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Beyond the cup
Your alcohol-free mulled wine. Brew in warmed apple juice instead of water, add a splash of pomegranate juice and orange slices, and serve in mugs — guests won’t miss the wine. Steep into cream for an apple-spice ice cream that tastes like apple pie in frozen form. Reduce to a syrup for hot toddies, apple martinis, or drizzling over pancakes. The most versatile cooking tea in the Christmas collection.
Every herb in the blend, and where to read about it on its own.
Spice · Caffeine-free
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
Spice · Caffeine-free
Syzygium aromaticum
An unopened flower bud, picked and dried until it looks like a small nail — which is where the name comes from, via Latin clavus. Cloves are the loudest spice in the cupboard: eugenol makes up somewhere between 45 and 90 per cent of the...
Hot, sweet, numbing and medicinal-warm
Spice · Caffeine-free
Elettaria cardamomum
Green pods holding small black seeds, from a ginger-family plant of the Western Ghats — floral, resinous and eucalyptus-cool, quite unlike anything else in the cupboard. It is the third most expensive spice in the world after saffron and vanilla, which is why it is...
Floral, resinous, eucalyptus-cool and sweet-warm; the main volatiles are terpinyl acetate and eucalyptol
Spice · Caffeine-free
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
Herb · Caffeine-free
Zingiber officinale
The universal connector — ginger appears in more products than any other ingredient in the collection. The dried root is chemically distinct from fresh ginger: drying converts gingerols to shogaols, which are about twice as pungent, and that is why dried ginger tastes deeper and...
Pungent, warm, slightly sweet, citrusy (fresh); warm, mellow, deep (dried)
Herb · Caffeine-free
Cymbopogon citratus
A tropical grass with bright citrus flavor that hides genuine pharmacological activity. Citral — lemongrass's primary compound — relaxes smooth muscle through calcium channel antagonism, addressing the spastic component of digestive discomfort. The surprise: the tea's real bioactives are water-soluble polyphenols (caffeic acid at 20.81...
Bright, lemony, clean, slightly grassy, refreshing
Herb · Caffeine-free
Foeniculum vulgare
A sweet, anise-scented seed — the anethole in it is the same compound that makes anise and star anise taste the way they do, though the three plants are unrelated. Fennel is the sausage seed and the after-dinner seed at once: nineteen products here carry...
Sweet, anise-like, green and warm; toasted seeds pop and deepen
Spice · Caffeine-free
Piper nigrum
The dried unripe berry of a climbing vine — the mill on every table, and the most travelled object in any kitchen. Black, white and green pepper are all the same berry, picked at different moments and treated differently: black is picked unripe and dried...
Warm, woody, resinous and sharp; the bite is piperine, roughly a hundredth as potent as capsaicin
Tea · Caffeine-free
Aspalathus linearis
Not tea. Rooibos is a needle-leaved shrub of the pea family that grows in one mountain range in the Western Cape and nowhere else, and since 2021 the name has been legally reserved for it. It is the base of thirty-three products here for one...
Honey, dried fruit and vanilla with a little wood; smooth, naturally sweet, never bitter. Green rooibos is malty and slightly grassy
Fruit · Caffeine-free
Malus domestica
Dried apple pieces are the workhorse of fruit tea, and twenty-six products here carry them — more than any other fruit. They are doing a structural job rather than a flavour one: apple gives a fruit infusion its body and a mild background sweetness, and...
Mild, sweet and lightly tart, with a soft body; it rounds out a blend rather than leading it
The apple pie tea — and the mulled wine tea and the pumpkin pie tea. Eight spices deep, this one pairs with every holiday dessert on the table. Grab our Cinnamon Sticks, Cardamom, and Nutmeg to build the full mulled wine experience.
5.0 from 1 review of this one, and 206 of the shop’s 213 are five stars
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Absolutely delicious! I grew up drinking hot spiced cider every fall/winter and have missed it lately. This is the closest to the …
Absolutely delicious! I grew up drinking hot spiced cider every fall/winter and have missed it lately. This is the closest to the real flavor that a tea I've tried has ever gotten. Very strong apple, cinnamon, and clove flavors, and the hint of ginger and pepper is just lovely! A great tea to drink on a cold night.
— Zoe R. Verified
Delicious!
Absolutely delicious! I grew up drinking hot spiced cider every fall/winter and have missed it lately. This is the closest to the …
Absolutely delicious! I grew up drinking hot spiced cider every fall/winter and have missed it lately. This is the closest to the real flavor that a tea I've tried has ever gotten. Very strong apple, cinnamon, and clove flavors, and the hint of ginger and pepper is just lovely! A great tea to drink on a cold night.
— Zoe R. Verified
Delicious!
Absolutely delicious! I grew up drinking hot spiced cider every fall/winter and have missed it lately. This is the closest to the …
Absolutely delicious! I grew up drinking hot spiced cider every fall/winter and have missed it lately. This is the closest to the real flavor that a tea I've tried has ever gotten. Very strong apple, cinnamon, and clove flavors, and the hint of ginger and pepper is just lovely! A great tea to drink on a cold night.
— Zoe R. Verified
Delicious!
Absolutely delicious! I grew up drinking hot spiced cider every fall/winter and have missed it lately. This is the closest to the …
Absolutely delicious! I grew up drinking hot spiced cider every fall/winter and have missed it lately. This is the closest to the real flavor that a tea I've tried has ever gotten. Very strong apple, cinnamon, and clove flavors, and the hint of ginger and pepper is just lovely! A great tea to drink on a cold night.
— Zoe R. Verified
Delicious!
Absolutely delicious! I grew up drinking hot spiced cider every fall/winter and have missed it lately. This is the closest to the …
Absolutely delicious! I grew up drinking hot spiced cider every fall/winter and have missed it lately. This is the closest to the real flavor that a tea I've tried has ever gotten. Very strong apple, cinnamon, and clove flavors, and the hint of ginger and pepper is just lovely! A great tea to drink on a cold night.
— Zoe R. Verified
Delicious!
Absolutely delicious! I grew up drinking hot spiced cider every fall/winter and have missed it lately. This is the closest to the …
Absolutely delicious! I grew up drinking hot spiced cider every fall/winter and have missed it lately. This is the closest to the real flavor that a tea I've tried has ever gotten. Very strong apple, cinnamon, and clove flavors, and the hint of ginger and pepper is just lovely! A great tea to drink on a cold night.
— Zoe R. 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
