CaesarsTea

Four words for you: blueberry pie rooibos tea. I could seriously go for a cup of that now, s’il vous plait.
Caesar’s Tea has an incredible selection of teas in a vast array of flavors and from all over the world. I loved the design of the store and the way the teas were arranged by the color of the packaging a la the Pantone-​inspired visual merchandising of Uniqlo. I hope they open up a shop in NYC or I’ll just have to return to MTL.

you know those paint swatches at hardware stores? imagine a tea shop which organizes their tea in a similar fashion. yes, this is awesome.
this little shop is the first physical location of the online tea shop, CaesarsTea. we were just browsing part of the Underground and were a bit thirsty, so we checked it out. okay, the fact that there were free samples out didn’t hurt!
step inside, and you’ll see a mind-​boggling assortment of tea from all around the world. organized by colors, with each color representing a type (green tea, herbal, white, oolong, roobios, and more). holy crap — some of these flavors I didn’t even think were possible!
the store itself sells all of the flavors of loose tea, as well as cups, mugs, kettles, and various other accessories. prices seemed pretty fair.
you can also get a freshly brewed cup of whatever flavor (s) you want, either hot or iced. I got a large iced of the «after dinner maple», which was crazy delis;. a little sweet, a little bitter.
they do ship outside of Canada, which I’ll note if there are any flavors I can’t find here stateside. and you get free samples with online purchases. duly noted…