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A huge shout out to these fine folks:
Sara, Katherine and the rest of the Ajiri Tea girls
Ron and Emillie of Kopius Teas
Beth and Newman Johnston of Teas Etc.
Ellen and Zanett and the rest of the Puripan crew
Mr. James Norwood Pratt
Lily and Peter at PeLi Teas
Lindsey Goodwin of Copy & Taste
Elise of Pearl Fine Teas
Cindy Harling at STASH Tea
GongfuGirl
Kaushika Patel at Catalyst Gourmet
Liam of Na-liko-Tea, Hawaiian Grown Teas
Sam Ritchey with his great hair over at TeaGschwendner
Lawrence Lai of Naivetea
Jeff Howell of Zealong – New Zealand
Katie Garlinghouse
Anthony and Danny of SunWay Tea
Kim and George Jage of World Tea News
Aaron Kiel of the World Tea Expo Press Group
Chris Cason and John-Paul Lee of Tavalon Tea
Bachan Gyawali of Jun Chiyabari Tea Garden, Nepal
Mark Jackson of SAFA Himalaya
Elena Kaverzneva Manager at Tea World / Svay Tea
Glynis and Eric of The Urban Tea Loft in Chandler, AZ
Our family of friends at New Vithanakande Tea Estate, Sri Lanka
GUS of Florapharm Tea keepin’ it real for me in MD!
Adam Hansen, fellow Ohioan
Jason Walker of Walker Tea Review

These fantastic friends are some of the finest I have met the past couple years.

The next couple weeks will see a bevy of reviews from me and posts about the World Tea Expo 2010 and this year’s happenings.

Until next time,
Keep Steepin’

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The shop, MonTea, opened in the hip college neighborhood of Chevy Chase features almost exclusively Elmwood Inn teas. Such a close relationship is reportedly very rare, but I think bodes well for the little shop.

Danielle Montague had been thinking of just such a shop for a number of years prior to her layoff from a local public radio organization. She approached Bruce Richardson from Elmwood Inn (located nearby in Perryville, KY), an old contact regarding the idea and the two progressed from there.

Here is a link to the original story over at World Tea News.

Earlier this month the delicious duo announced the availability of their blends at Bigg’s stores, Jungle Jim’s and the Keller’s IGA locations in the greater Cincinnati area.

That just happens to be my neck of the woods! I took a trip around the corner to my local Bigg’s right after receiving the good news from the sisters’ marketing agent and what did I find? Fantastic placement of their teas on a short shelf (harder to get lost on than taller shelves)!

From the press release:

Fully Loaded Tea continues US expansion into “The Buckeye State”

Gourmet tea blends now available in select Ohio locations

Mississauga, ON – Fully Loaded Tea (FLT) is proud to announce its first distribution partnerships with Ohio retailers.  Starting in Early October, select bigg’s hypermarkets and Jungle Jim’s International Market will join the growing number of key locations throughout the country carrying FLT’s distinctly different product.  This continued expansion ensures that residents of Cincinnati and Fairfield will now be able to enjoy the bold and opinionated blends, already extremely popular with young professionals and celebrities.   

Katya Popoff, co-founder of FLT explained: “We are extremely pleased to be working with bigg’s and Jungle Jim’s International Market.  Bigg’s has been a supporter of Fully Loaded Tea since our inception, so we are particularly delighted as this distribution partnership confirms our immense progress, and gives us further momentum going forward. We continue to be overwhelmed by the support received from retailers such as bigg’s and Jungle Jim’s International Market – our blends are popping up on shelves throughout the US, and this is certainly a most rewarding feeling.”

The brainchild of sister-duo Katya Popoff and Olga Lenova, since the company’s launch in 2007 FLT has experienced unprecedented success and momentum with an increase in sales by more than 400 percent in 2008. The unique combination of berries and tea blends results in bold, opinionated flavors rich with vitamins and antioxidants.

FLT’s distinct blends continue to garner invitations to participate in high-profiled, celebrity events, including the Primetime Emmy Awards, SXSW Film Festival, and the Much Music Video Awards.

Ohio gourmands can look forward to purchasing Fully Loaded Tea blends at:

bigg’s hypermarket located at 5218 Beechmont Avenue and 5022 Delhi Road in    Cincinnati, and Jungle Jim’s International Market at         5440 Dixie Hwy in  Fairfield.

For more information about FLT, to purchase the blends online, or to find locations around the country where FLT is available, please visit www.fullyloadedtea.com.

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