Huge Black Friday through Cyber Monday SALE!!!!!!

For all of Friday, November 23^rd through all of Monday, November 26^th we will be offering $20 of free tea of your choice with a purchase of $40.00 of tea.  Please read all the rules carefully.  Additionally, we will be offering special bonuses each day:

• Friday: Eggnog Day!  Spend $50 on teas & teawares and get a half ounce of our brand new eggnog tea!

• Saturday: Rooibos Day!  Spend $45 on teas & teawares and get an ounce of rooibos of your choice!

• Sunday: Guayusa Day!  Spend $50 on teas & teawares and get an ounce of guayusa of your choice!

• Monday: Premium Tea Day! Spend $55 on teas & teawares and get any one of the following: ½ oz of Mi Xian Black (retail $6.25), ½ oz Anxi Tie Guan Yin (retail $6.25), or ½ oz of Fukamushi Sencha Tenjo (retail $7.25)!

• Contest: By making any purchase Friday through Monday you will be automatically entered into a drawing for a chance to win a gaiwan of your choice.

The rules:

• Teawares, accessories, and samplers will not be counted towards the 'tea purchase' or as 'free tea' but can absolutely be added to the order.

• Free shipping offers do not apply, even if a $75 order is made.  Shipping will not be charged on the “free tea portion” for US and Canadian customers.  International orders will be assessed shipping charges after the purchase or can request a quote.  Please note we may not be able to respond that day. 

• Free samples will not be offered during this sale.

• Purchases that qualify for this sale must be made during November 23-26^th Eastern Standard Time and the daily specials apply for that day only (EST).

•  The “free tea” must fall within the dollar limit.  For example if you purchase $40 in teas, your free teas cannot exceed $20.00, not even by $.25.  No exceptions.

• Please let us know what free teas you would like with your order either in the “instructions to seller” section during check out or in a separate email.  If you qualify for the bonus of the day, make sure to let us know what you would like added to your order if there are multiple options.  If you do not let us know which teas you would like and do not respond to our emails within 5 days, the special will be void and teas will be shipped as is.  Please check your email box for communications from us.

• Failure to follow rules may make your purchase ineligible for this offer.

Please note that we will start shipping orders Tuesday, November  27^thafter  we have declared a contest winner for the free gaiwan.  Please allow 5 business days from Tuesday for teas to be shipped out of our office as we expect this to be a popular sale.  Our communications may also be somewhat slow. 

Behind The Name: The Killer's Vanilla Edition

Why did we name a mint, lavender, vanilla, guayusa blend The Killer’s Vanilla?  Well, that's a good question.  For months we were working on a vanilla guayusa with no success.  We made some good vanilla guayusas but nothing that hit us as unique or amazing.  

For some inspiration we turned to iTunes to help us out and looked for every song with the word vanilla in it.  It was The Killer’s Vanilla that truly inspired us.  After listening to that song for what must have been hours on end we knew we had to create something smooth, subtle, relaxed yet there needs to be something deceptive about the blend.  The song itself is very relaxed, loose, comforting, warm, spacey and dark with moments of fast, hard chaos.  A bit of a juxtaposition and that is what our guayusa needed to be.  Since we had already chosen the vanilla, which to us is relaxing we wanted to continue that theme with some relaxing lavender and subtle spearmint.  Now we have a relaxing blend but at the same time the high caffeine content of the guayusa creates a sense of alertness.  Sleepy, more like relaxed, yet wide awake.  We loved it.  Another interesting contrast is tasting this tea with and without sugar.  Without sugar it tastes like an earthy herbal blend but with sugar it tastes like a creamy dessert treat.    

Above is a video clip of The Killer’s Vanilla (don't worry its advertisement-free).  Thank you The Killer's Vanilla for providing great inspiration to us.  Here is a link to one of our favorite artists, Amon Tobin:    http://www.amontobin.com.

For more information about The Killer's Vanilla guayusa, check out our website:    Butiki Teas Guayusa Selection 

-Stacy

Sales, Customer Appreciation Offer, Reduced Prices, New Teas, Lower Shipping Rates!!!!

Wow, a lot has been going on and we have some great offers for our customers.  Check out what we have been up to below.  Since we will be adding about 30 new teas in the upcoming months, we need to make some room for new inventory.  

SALES: http://www.butikiteas.com/On%20Sale.html

• Spicy Mint Oolong (19% off), now $4.25 ½ an ounce
• Organic Assam (30% off), now $4.00 an ounce
• Raspberry Truffle (30% off), now $3.50 an ounce
• Rwanda Rukeri (18% off), now $3.25 an ounce

Special Offers

Returning Customer Special Offer: http://www.butikiteas.com/On%20Sale.html
For customers that have purchased from us before we would like to show our appreciation by offering you 1 ounce of your choice of select teas and tisanes for $.01 with a purchase of $25 or more. If you would prefer the "new customer" option you may choose that instead. The following teas are available for this offer: Ceylon Black, Classic Earl Grey, Fine Ti Kuan Yin, Ginger Rooibos, Organic Idulgashinna Green, Organic Korakundah, Premium Chai, Pumpkin Creme Brulee, and Tangerine Creamsicle. To participate in this offer, you must be a returning customer. Simply add the tea you would like to your cart. This offer ends Monday, June 25th.

