Spilling The Tea

So I was sitting here dreaming of the summer days and sipping on a tumbler of Watermelon Oolong iced tea when it hit me.

Not the watermelon of course because for one they are rather elusive in Saskatchewan in January.  No what hit me was that one of the major things I changed in my life during this pandemic was drinking tea. 

𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑎 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑔. 

Er, yes I know, but if we don’t have a bit of fun in our lives then what’s the point. 

So as a Saskatchewan Roughriders fan it’s only fitting that I enjoy Watermelon tea, but gosh, what flavours would or should fans of other teams enjoy?

Well you’re in luck because I’m going to tell you. 

Remember when the BC Lions donned the orange and white uniforms? I called them the Creamsicles. I’m not sure if other people did but I did on several occasions. The Dollar Tea Club has a Creamsicle flavoured tea. How do they do it I don’t know but when steeped and then poured over ice…yum yum. No need to run down the street after the ice cream truck. 

What is the Montreal region known for? Well smoked meat sandwiches of course.  As far as I know there aren’t any smoked beefy teas and if there were I don’t think they’d be very popular.  What do we do? Drink a cup of broth? No no no.  What other items smoke or maybe toast? Marshmallows do! David’s Tea has a wonderful Toasted Marshmallow tea which is reminiscent of sitting around a summer campfire holding your marshmallow on a stick trying to get just the perfect brown colour without it catching fire and falling off.

Here are a few other suggestions for CFL related team tea drinks…

Toronto Argonauts Frosty from Bird and Blend. Sadly this tea is seasonal so it’s not available right now but it does boast a beautiful blue hue when steeped.

For the Hamilton Tiger Cats I did consider a liquorice tea since that’s the flavour of tiger tiger ice cream but then I stumbled across this flavour and well…it’s only right to honour Tim Horton’s in some way.  Donut Herbal tea from Tea at the White House

Ottawa Maple Chai Sticky Buns from Desserts by Deb This flavour is also sold out but Desserts By Deb has so many mouth watering flavours that I’m sure when she’s back from holidays the store will be stocked with something every beaver tail craving would adore  

Winnipeg Blue Bombers should no doubt be Blueberry Pancakes from David’s Tea.  This tea is fantastic.  It doesn’t really steep up blue but the flavour is insanely good…just like that Bomber defence.  Let’s just hope with their recent signings they don’t leave too many Quarterbacks pancaked on the ground.

Calgary Stampeders could be several flavours including Smores Chai but I’ve gone with a Valentine favourite Red Red Velvet Cake from David’s Tea.  It is a black tea with red and white sprinkles.

Edmonton Elks was a no brainer. Prancers Punch from David’s Tea fit the bill but don’t waste time trying this one out. It’s also from the Christmas collection of flavours and will soon be gone.

Have any suggestions for me? I know most fans probably enjoy other drinks but having tea for me is a source of relaxation in these strange times.  It was fun putting this together and thinking about which team suited which flavours.  Hope you enjoyed it too!