review by Angela England of Blissfullydomestic.com

I love fresh brewed tea as much as anyone – something I inherited from my mother. The interest in tea resurfaced as my interest in herbs grew. And of course any time I’m pregnant I try to avoid high levels of caffeine.

The hard part of enjoying tea is that as a busy mom, I don’t always have the chance to make it, or take it with me on the road. That’s why I jumped at the chance to review Libre Tea.

Libre Tea brewers are loose leaf tea diffusers and portable, elegant glasses at the same time. It’s really a brilliant idea and when I opened the package they sent me I thought – this is perfect. There are two versions, a glass inner core and glass outer part, or you can choose what I got, the outer poly canister. My kids are still so little I decided against the outer glass option.

What I Like about Libre Tea Glasses

I had purchased several bulk herbs from Mountain Rose Farms after my pregnancy and found that I wasn’t using them as often as I wanted because it was kindof a pain to brew the tea on the stove and then filter out the loose herbs. The Libre tea glass allows me to brew the tea one glass at a time VERY easily. My tea stayed warm for a full hour since the dual layers of the glass act like a thermos.

How Libre Tea Glasses Work

You put the leaves in the top lid section which has wire diffuser at the bottom. Then you can unscrew both sections, so the tea leaves are contained, and add water to the glass part. When you turn the Libre tea glass unside down the water comes in contact with the tea and brews naturally – I found that hot water brewed much faster than cold water but that’s the same for all teas.

I really liked being able to reuse the tea leaves to brew a second glass of tea – a feature which came in handy when I went to work at the massage clinic all day. I didn’t have to pack or carry additional tea leaves with me.

Features I’d like to See Added

I think future improvements might include having the option for a finer mesh size to the filter. While the red raspberry leaves, lemon grass and strawberry leaves were in larger pieces and did not fall through, I did find bits of leaves from the nettle and green tea blend that came through the mesh. This is a common problem with loose leaf brewing though and most tea drinkers would be tolerant of a little bit of this. I’d also love to see larger sizes that could be used by the whole family on a picnic or in the car.

For tea on the go, or even around the house like I am, I have found my Libre tea glass beautiful and very functional. I even feel comfortable using it around the computer because I just screw the lid back on in case it gets knocked over by one of my kiddos. You can visit Libre website for more information or watch the video how-to for real-time demo of the Libre glass in action!

One Libre tea glass was provided to me for purposes of an accurate and knowledgeable review.

2010

GardenWise Runs Libre Tea Contest

The Tattered Edge Raves About the Libre

Coupon Clipping Nutritionist Claims Libre is Great

Libre Suits ‘Cool Mom Picks’ To A Tea

Libre Tea Wins the Tea Guy’s Tea Infuser Showdown

Life As A Mom extols the virtues of loose leaf tea on-the-go to mom readers.

Creative Kismet generously reviewed the Libre.

The Vegan Feast Kitchen reviewed the Libre after receiving one of the glasses as a birthday present. Check out the great, vegan chocolate cake recipe.

Natural Health Ezine gave the Libre two-thumbs up.
Blush Mom – The Mom crowd warms up to the Libre.  Blush Mom ran a contest for Libre Tea moms (the contest is no longer listed on the website).

The Alternative Consumer – This guide to eco-friendly consumption added the Libre Poly ‘n glass to its list of environmentally-friendly products.

Alberta Home – The folks at Alberta Home bring the Libre to the Alberta masses, with good results.
Closet Therapy Blog – A NYC fashionista spouts about her love for tea – and runs a Libre contest.
Tea Escapade – Tea isn’t just about drinking…it’s an adventure! (Especially with this blog)
Fashion Meets Food – A fashionista and health enthusiast brings the Libre into her home and into her diet.
Bluesky World – A favorable review from an indie blogger.

2009

The Tea Review – A blog about ‘all things tea’ reviews the Libre.
The Tea Guy - This one-man site ran an contest and wrote a review of the Libre.
Veg News – Veg News, a full-scale magazine geared toward the vegan/vegetarian crowd, ran a great contest for the Libre.

Lainie Sips – Lainie, a tea fanatic, explains how she became hooked on her Libre.

E-starla – An LA-based blogger took a Libre out for a spin and wrote a nice review.
Stimuli Mag – An online mag from the Fraser Valley, BC.
Yoga Dork – The Yoga Dork proves that yogis love tea and tea glasses.

Libre in the Genie's, care of the Uptown Gift Box

The Libre is seeing stars!! The Uptown Gift Box selected the Libre to feature in the Genie award gift bag! Genie honourees will now be able to enjoy tea moments on the go. Libre notes appreciation to the Uptown Gift Box for its selection and Murchie’s Tea and Coffee for the accompanying tea selections – a chinese green Young Hyson and a lovely estate Darjeeling.

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February 27, 2009 Vitamindaily.com - a stylish online tea moment:)

February 6th and 7th Libre is on the BCTV morning news - over 1000 tea moment seekers came to visit (video link to come)

On February 14th and 15th the Libre tea glass was a big hit at the Victoria Tea Festival with Murchie’s Tea and Coffee. SNAP Victoria came by and caught us in the action – the Tea Festival was fun and full of great tea and accessories. The Libre tea glass was a big hit with many attendees taking them home.