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Organic South African Rooibos red bush tea with honeybush herbal tea and rosebuds and rose petals for a rich floral tisane.
$21.00
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African Rose Herbal
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Yin Hao is a high grade Jasmine green tea, or Mo Li Hua Cha, from China.
$68.00
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Jasmine Yin Hao Green
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Hibiscus flowers are edible and are an excellent herbal tea, providing health benefits like vitamins and minerals and reducing high blood pressure.
$21.00
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Hibiscus Flowers Herbal
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Magnolia Oolong tea is scented much like Jasmine tea, the flowers are blended with the leaves to impart a sweet floral flavor.
$45.00
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Magnolia Oolong
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South African redbush tea is blended with Jasmine green tea, lemon verbena, ginger and orange for a delicious loose leaf tea.
from $8.00 Jasmine Sunset Green
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A blend of green tea and white tea, Jasmine tea with Shou Mei and Plum flavor.
from $11.00 Plum Blossom White
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This organic green tea in enhanced by cherries and rose petals, for a fruity and floral Chinese Sencha tea.
from $9.00 Cherry Rose Sencha Green
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Chamomile flowers are known to reduce stress and anxiety and are a great natural sleep aid, a relaxing sleepytime herbal tea.
from $9.00 Chamomile Herbal
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The First Chai Try
September 04, 2012

Chai Latte With Masala Spices and MilkThe first time I tried chai was in the kitchen of my parent’s house, and served by my younger sister.  “You have to taste this—” she insisted, pushing a mug across the countertop to me.  She refused to elaborate on its contents.  The flavors, she said, would speak for themselves.

Considering Water
May 18, 2012

Water quality is essential for brewing good tea. Photo by Damien A WeidnerThe quality of water affects the taste of your tea; this is beyond dispute.  The relative quantities of mineral salts, oxygen and trace elements determine the relative "liveliness" or "flatness" of a particular cup. To that simple substance we add the basic flavor of the leaf itself or an herbal substitute.

Comfort and Refreshment
May 17, 2012

Comfort and Refreshment from tea. Photo by by ChicagoSageComfort is a complex idea; it evokes childhood memories, a feeling of safely and warmth. Anyone who started drinking tea when they were young, or anyone who lives in a cold climate, knows the soothing warmth of a hot beverage.

Black Tea: Mango
May 07, 2012

A ripe mango on a tree during harvest.Drinking this tea is a bit like drinking Autumn sunshine. Subtle. Warming. Hints of tantalizing flavors around the edges. Smooth as a golden drop of honey.