Loose leaf tea blends

Mmmmmm - a cup of tea ☕

Use nice loose leaf tea and adjust each to your liking. Use freeze-dried fruits and dried herbs if you’re looking for shelf-stability.

Most of these are discontinued or hard-to-find blends from commercial teas.

Black teas

Taste of Summer (black tea)

• Strawberries
• Orange zest
• Marigold petals
• Rose petals

Four Red Fruit (black tea)

• Strawberries
• Cherries
• Raspberries
• Redcurrants

Blackberry Sage (black tea)

• Blackberry preserves
• Dried or fresh sage leaves

Apple Pie (black tea)

• Apple cider concentrate (minimal pulp)
• Cinnamon

Lady Gray (black tea)

• Bergamot
• Lemon
• Orange
• Cornflowers

Mary Twining Spice (black tea)

• Candied ginger
• Cinnamon

Orange Spice (black tea)

• Orange zest and extract
• Cinnamon
• Clove

Autumn Cranberry (black tea)

• Hibiscus
• Dried cranberry
• Orange zest

Capri (black tea)

• Dried fig
• Lemon zest
• Vanilla extract (just a hint)

Celebration (black tea)

• Apricot
• Hazelnut
• Cinnamon
• Cornflowers

Citrus (black tea)

• Bergamot
• Grapefruit zest
• Orange zest

Fruits d’Alsace (black tea)

• Apricots
• Cherries
• Plums

Strawberry Basil (black tea)

• Strawberry puree (or jam)
• Fresh sweet basil
• Honey or sugar to taste

Christmas Spice (black tea)

• Clove
• Almond extract
• Orange zest
• Vanilla extract
• Cinnamon

Chai (Assam black tea)

• Cardamom seeds
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Clove
• Vanilla bean

Paris (black and oolong)

• Black currants
• Vanilla extract
• Bergamot oil
• Toasted sugar

Green teas

Caribe (green tea)

• Hibiscus
• Guava
• Coconut
• Strawberry
• Marigold petals
• Cornflowers

Zen Mint (gunpowder green tea)

• Fresh mint (preferably spearmint)
• Sugar

Jasmine (gunpowder green tea)

• Jasmine flowers
• Honey

Herbal teas

Chamomile (herbal)

• 2 parts chamomile
• 1 part borage flowers
• 1 part lemon balm
• 0.5 part lavender
• 0.5 part rose petals
• 0.25 part passion flower petals

Gol Gav Zaban (herbal)

• 2 tablespoons borage flower (gol gav zaban)
• 0.25 teaspoons saffron dissolved in 1 tablespoon boiling water
• 2 rock candy (Nabat), or sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Lactation Support (herbal)

• 0.25 cup fenugreek seed
• 0.5 cup dried nettle leaf
• 0.5 cup dried red raspberry leaf
• 0.25 cup fennel seed
• 0.5 cup dried lemon verbena
• 0.25 cup dried blessed thistle