Tisane Information: Leaf Type:  Rooibos Where to Buy:  Supple Skin Boutique Tisane Description: Rooibos is caffeine free, rich in naturally occurring trace elements, and contains healthy amounts of Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Fluoride, Manganese, Zinc, Calcium, and Vitamin C. It also contains fair amounts of alpha-hydroxy acid, which is known to promote healthy skin. Learn more [...]

Tea Information: Leaf Type:  Green (Matcha) Where to Buy:  Arbor Teas Tea Description: Matcha is a variety of Japanese green tea that is stone ground at the end of the manufacturing process, resulting in an ultra-fine tea powder that is typically whisked in hot water until a frothy consistency is reached, as in the traditional [...]

Tea Information: Leaf Type:  Black Where to Buy:  Hampstead Tea Tea Description: A uniquely strong, full bodied malty tea from the sun drenched region of Assam. Ingredients: Fairtrade black tea Learn more about this tea here. Taster’s Review: Do you ever wake in the morning, only to wish that you could sleep longer?  Of course!  [...]

Tea Information: Leaf Type:  Black Where to Buy:  52Teas Tea Description: Ingredients:  Premium black teas, organic cacao nibs, natural flavors. This tea is part of 52Teas Box of Chocolates sampler. Taster’s Review: OK… this is the one, the one I’ve been waiting for!  The one that I saved for last, hoping it would be the [...]

Tisane Information: Leaf Type:  Honeybush Where to Buy:  52Teas Tisane Description: Ingredients:  Honeybush, organic cacao nibs, freeze-dried raspberries, natural flavors. This tisane is part of the Box of Chocolates sampler. Taster’s Review: I have really been enjoying the chocolate teas and tisanes that came in my Box of Chocolate samplers.  This is the third of [...]

Tea Information: Leaf Type:  Oolong Where to Buy:  Shanti Tea Tea Description: From the famous Biodynamic & Fair Trade Idulgashinna Tea Garden come these visually captivating spears of Cinnamon, gold, and silver tips, resembling the mythical unicorn’s horn. This hand crafted tea is carefully hand-rolled and twisted into spears. Each finished cluster is slightly more [...]

Tea Information: Leaf Type:  Green Where to Buy:  Stash Tea Tea Description: Mild green tea from Sri Lanka with a sweet finish reminiscent of honeysuckle. Large tea leaves hand-rolled into long, twisted spears that infuse into a clear, light amber color. Fair Trade Certified Organic Indulgashena (alternate spelling Idulgashinna) Green Tea is grown in the [...]

Tea Information: Leaf Type:  Oolong Where to Buy:  Arbor Teas Tea Description: Ti Kuan Yin is the most famous of all organic Oolong Teas.  This Fair Trade Certified organic Chinese tea is grown in the southern reaches of China’s Fujian Province.  The tightly-rolled dark green organic loose leaf tea yields a pale golden, smooth-bodied infusion [...]

Tisane Information: Leaf Type:  Tulsi Where to Buy:  Davidson’s Organics Tisane Description: Davidson’s Pure Leaves blends three varieties of Tulsi (Krishna, Rama and Vana) to create the perfect balance of buttery and minty flavors. Ingredients (* organic): Rama tulsi*, Krishna tulsi* and Vana tulsi*. Learn more about this tisane here. Taster’s Review: I’m sure I’ve [...]

Tea Information: Leaf Type:  Black Where to Buy:  The Rabbit Hole Tea Description: Chilli and chocolate, such strange bedfellows. Throw a black tea in the mix and you’ve got one mind-blowing brew. Perfect for when you need to spice up your life. Learn more about this tea here. Taster’s Review: When I shop for snacks [...]