Monday, December 29, 2008

Hawaii Exclusives

One of the interesting things about Lupicia is that the Hawaii store has exclusive teas. These are a series of flavored teas with tropical flavorings that are characteristic of Hawaii. These teas are supposed to be exclusive to Hawaii, or so I thought. I believe that there are at least 12 exclusive Hawaii teas.

Yesterday as I was picking some food up at a Nijiya market in San Francisco's J-town, I noticed a stack of gift wrapped Lupicia 3 tin boxes. It turns out that they were 3 packs of the Hawaii exclusive teas. In the pack were Palekaiko, Hoku, and Malama. These are 3 tins of 50g each in a nicely wrapped gift box. The pack ran $30.00 and since I don't have easy access to Hawaii instanly snatched them up. Reviews will be coming soon.

I'm not sure if this is a trend to move the exclusive teas mainland, but the Lupicia store that I talked to didn't know that they were available stateside and wished that they could sell them. So if you're interested in some quite possibly elusive teas and live in the SF bay area or near a Nijiya you may want to check this out.

2 comments:

Susan Elizabeth said...

Any update on availability of these teas on the mainland? A friend brought me a sampler of their "Hawai`i Original Teas" at Christmas, and I would love to be able to enjoy them again.

LUPICIA Fresh Tea said...

Hi, just thought I'd let you know that a 'LUPICIA Hawaii Original Tea Blends' gift set is now available online for a limited time > http://www.lupiciausa.com/v/static/find-tea/hawaiian-blends.html