giveaway: the one about tea.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.
Thanks to all who entered! 

it’s no secret:  i love my keurig.

i use it to make coffee {using either portion packs or freshly ground beans}, cocoa, tea & even hot water.  i love that i have the option of making iced teas & coffee with the keurig, too; however, i’m not a fan of the hot brew process for cold drinks.  but, i digress.

so about tea…

as much as i love coffee, i am also a tea drinker.  i grew up drinking tea.  i guess i can blame my heritage…in a sense.  i’m half-chinese, so i drink hot tea often.  chrysanthemum, jasmine, green…i love them all.  the caucasian in me {you know, because my daddy is from mississippi} loves sweet tea.  of course, i have other {unsweetened} favorites, too:  earl grey, english breakfast, and chamomile.

one of my most recent shipments from green mountain coffee was a sampler of celestial seasonings teas & bigelow teas.  both are well-known producers of tea and both companies offer various tea flavors in portion packs for keurig lovers like myself.

without a doubt, of the celestial seasonings teas i was given to try,  sleepytime was my favorite.  i’ve always had a soft spot for a nice, warm cup of chamomile tea…especially before bedtime after a long, stressful day.  the celestial seasonings sleepytime herbal tea did not disappoint.  of the four, i enjoyed the india spice chai the least.  i’m funny about chai tea.  sometimes i like it, sometimes i don’t.

the bigelow teas did not disappoint.  hands down, my favorite was the earl grey.  i love to add a generous squeeze of honey into my cup of earl grey before brewing.  the scent & flavor transport me back to my freshman year of college.  i started every morning with a plain bagel {toasted, of course} smothered in cream cheese & strawberry jam.  i washed it down with – you guessed it – a steaming cup of earl grey tea.  the green tea reminded me a lot of my childhood.  my mother is a big fan of green tea.  the green tea with pomegranate was delightful & a nice change from the usual green tea.

are you a tea fan?  do you want to win two boxes of tea {portion packs, of course} and two mugs?  if so, get ready for a short quiz… 

Tea originated in China and was introduced to England in:
a) 1500  b) Mid-1600’s  c) 1704  d) 1856

Which is NOT a leading tea-producing country?
a) Argentina  b) India  c) Malawi  d) Turkey

This 100% natural, gentle cup of Celestial Seasonings® tea lets you curl up under a quilt of flavor and quiet the tensions of your world.
a) Lemon Zinger  b) India Spice Chai  c) Sleepytime  d) Mandarin Orange Spice

Enjoy this robust Bigelow blend of fine teas and start your day in a true British fashion.
a) Earl Grey  b) English Breakfast  c) Green Pomegranate  d) Green Tea

This family-owned company began in a kitchen in 1945 with a tea that generated “constant comments.”
a) Bigelow  b) Celestial Seasonings

This company started blending all-natural teas from herbs picked in the fields and forests of the Rocky Mountains in 1969.
a) Bigelow  b) Celestial Seasonings

here’s how to enter…

leave your answers to the quiz {there are only six questions} in a comment.  a winner will be chosen using random.org & announced on monday morning!  that’s right, the entry period for this giveaway is NOT long at all, so tell all of your tea loving friends to enter!

disclosure:  i am a k-cup ambassador working in conjunction with green mountain coffee roasters & the your perfect cup program.  i was given all of the k-cup portion packs mentioned in this blog post as compensation for my review.  all opinions in this review are my own. regarding the giveaway, the two mugs & two boxes of tea portion packs will be provided by green mountain coffee roasters. 

pictures used in this post are from green mountain coffee.