• The most thoughtful gift •

Whittard - Teas of the World

People kept telling me that I would love the Christmas presents my brother was getting me. He started his first full time job this year (well done, Maz!) and I knew he'd thought really long and hard about what to buy for me. When I opened this unexpected present my first thought was ahh awesome, right up my street! The second was wow, he's really thought about this one...

 Currently £20 from Whittard, click here to be directed to the site.

When you receive gifts like these, you're already in a good mood because you get to use something that you really enjoy. Once you're over that initial excitement, you're left feeling really grateful that someone has taken an interest in the kind of thing you're into. I was honestly chuffed, and surprised to be honest, that my brother had given me this thoughtful gift - it's easy to give someone generic things like chocolate and slippers (although I'm not complaining, I love these gifts too!) but to know that someone has gone out of their way to buy you something that reflects your interests is really...touching. Yeah, I was touched, that's the right word for it.

This set boasts 9 teas from around the world. There are 20 tea bags in each box (I love it when tea is boxed!) and they're presented so beautifully. I love the detailing of the pictures! On each box is a description of where the tea is from, the history of Whittard and Chelsea and how to make the tea (not as simple as it sounds...in some you have to use lemon, in some sugar, in some no milk). Teas include:

•    English breakfast

•    Lapsang Souchong

•    Ceylon

•    Assam

•    Earl Grey

•    Russian Caravan

•    Spice Imperial

•    Sencha

•    Jasmine

My favourite is the Lapsang Souchong - a tea from China, it was smoked over pinewood fires and has a really strong woody fragrance. I love it!

This set just makes mornings that little bit nicer; we all need some sort of variation in our lives. I guess it's something to look forward to (in a non-sad, I-have-no-life kind of way). I'll say my mantra again..."enjoy the little things". If you're a tea-lover like me, and enjoy experiencing teas from different parts of the world, you'll love this set; for £20 I think it's fairly well priced - you get more for your money compared to Teapigs prices (although Teapigs is a hard one to beat, I give you that).

I hope you enjoyed this post, bring on next Christmas!

Daniela