Welcome Julia Matson, owner of Bingley’s Teas, Ltd!
Today Julia Matson, tea specialist and owner of Bingley’s Teas, Ltd is sharing with us a couple of her recent events and adventures and some exciting news!
For those of you who don’t already know, Bingley’s Teas, Ltd is a small tea business that started in 2008. This charming online business specializes in loose tea and traditional style teas. Julia Matson, in addition to being a certified tea specialist with fifteen years of experience, is also a Janeite, and in 2010 she created a Jane Austen inspired line of teas that now consists of more than fifteen unique and flavorful blends!
Julia delights in meeting fellow Jane Austen friends at festivals and through social media places. “We all have a good time discussing our very “real” characters!”
September 2012 ~ A Blending Class at the Jane Austen Festival in Louisville, Kentucky
Julia’s youngest son and helper, Carter!
This little charmer is a tea drinker and often helps at festivals by explaining the process of tea steeping to patrons while Julia is away from the tent!
Mr. Jackson Huang, head of the ABC Taiwan teas, presenting Julia with a signature box of Oriental Beauty while participating as a panelist.
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NEW and NOTEWORTHY
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A NEW TEA!!!
Being unveiled HERE for the FIRST time is The Jane Austen Tea Series newest blend… Mrs. Jennings’ Delight!
A green tea with bright green apple flavor and an indulgent figgy finish. Perfect for winkling out news from friends over china cups.
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A NEW PRINCE REGENT LINE!!
A Prince Regent line is in the works, and will be a small line of teas even Lady Catherine would be glad to have in her cupboard.
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MISS LUCY STEELE!!! A recently added tea to the Jane Austen Tea Series.
Country charm but not quite a peach! Miss Lucy Steele joins the party in this black tea that will win you over with juicy country apricot, sunshine gold petals of marigold and overtly polite and sweet vanilla. Despite general hesitation at a tea name Lucy Steele, upon tasting the tea, skeptics always returned to purchase one! Perhaps she was judged too harshly. 😉
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A FEATURED ARTICLE!!! Bingley’s Teas and Tea Temptress, Julia were featured in a Minnesota newspaper, The Star Tribune.
GIVEAWAY TIME!!! Today Julia kindly brings one pouch of her newest blend, Mrs. Jennings Delight and a package of shortbread coins to give away to one lucky winner!!! (Both items are not even available on the website yet!)
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- This giveaway is open to residents in the US. Thank you, Julia!
- This giveaway ends December 27th.
The Lucy Steele Tea, despite the name, seems right up my alley. Mrs Jennings Delight seems interesting too. Rearadmiral00 at gmail dot com.
As a long time coffee drinker I am just recently discovering the joys of tea. The Emma’s Perfect Match sounds lovely. I’d love to try that one.
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Sweet Jane sounds like a lovely blend of flavors! Actually, any of those teas sound equally wonderful and they would give my favorite Earl Grey a run for his money 🙂
How do I pick one tea? Well, I’m an Earl Gray fan, so Mr. Knightley’s Reserve would be one to try. But I also like green tea blended with roses, so Emma’s Perfect Match sounds good, too.
Hey, Mr. Knightley and Emma go together, wouldn’t they? I totally didn’t plan that, I swear!
It was a very nice article in the Star Tribune, by the way.
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As a long time fan of Bingley’s Teas, it is impossible for me to pick just one. Two new favorites are The Patience of Miss Price and Willoughby. Mrs Jennings delight sounds wonderful and it looks very pretty!
It would be a toss up between Longbourn Wedding Tea and Emma’s Perfect Match! Elinor’s Heart and Marianne’s Abandon beckon too … oh, don’t make me pick one!
It just has to be Compassion for Mrs. Bennet’s Nerves because I would giggle the whole time I was drinking it! Finally I know what I want for Christmas!
OH, definitely Compassion for Mrs. Bennet’s Nerves! I often feel like her at this time of year as one flutters around decorating and baking and wrapping. While sipping, I’ll just sit and flutter my handkerchief.
That is a very hard question, all the Jane Austen series teas I’ve tried have been so delicious. But I’m going to say Miss Elizabeth.
Felicia
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I have to say I’m a sucker for apple flavoring so I’ll have to go with Mrs. Jennings. I’m already a fan of Bingley Tea so this was a fun surprise to see the guest post today.
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
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While all the teas sound wonderful…I would try Emmas Perfect Match…would be my choice..
Stephanie
So many sound fantastic! I’d love to try Wicked Wickham, Emma’s Perfect Match, Marianne’s Wild Abandon, and Miss Elizabeth. 🙂
bethwade1 at gmail dot com
I am a huge fan of Longbourn Wedding. It is every bit as delightful as the name!
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emilypwmurphy at bethlehemwriters dot com
I am a huge fan of Longbourn Wedding. It is every bit as delightful as the name!
Longbourn Wedding! Who can argue with anything champagne-flavored?!
I love Bingley’s Teas!
I am already a fan of Bingley Tea’s Mr. Knightley’s Reserve (their version of Earl Grey.) I would love to try the newest flavors. Thank you for the giveaway!
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I love Miss Elizabeth best, but many of the others are also very fine! jdd613 AT gmail DOT com
I think I might like the Sweet Jane tea.
Wicked Wickam is my ultimate favorite! Though, I must say that the new teas sound quite tempting.
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They all sound SO amazing. I’m an avid tea drinker. So having one of my favorite books: “Tea With Jane Austen” and drinking a nice cup of Sweet Jane Tea or even the newest one sounds like one of the most heavenly days in existence to me!
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I have and love Mr. Knightley’s Reserve and Emma’s Perfect Match, but I’d like to try the new ones, too! I like flavoured black teas that I can still add milk and sugar to. 😉 Was delighted to meet Julia and Kyle at the Brooklyn AGM in October!
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I’m thinking I’m going to have to order me some Emma’s Perfect Match and Longborn Wedding Tea. Yum. I love love tea so this is a very cool thing! The Mrs. Jennings tea sounds fabulous too!
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Sweet Jane, Elinor’s Heart, Compassion for Mrs. Bennet’s Nerves and Miss Lucy Steele all sound delicious (but they all sound delicious). 🙂 I think I could enjoy any of them as I love a good cup of tea! I have enjoyed reading about all the flavors. I must try them!
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