06 November 2016

Celestial Seasonings

Today, we went to the Celestial Seasonings factory. It was really quite amazing. I'm not sure why we'd never gone before, as it's only just in Boulder and I've been drinking many varieties of their tea all my life.

First we got to taste test so many teas: some hot and some cold. It was delicious. Then on the tour we learned a bit of history, like how and when the company started. And that all of their products are ethically sourced from around the world. And that every single tea is made and packaged at that facility in Boulder. Millions of tea bags every day. We didn't get to see the machinery in action, as it was the weekend, but it was really quite impressive. We went into the room with all the true tea leaves. Most of Celestial Seasonings teas are herbal and not actually tea, but they do have some black and green variants. That room smelled really good. Also the mint room was fun. It was very strong, but also very pleasant and cleared my chest more than I thought I needed.

We ended up buying several boxes of tea and some mugs with the tea box art on them. Not at all needed, as we have SO MUCH tea in the cupboard, but you can never have too much, right? Also, we have a lot of mugs. But this art is so cool! And look at the wee little mug!


Anyhow, it was a great day with a great person. Happy 6 years to us. 

1 comment:

Abby said...

This is really synchronistic, I was just talking with a friend over the weekend about HER tour of Celestial Seasonings. She also mentioned how fun it was and how strong the peppermint area was.
Many years ago, I worked at a plant just across from Celestial Seasonings. During breaks, we would go out for strolls, and it always smelled so good, and I too have many of their products. I can't believe I've never gone on an actual tour.
Happy Anniversary!