Vienna Eggnog blends black & green tea, orange peels, yogurt & cinnamon pieces, and nutmeg to recreate the popular spice, milk-based holiday beverage. Goes great with cream and sugar or a splash of rum.

All about Vienna Eggnog, Loose Leaf Christmas Tea

What it’s like, and how to make it

CaffeineMedium caffeine
TypeChristmas
CharacterSweet, spiced
What’s in itblack tea, green tea, orange peels, yogurt pieces, cinnamon pieces, nutmeg

Perfect for

  • Dessert
How to brew it
  • 212°F / 100°C
  • Steep 3–5 minutes
  • Use 1 tsp per 8oz
  • Past five minutes it turns bitter
  • Takes milk better than any other leaf

Beyond the cup

Brew at double strength and use as part of the milk in actual eggnog — the cinnamon and nutmeg are already there, and the orange peel adds a festive citrus lift. Steep into cream for an eggnog custard or bread pudding base. The black tea holds up to milk, so it makes a killer eggnog latte — brew strong, add steamed milk, and dust with fresh nutmeg. Pairs beautifully with a holiday cheese board — the tannins cut through rich cheese.

  • Vienna Eggnog loose leaf tea, shown over a chalk-and-watercolour illustration
  • Illustration: Vienna Eggnog with a daydream of Vienna at Christmas
  • Illustration: a mug of Vienna Eggnog tea with gingerbread
  • Illustration of Vienna Eggnog in The Tea & Spice Shoppe pouch, with a daydream of Vienna at Christmas
  • Vienna Eggnog - The Tea & Spice Shoppe

What’s in it

Every herb in the blend, and where to read about it on its own.

  • Herb · Caffeine-free

    Orange Peel

    Citrus sinensis

    Previously dismissed as 'just citrus,' orange peel contains hesperidin — a flavanone with genuine anti-inflammatory and cardiovascular evidence — plus polymethoxyflavones that show remarkable metabolic activity in preclinical studies. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, aged tangerine peel (chen pi) is one of the most prescribed herbs....

    Bright, citrusy, slightly bitter, aromatic

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  • Spice · Caffeine-free

    Cinnamon

    Cinnamomum verum, C. burmannii, C. loureiroi

    The inner bark of a laurel tree, peeled, dried and curled into quills. Three different trees are sold under the one name, and the shop carries all three: Ceylon (Cinnamomum verum), the soft, papery, floral one from Sri Lanka; Korintje (C. burmannii) from the Kerinci...

    Sweet, woody, warm — Ceylon floral and citrusy, Korintje smooth and familiar, Saigon bold and fiery-sweet

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  • Spice · Caffeine-free

    Nutmeg

    Myristica fragrans

    The seed of a fruit that also gives us mace — mace is the red lace wrapped around the shell. Nutmeg is warm, sweet and distinctly pungent, and it is one of the few spices where grating it fresh makes an unmistakable difference: whole nutmeg...

    Warm, sweet and pungent; noticeably brighter grated fresh than pre-ground

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  • Tea · Contains caffeine

    Black Tea

    Camellia sinensis

    The leaf of one evergreen shrub, fully oxidised. Black, green, white and oolong tea are all Camellia sinensis; what separates them is what is done to the leaf in the hours after it is picked. Black tea is withered, rolled to break the cells open,...

    Malt, honey, dark amber; brisk and full, with tannin enough to take milk

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  • Tea · Contains caffeine

    Green Tea

    Camellia sinensis

    The same leaf as black tea, with the oxidation stopped almost as soon as it starts — by pan-firing in a dry wok in China, by steaming in Japan. That one difference is why green tea is green, grassy and delicate where black is dark...

    Grassy and vegetal with a clean sweetness; gunpowder is bolder and faintly smoky, chun mee plummy and less sweet

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  • Other · Caffeine-free

    Yogurt

    Yogurt pieces — dried, sweetened yogurt coating, in an eggnog blend. One product carries it. It does what no plant ingredient in a tea can: it makes the cup taste creamy and slightly tangy without any milk being added.

    Creamy and lightly tangy with a sweet coating; it makes a cup taste of milk without milk

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What it goes with

Liquid eggnog, but make it tea. Sip alongside gingerbread, pecan pie, or bread pudding — the shared cinnamon-nutmeg is like dunking cookies in eggnog. Grab our Nutmeg and Cinnamon for the full holiday baking experience.

Reviews

What the time-travelers say

5.0 from 1 review of this one, and 206 of the shop’s 213 are five stars

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Love my Vienna Eggnog

Thank you for the quick delivery

— Sue B. Verified

Love my Vienna Eggnog

Thank you for the quick delivery

— Sue B. Verified

Love my Vienna Eggnog

Thank you for the quick delivery

— Sue B. Verified

Love my Vienna Eggnog

Thank you for the quick delivery

— Sue B. Verified

Love my Vienna Eggnog

Thank you for the quick delivery

— Sue B. Verified

Love my Vienna Eggnog

Thank you for the quick delivery

— Sue B. Verified

Great products and great service

I had a slight mix up on my order, they were quick to reply and correct my order with no issues. Amazing service and great…

I had a slight mix up on my order, they were quick to reply and correct my order with no issues. Amazing service and great products.

— Nick C. Verified

Great tea

A lovely, delicate tea. The peach is strong without being overwhelming or cloying, and the calendula is a nice addition. Very…

A lovely, delicate tea. The peach is strong without being overwhelming or cloying, and the calendula is a nice addition. Very tasty!

— Zoe R. Verified

Maple Peach

The maple peach is delicious. What a beautiful combination. I will most definitely order it again, and a higher quantity of it.

— Gerda S. Verified

Always handy

I use dillweed often. This dill is fresh and has a nice aroma. I use it in marinades, salad dressings, and on fish. Good stuff.

— Jennifer D. Verified

Great stuff

This has helped my household a lot with circulation and alertness when we had it everyday. Will be ordering again soon. Thanks

— Dave G. Verified

Love this tea. Hands down my fav rooibos. This store is our one-stop-shop for tea and spice. Great service, top notch product.…

Love this tea. Hands down my fav rooibos. This store is our one-stop-shop for tea and spice. Great service, top notch product. 10/10!!

— Erin Poeta P. Verified

Delicious

I love this black tea, it has a really nice smooth flavour and love how it’s Swiss water method decaf. Will be buying again!

— Jessica A. Verified

Great flavorful tea

Toffee Ole is one of our favorite teas to share with friends in the evening, when we want something non-caffeinated but quite…

Toffee Ole is one of our favorite teas to share with friends in the evening, when we want something non-caffeinated but quite flavorful.

— Joel R. Verified

Another full bodied ‘real tea’ . ie It is not a flavoured tea. However, we do very much enjoy the Cafe Latte tea which is a…

Another full bodied ‘real tea’ . ie It is not a flavoured tea. However, we do very much enjoy the Cafe Latte tea which is a flavoured tea!!!

— Ted H. Verified

teas

love , love, love and they shipping is very fast. the headache tea works great, the throat coat tea works great as well

— Miranda A. Verified

4 stars

It worked beautifully; perhaps if I add a little more honey, it would make it better… It is a wellness tea, after all!

— Merrilee B. Verified

Bancha with a splash of lemon

A wonderful Green Tea. Smooth in taste. Also suitable as a summer tea with a splash of lemon. A second infusion makes an…

A wonderful Green Tea. Smooth in taste. Also suitable as a summer tea with a splash of lemon. A second infusion makes an enjoyable second cup!

— Monika F. Verified

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