New Customer Special Offer: http://www.butikiteas.com/On%20Sale.html

For customers that are new to our company we would like to show our appreciation by offering you (5) 1 cup samples with a purchase of $25 or more for $.01. You can choose between flavored, black tea or green tea sample packs. Our flavored sample pack has: Cantaloupe & Cream, Good Morning Sunshine, Pumpkin Creme Brulee, Raspberry Truffle, and Strawberry Oolong. Our black tea sample pack has: English Breakfast, Organic Ceylon, Organic Guranse, Organic Kundaly, and Royal Golden Safari. Our green tea sample pack has: Organic Dragon Tip, Organic Idulgashinna Green, Organic Korakundah, Rwanda Rukeri, and South Korean Green. Simply add the sample pack you would like to your cart. This offer ends Monday, June 25th.

 

We now have a “Samplers” page  and have added a new guayusa sample set.   Check it out here: http://www.butikiteas.com/Samplers.html

Choose Your Own Adventure: Guayusa Edition

At Butiki Teas we love guayusas!   So, we are offering packages of 4, 5, or 6 guayusas and you get to choose which ones you would like.  Each guayusa is in this package is $3.75 for 1 ounce, which saves you $.25 to $.75 per guayusa (or $3.50 each if you chose the 6 guayusa package).   We have the following guayusas available: Apricot, Cider, Good Morning Sunshine (Lemon), Organic, Tangerine Creamsicle, and Winter Fire.

Lower Shipping Prices

We have new low shipping rates!!! 

1-3 Teas $3.50

4-6 Teas $5.00

7-10 Teas $6.50

11 and up $8.50

Spend $75 on our products and we will refund your shipping cost. 

We also now have Canadian rates posted:

1-2 Teas: $4.50
3-4 Teas: $5.75
5-8 Teas: $6.75
9-12 Teas $7.60
More Than 13 Teas: $9.00

Spend $75 on our products and we will refund your shipping cost. 

Smaller Serving Sizes:

Our display teas now have a single serving purchase option.  Please note single servings are sent in baggies.   

• Chrysanthemum Double Trouble (Green Tea) $1.75 per serving http://www.butikiteas.com/Green.html
• Jasmine Rosettes (Green Tea) $1.25 per serving http://www.butikiteas.com/Green.html
• Organic White Peach (White Tea) $.99 per serving http://www.butikiteas.com/White.html

Reduced Prices On:

• Chasen (tea whisk) price now 23% lower. http://www.butikiteas.com/Teawares.html
• Chashaku (tea scoop) price now 37% lower.  http://www.butikiteas.com/Teawares.html
• Yunnan Royal Golden price is now 32% lower. http://www.butikiteas.com/Black.html
• Gyokuro Superior price is now 35% lower.  http://www.butikiteas.com/Green.html

Recently Added:

• Organic Daba Mountain Jade
• Tangerine Creamsicle
• Good Morning Sunshine (Lemon guayusa)

Brand New Teas & Accessories:

Organic Spring Twist: Our Organic Spring Twist originates from an all organic estate located in Dexing City which is found in the northeast area of the Jiangxi Province in Southern China.  This green tea is processed by withering, firing, rolling and then baking the leaves.  Organic Spring Twist is a flavorful and mellow tea that is intoxicatingly sweet with a vegetal aroma.  This tea has notes of fresh peas and the juiciness of a summer peach with a full smooth body.  Please note that we have a very limited supply of this tea. http://www.butikiteas.com/Green.html

Organic Dragon Tip: Our Organic Dragon Tip is processed by withering, firing, carding, and then baking the tea leaves. This gorgeous emerald green tea originates from an all organic estate located in Dexing City which is found in the northeast area of the Jiangxi Province in Southern China.  Organic Dragon Tip has vegetal notes with a roasted flavor and has some light yeasty notes.  This silky tea is sweet with light astringency.  Please note that we have a very limited supply of this tea. http://www.butikiteas.com/Green.html 

 

Flowery Pineapple Oolong: This light delicate tea pairs our premium Wen Shan Bao Zhong with a light pineapple flavor.  The buttery and orchid notes of the oolong as well as its light body marry well with the pineapple flavor for a well-balanced soft tea.  Without sugar this oolong has a wonderful light natural flavor but add a little brown crystal sugar for a stronger yet still natural pineapple flavor. http://www.butikiteas.com/Oolong.html

