I went to Mickey's Pantry in Disney Springs and fell in love with a seasonal tea made by The Spice & Tea Exchange, Blue Raspberry Crush. It said it was only for a limited time, but I decided to take my chances down in St. Augustine to see if they had it. I probably could have called first but c'mon, impromptu adventure time in the Oldest City!
For this location, parking is what it is. We managed to find a spot next to the 1901 cracker house across from it and walked over. First off, the building is a 1870-style Victorian house. I really like the Victorian style and even though it's a replica, all I could think of is it's haunted hahaha. It just looked that way.
We went inside and a nice, young lady greeted us. I told her what I was on the hunt for and she broke my heart by saying that it was actually a spring tea and they were completely out. The Disney Springs location most likely had a surplus which is why it was still available to sell. Let down, my Mother and I checked out the other teas. She's never heard of the shop and as a fellow tea lover she was interested. She ended up getting two bags of tea, I believe both of the Oolong variety. I looked around and just happened to pick up a tea gift set and peered inside the mug. Well what do you know? BLUE RASPBERRY CRUSH! Just one, but that was enough for me. I was happy. I told the young lady and she had forgotten that some of the gift sets had the tea. I asked her if she'd sell me just the tea and not the set and she said it was no problem and she'll just switch it out with something else. If I had called then I wouldn't have gone at all. Someone's looking out for me :)
But I'm really grateful that they are close to me so I can scoot down there if needed. I like specialty tea stores. read more