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Congrats to @AmazonV – she has won our great prize pack from @sleepytimebear and Celestial Seasonings! Stay tuned for more draws and contests in the future!

Back in January we ran a very successful Celestial Seasonings Contest for a case of Decaf Lemon Jasmine Green Tea, well, Sleepytime Bear is back, and this time with a prize pack that will blow you away!

You could win:

• Decaf Sleepytime Lemon Jasmine Green Tea
• Celestial Seasonings Tin Tea Caddy
• Celestial Seasonings Magnet
• Celestial Seasonings Lip Balm
• Honey Sticks

What do you have to do? It is pretty simple.

1. Follow @Sleepytimebear on twitter, or “Like” SleepyTime Bear on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/SleepytimeBearTea
2. Comment in this post with your twitter name, or the name you are following Sleepytime Bear with on Facebook so we can confirm your entry.
3. For an extra entry, re-tweet: I just entered to win an amazing prize from @allabouttheleaf and @sleepytimebear – you can 2! Enter here: http://is.gd/h6GFcp #iaatlcontest

One random winner will be chosen from the commenters on this post that have met the above requirements.

This contest runs from Monday March 7th, to Monday March 14th – so you have a full week to figure out this Facebook and Twitter thing!

So get on this now – and win this amazing prize pack from Celestial Seasonings!

The rules of the contest are as follows:

1. You must be following @allabouttheleaf, otherwise we cannot contact you via DM if you win!
2. You can re-tweet as many times as you like, but there is only one extra entry per person.
3. Duplicate accounts created by the same person for the purpose of entering will be disqualified.
4. You must re-tweet the message above EXACTLY to gain the extra entry, otherwise we cannot track your tweet.
5. This contest not open to employees of Celestial Seasonings.
6. Contest ends Monday March 14th – one random winner will be contacted via DM on Twitter for their shipping details.

Just in case you needed more convincing, take a look at some of the Tea Reviews for Celestial Seasonings Tea that our reviewers have posted over the past year or so.

Congratulations to @dolls123 for winning this contest! Stay tuned to more contests from It’s All About The Leaf

It’s All About The Leaf has teamed up with Celestial Seasonings for this great contest!

Celestial Seasonings has been in business since 1969, and is currently the largest specialty tea manufacturer in North America. That translates to more than 1.6 million cups of Celestial Seasonings tea served daily – that is nothing to be sniffed at!

With It’s All About The Leaf quickly becoming one of the most popular Tea Review sites online, it was only natural that we should team up together to offer this contest

It is very simple, just follow @allabouttheleaf on twitter (visit www.twitter.com if you do not already have an account), and retweet the message below.

That is IT! Once you tweet the message below BEFORE January 21st, and you will automatically be entered into the contest to win…

1 CASE (6 boxes!!!) of Sleepytime Decaf Lemon Jasmine Green Tea

Just tweet the following message, exactly as it is, without the double quotes: “RT: @allabouttheleaf Follow @SleepytimeBear and join his weekly #CSTeaTime sessions every Tues. from 3-4pm EST to win prizes! #IAATLcontest” or click on this link to go to twitter automatically, and have this message pre-filled for posting.

The rules of the contest are as follows:

1. You must be following @allabouttheleaf, otherwise we cannot contact you via DM if you win!

2. You can rewteet as many times as you like, but there is only one entry per person.

3. Duplicate accounts created by the same person for the purpose of entering will be disqualified.

4. You must retweet the message above EXACTLY to qualify to win, it is also how we track the entries.

5. This contest not open to employees of Celestial Seasonings.

6. Contest ends Friday January 21st – one random winner will be contacted via DM on Twitter for their details.

Just in case you needed more convincing, take a look at some of the Tea Reviews for Celestial Seasonings Tea that our reviewers have posted over the past year or so.

Announcing our First Giveaway!

Over the past year, we have received fantastic support from the tea community; from the tea companies that keep us well stocked with tea for review, and from our viewers that continue to visit and read our staff’s fantastic reviews. We figured it was time to reward our viewers, reviewers and tea companies alike with our first giveaway!

Dan from Tea Pottery Canada (http://www.teapotterycanada.ca) has graciously donated a beautiful teapot for us to give away to one lucky viewer. You can see the photos of this amazing teapot below. This hand crafted teapot has a value of over $150.00 – and it can be yours! (View the teapot here)

How can you win?

It is very simple, all you have to do is sign up for our brand new newsletter. You can do so in the right menu, or on our Newsletter page. One lucky winner will be randomly chosen from all the subscribers, past and present, to our newsletter.

Everybody is a winner!

When you sign up for our newsletter, not only do you get a chance to win this gorgeous teapot, but you will also receive special offers, promotions, industry news and weekly digests of the reviews posted on the website! We never send spam, and you only receive relevant information pertaining to It’s All About The Leaf, and tea. You really have nothing to lose, and everything to gain!

The draw will take place on Monday December 6th, in order to get you this special teapot in time for the Holidays. So don’t delay, enter RIGHT NOW for your chance to win!

I love this tea.

Enough said? Not even close. Honeybee Oolong from The Simple Leaf is, simply put, affordable heaven in a cup! Harvested in the mountains of Nepal, this traditionally made Oolong tea is produced only in tiny quantities, according to the Simple Leaf website. It is worth a trip to the Simple Leaf website to learn more about the background of this tea, in an interview with the producer of the Honeybee Oolong (click here to read the interview).

When I first opened the sample bag (The Simple Leaf provides MASSIVE 1oz sample packs, x3 for our reviewers), the scent immediately reminded me of a high quality Darjeeling. I even opened up some (very expensive) Single Estate Darjeeling to compare, and they are remarkably similar. The leaf is dark in color, full leafed, and clearly hand picked and rolled.

I brewed the first cup at 90 deg C, 1 tsp (approx. 2 grams) in my cup, and steeped it for about 3 minutes. The result was bang on. It seems to hold the characteristics of again, a Darjeeling tea, but not as malty, in fact, it is extremely pleasant. I would call it, subtle, but flavorful. Not at all what I have come to associate Oolong teas with! The aftertaste lingers on my tongue, slightly sweet, with a light peachy taste.

At only $13.95 for 4oz of this beauty, it is extremly affordable. I would rate this tea equivilent to some $40/3.5 oz tea that I have had the pleasure of sampling (but don’t tell The Simple Leaf, they may be tempted to raise the price!).

Absoultely fantastic. The balance of this sample is going in my cupboard, and when it is gone, going on my shopping list! Congratulations Simple Leaf, you have found a beautifully crafted and produced tea in this Oolong, thank you for sharing it with us!

Did I mention that I really like it?

You can purchase Honeybee Oolong directly from the Simple Leaf website.