Tasting Lab: Okanagan Caravan

For 2023, I was able to bring back and showcase two discontinued blends from recent years. For 2024, I'm continuing that trend with our first tea of the year, but this time going back even further. Hidden in our blend book is a bold, malty, smoky tea that's perfect for fans of smoky Lapsang Souchong, Russian Caravan, Scottish Breakfast, and Storm Watcher.

It's only been just over half a year since the Tasting Lab project launched, and we've sampled four teas so far: two brand new blends, and two returning classics. From that, we've received a lot of feedback and kind words that have helped shape 2024's lineup. I'm looking forward to exploring even older blends (not seen in half a century!), and a couple interesting single-origin sourcings. We'll see where tasting takes us this year!

Merry Christmas Cocktails

The holidays are finally here, and what could make things merrier than two unique cocktail recipes up your sleeve? Both for whipping up at the end of a busy day and for serving while hosting.

Mulling Spice Milky Coffee

Murchie’s Christmas Coffee and Mulling Spice Blend make for a *very* cozy combination. The mulling spices are heated and steeped in milk and poured over freshly brewed coffee.

Holiday Gift Guide 2023

The holidays are all about spending time with loved ones, and that means keeping the pantry well-stocked with festive flavours for thoughtfully planned gatherings and those inevitable impromptu visits where sometimes the best memories are made. It also means we want to spend minimal time pounding the pavement searching for gifts. That’s where Murchie’s comes in with teas, coffee and treats from our Holiday Gift Guide.

Tasting Lab: Evergreen

There's definitely an element of selfishness in bringing back discontinued teas, those I thought were under-appreciated, and giving them a second chance. There's heart behind every blend I come up with for Murchie's, but a couple are special. Evergreen is one of those eclectic blends.

It first debuted in 2021, a unique, unflavoured green-black tea with the addition of dried rosemary and juniper berries, for aroma. The result was an uncommonly resinous, piney blend that was meant to invoke imagery of wintery forests. It went through a few working names before settling on 'Evergreen'--namely 'Vintage Christmas' and 'Noel', but 'Evergreen' perfectly summarizes what it entails. A mix of three evergreen shrubs--the tea bush, the rosemary bush, and the juniper bush.