looks so pretty..
My favourite tea changes depending on the time of year. In the summer I like nothing more than chrysanthemum with goji berries and rosebuds! But new 杭州龙井 with a little sprinkling of 桂花 is delicious and super refreshing!
Now I am freezing my toes off here in ol’ Blighty, I love a steaming hot cuppa Assam. I could talk for ages about tea.. I’ll stop here!
November 10th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
I love tea so much…I just brewed a small pot of Kusmi Tea from Paris. I tend to love green teas…both Japanese and Chinese styles. I love the earthy and different qualities of all kinds of teas and feel like they are worth collecting…just like fine wines. I hope I win. I have been wanting to get into flowering teas!
November 10th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
I love any kind of nice green tea. The JING products look amazing!
November 10th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
You are a writer. This blog proves that.
I like the smokiness of dragon powder tea. What a great giveaway. I love flowering teas. It’s so fun to see the final result.
November 10th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Love the post! I already think you’re a fantastic writer, and am sure there are great things awaiting you.
xx
November 11th, 2010 at 12:22 am
My favorite tea is Bancha green tea – slightly stronger than regular green tea with a terrific smokier (in my opinion) taste!
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November 11th, 2010 at 12:23 am
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November 11th, 2010 at 2:57 am
Su-yin: Thanks for the encouragement! I can say the same for you. Much love! xx
November 11th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
I had Dragon Eye tea in Glasgow last week on vacation and purchased some for gifts. Loved the light fragrant combination of flavors. I was looking for an on line source to buy more.
November 12th, 2010 at 9:58 am
Love your blog – it always cheers me up and reminds me to appreciate the simple pleasures in life.
I love Turkish apple tea, served in a tiny glass cup and saucer, from a market stall in 45 degree heat….
or an honest mug of builders tea from a van by the side of the road – perfect on frosty mornings – teabag left in of course!
November 12th, 2010 at 10:14 am
Hi
Loved the blog and such beautiful pictures of tea transforming it from drink to art. You have real talent and wish you well with the writing. Love Jing tea their products are so amazing and I agree with you about the packaging it appeals to me to! Favorite tea? Too many to mention but at the moment I adore Dragon Well.
Best Wishes!
James
November 13th, 2010 at 5:39 am
My favourite tea is Buddha’s Tears, I love watching the leaves unfurl in the hot water
And the taste too, of course!
November 14th, 2010 at 7:17 am
I absolutely adore jasmine tea. All I need now is a pretty tea pot made out of glass.
I will definitely be getting some of the jing teas.
November 14th, 2010 at 8:55 am
These teas are so pretty!
November 16th, 2010 at 7:59 am
I’m not a tea lover, but this beautiful set is about to transform me. I ♥ the way you wrote this post sugah…awesome & so full of passion! I do love the idea od baking with steeped tea though, so will now sit and hypnotize RANDOM.org!! xoxo
November 16th, 2010 at 8:03 am
Oh sorry, forgot to say which one I liked. I like Chrysanthemum tea, and peach tea too. haven’t tasted too many because we are a Darjeeling tea country … but the future looks bright with Jing!!
November 17th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
i like the 茉莉花茶 because I enjoy sitting there and just watching it flower away, so pretty and soothing. I sound kinda crazy here but i heart flower tea!
I like your blog!! =)
November 19th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
i thought i wanted to be a writer when i was younger too! way younger, like middle school
i think it’s neat how dreams can change like that. good luck!
my favorite tea is jasmine. somehow it just reminds me of summer. even when it’s cold and miserable outside, i catch a scent of jasmine tea and it makes me feel way better. i also love green teas (omg, green jasmine tea? heaven) and flavored black teas, like vanilla
November 20th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
My favourite tea at the moment is green tea, but I would love to try some of the more exotic ones.
November 21st, 2010 at 4:52 pm
My fav. tea is herbal like jasmine green tea , chamomile etc and better if organic .
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November 22nd, 2010 at 2:43 am
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