Friday, September 30, 2016

A surprise catalog from Simpson & Vail

When I did a quick search of all my old blog posts, I could find the name Simpson & Vail only once, for a peach-flavored black tea I tried (and enjoyed) years ago. So I'm not quite sure why I received a copy of their new tea catalog in the mail, but I'm certainly glad that I did!


Literary Teas! Oh my goodness, I want them all. I need the Jane Austen tea, the Louisa May Alcott tea, the Lewis Carroll tea, maybe some Edgar Allen Poe tea (because quite a few of my fellow fiction editors seem to love Poe). Maybe I should try to collect them all!


And while I've always associated Davidson's Teas with "dessert tea," I'm sure willing to give S&V a try with these yummy-sounding new blends like Caramel Walnut Shortbread and Snickerdoodle.

They even have cute and very reasonably priced tea tins. Have any of you ever ordered from Simpson & Vail? If so, what do you recommend?

6 comments:

  1. I've vever ordered from them but that looks like an interesting catalog.

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  2. This catalog arrived on my doorstep also! The literary teas jumped off the page at me too, and I was surprised to see they were introduced last November. The flavored sugar crystals (rose, mint, and hibiscus) interested me, too! In an era when companies rely heavily on their websites, I hope this means we are stepping back in time where the paper catalog is once again respected!

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  3. I also received the catalog today! Yay. I ordered the Beatrix Potter herbal tisane blend for my swap partner, Robin Cooper-Wood over on ATAA. Not sure of her thoughts though. After emailing me, they mailed me a printed invoice, which was unexpected. It was expensive for shipping. For 1 canister of tea at $9.75, it was $13.10 for residential UPS ground serivce totaling $22.85.

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    1. Oh my goodness! Thanks for that info ... I'll have to wait for a discount shipping coupon!

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    2. And just to follow up: I was nosy enough that I had to go see if my shipping would be as much as yours, considering that Georgia is much closer to Connecticut. It was going to be $12+, but I saw that I could choose USPS Priority Shipping and that was only $6 or so. It looks like it automatically chooses UPS for you unless you know to select Priority (which I wouldn't have but for your email, so thank you!).

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  4. I've never ordered from them. Sounds like lovely teas.

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