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I'm a Sleepytime Tea girl! We used to drink it on Christmas Eve to help us go to sleep when we were waiting for Santa. Now I like to drink it to relax in the evenings any night of the year.

I grew up with Celestial Seasonings teas too. As a Colorado native I have yet to visit and take a tour. I'll have to do that in the near future. You should also ask about their teapot collection. I hear it is amazing and have seen some pieces from their collection on display at other exhibits. I love Sleepytime tea so will have to give the vanilla flavor a try also.

Bengal Spice is my favorite. So spicy and sweet and good. I'll drink several cups a day...

Ew. No. I'm a tea snob and CS just doesn't cut it.

My husband still talks about Pelican Punch... he needs to get over it.
My favorite is the holiday tea Candy Cane Lane, a decaf vanilla mild peppermint. I stock up so I can drink it all year. I notice Trader Joe's now makes a clone.

I had thought I had made Pelican Punch tea up - I remember it vividly, but didn't know who made it (I was just a kid after all). Nice to know it is the real deal - and I would love to see this in a limited edition.

Roastaroma and Sleepytime were staples in my house growing up. I still drink Sleepytime almost every night, and my husband and I both love Country Peach Passion. It really tastes like peaches.

I love CS teas. I grew up on Wild Berry Zinger. My brother and I liked it because it tasted like fruit snacks. We nicknamed it 'fun fruit tea'.

I enjoy the zingers still, as well as many of the herbal fruit teas, sleepytime, and chamomile.

If I drank hot drinks, I'd keep the Tension Tamer in the house at all times. I first bought it for the art, but the soothing minty taste was really nice.

Their "Morning Thunder" was my introduction to caffeine as a young teenager; we always had Sleepytime (with lots of honey) whenever we were sick.

These days, I love "Candy Cane Lane," and like @slobound, I stock up on it at the end of the season so I can drink it year-round.

I live on Sleepytime and Peppermint from these guys. My husband loves the Bengal Spice. I keep trying fancier teas and I always go back to these guys.

I loved Orange Spice and Red Zinger as a kid...my brother and I would swipe the packets from the tea bag holders at our Dad's restaurant a couple at a time so we could always have a stash of them at home...though I'm sure if we just ASKED, Dad would have given us a box. Either way, I remember slowly sipping our precious tea as if it were a the most special occasion. I think I need to get some sleepytime and a few others...thanks for reminding me about CS, they can be easy to overlook what with all the gourmet (albeit lovely in their own way) teas.

Roastaroma is my absolute favorite tea! A few years ago I heard a rumor they'd discontinued it and was sent into a blind panic! Charlie, I beg of you: please! Don't ever take my Roastaroma away!

I have a cup of sleepy time every night - perfect way to relax before bed. I also love the new sleepy time extra with valerian in it. Sleepy time is so much better than a lot of other copycat teas (especially those with hibiscus - yuck).

I also love berry zinger - it is like an adult kool aid and steeps well in cold water.

If you don't always want hot tea - I recommend putting your tea in a martini shaker with ice.

As far as the tea snob above, I have some very nice and very expensive tea at home - I still love my celestial seasonings.

I'll have to try the candy cane lane - I just tried the Sugar Cookie Sleigh ride which is a seasonal tea. It's mild, but smells so delicious, like sugar cookies and sweetness.

I am a tea snob, and I love Celestial Seasonings!

I may order matcha and genmaicha direct from a Japanese organic tea grower, Marco Polo from Mariage Frères, and another blend from Sweden, but I cannot live without Sleepytime (my 6 year old loves it), Mandarin Orange Spice, and the Tangerine Zinger.

Wish they would reintroduce the Pelican Punch for my kids!

Still the best blended herbals around.

Only one thing I find strange though -- putting milk (and sugar) in a herbal tea... If I put anything in it, it is honey, but usually drink it straight.

Have I been missing something about herbal teas -- does anyone else put milk in their herbal teas?

I think it depends on the tea. Roastaroma, for example, is delicious with milk and sugar. So are some of the rooibos teas.

Yes, I drink herbal tea both ways, but some are really good with milk and honey (and always honey for me; almost never sugar in an herbal tea). Mint and chamomile are great with a little milk and honey.

Some herbal teas, though, have enough acid to curdle milk! I think I found this out the hard way with one of the Zinger teas.

Where is the teacup set from? We got the exact same set as a gift, and wanted to get a few more to match, but don't know where it's from. We'd love to get some more!

I also received them as a gift, but I know they were from Anthropologie. That was several years ago, though...

Another vote for Bengal Spice and Candy Cane Lane. Both are in heavy rotation around here, but a bit hard to find. When I do find them I stock up.

Oh how I love "Sleepytea", as it's known in our home. Even more so because it's fairly traded. Also, staple-less teabags are more compost-friendly :)

Yay!

I also grew up on Celestial Seasonings. It's still my favorite brand! (Nostalgia counts.) Bengal Spice is a big favorite, and I load up on Red Zinger whenever I'm feeling sick. Especially if you add slices of fresh ginger and honey to it...

I took a tip from a friend of mine and make iced tea mixing several flavors - a favorite is the Black Cherry Berry with a little Bengal Spice. Another is True Blueberry, Wild Berry Zinger, and again, a little Bengal Spice. The Bengal Spice is great because the resulting tea has a spicy/sweet taste without any sweetener.

Does anyone remember the little metal tins they used to give away with the artwork of each tea on it? Oh, how I miss those!

These teas are so special because they can be shared with a child/children. I never sat down over a shared pot of coffee with my kids, at least not until they were grown! There's something so sweet about tea time with the little ones. We loved to set up a pretty tea table, and even the boys would enjoy drinking from a tea cup on those occasions. We usually had Pelican Punch in the pot.

If they aren't going to re-release Pelican Punch, at least they could post the ingredients list!

Do visit Celestial Seasonings if you are in Boulder. I take so many out of town guests there no matter what age or interest. Who doesn't loves the mint room on the tour?

I love the maple and vanilla, and recently discovered the sugar cookie sleigh ride flavor. It's amazing how it really smells like sugar cookies.

I try other teas, especially "bedtime"-type teas, but I always find C.S. suits my needs the best, especially for the price. I think Pelican Punch was before my time...but I am intrigued...

Kaete-I still have a sleepytime tin that I use to transport tea from home to work, I love it and I wish they would do that again!

Seconding the tour in Boulder. It's worth a visit to the gift shop, if nothing else. I can always find all of the hard-to-find teas mentioned here (as well as the tins!), and for less than in the stores. It's where we do our Christmas shopping! The tour is really fun too.