                                                   

Finum Brewing Baskets: Our Finum Brewing Baskets are made from durable double-twilled stainless steel mesh.  Each basket comes with a lid that can also be used as a drip tray.  These large baskets allow the tea to expand in the water and will not impact the flavor of the tea.  Finum Brewing Baskets are dishwasher safe.  Please wash this filter before first use.  Our filter baskets come in your choice of green or blue. http://www.butikiteas.com/Teawares.html                                                                          

 

Cider Guayusa:  Our Cider Guayusa is refreshing and mellow with light apple and spice notes.  This guayusa is naturally sweet but we recommend adding a little bit of brown crystal sugar to intensify the cider and spice notes. http://www.butikiteas.com/Guayusa.html

Will Be Available Soon:

• Tamarind Pop: This was originally a custom blend for a customer but we will be offering this very soon.  This tea has an Organic Guranse base with Tamarind flavor.  
• Watermelon Dragon Well 
• Vanilla Guayusa: This one has been in the works for a while but vanilla is the most challenging flavor to work with.

Coming In: We have a lot of new high quality green, black, and oolong teas coming in the next few months in addition to some exciting new flavors.  We are currently working on a pecan banana rum tea and a grapefruit tea. 

   

Important Notice: We are very low on Organic Blue Nettle and once it is gone it is gone.

Periodic Semi-Brief Update

What’s New

Well, within the last week or so a lot has been going on and we have quite a bit of stuff coming up too.  Here are a few things we have been up to: 

• We lowered the quantity requirement for our purple teas to just 1/2 an ounce so more people can try them.  Check it out:  Purple Tea

• SALE!!! We just started a new sale on two of our very exquisite Kenyan teas.  Our White Whisper is 18% off and Blueberry Purple Tea is now 20% off until November 17^th.  Check them out here: SALE!!!  We would love to hear any sale suggestions from our customers.  Let us know if there is something you would like to see on sale.

•  Two new teas have been added to our collection: Wild Purple Buds Puerh & Pistachio Ice Cream!

Wild Purple Buds: Our Wild Purple Buds Puerh originates from Yunnan, China on the border of China and Burma. This tea was harvested from wild ancient trees at an altitude of 6,000 feet by the Wa tribal people in 2011. Our puerh falls in the Sheng (raw) category of puerh and is in loose leaf-form. The buds of this tea are purple, green, and yellow. Purple buds indicate a higher level of anthocyanin (a flavoniod). This flavonoid usually causes bitterness but does not in this case as this is a smooth puerh. Our puerh has light smoked oak notes with honey and floral notes and has a juicy mouthfeel. This rare tea is of limited supply. Puerh  

Pistachio Ice Cream has an Organic Mao Jian base with generous amounts of roasted pistachios and a dash of lotus stamens. The sweet roasted pistachio flavor is immediately noticed followed by prominent notes of heavy cream. Light notes of vanilla can also be distinguished. Add some sugar to turn this smooth full-bodied tea into a dessert treat that resembles pistachio ice cream. Pistachio Ice Cream

We have received quite a few reviews lately and there should be even more coming out soon.  Here are our latest reviews:

The Lazy Litera"Tea" reviewed and experimented with our Purple Tea of Kenya: http://lazyliteratus.teatra.de/2011/11/09/four-eyed-no-horned-flightless-purple-tea-drinker/  

My Steeped IdentiTEA’s review of our Pumpkin Crème Brulee: http://mysteepedidentitea.blogspot.com/2011/10/butikis-pumpkin-creme-brulee-review.html

The Tea Review has recently reviewed a number of our teas, here they are:

Strawberry Oolong: http://www.teareviewblog.com/?p=18527

Raspberry Truffle: http://www.teareviewblog.com/?p=18565

Organic Blue Nettle #1: http://www.teareviewblog.com/?p=18529

Organic Blue Nettle #2: http://www.teareviewblog.com/?p=18603

Grape Oolong: http://www.teareviewblog.com/?p=18627

Finally, “The Tea Show” is doing a raffle to win a nice supply of teas.  We have donated our Raspberry Truffle and Pumpkin Crème Brulee to the mix. 

 *For the record the name of our company is pronounced boo*ti*key.  Boo as in what a ghost would say, Ti as in tip and key as in key.  I often hear it pronounced boo*tiki which would be correct if it was an English word, however, it is a Tagalog word.   

Preview of What’s To Come

• Next week on our blog we will be reviewing two tea related documentaries, The Meaning of Tea and …All In This Tea. 

•  We will be adding a special holiday sampler to our website. 

• Two new teas will be available very soon: Mulled Cider Guayusa & Rwandan Green Tea!  Here is a look at the lovely Mulled Cider Guayusa: