Build the cup from ingredients
Mint, chamomile, hibiscus, spices, citrus peel, berries and many other ingredients can be steeped alone or in blends. Hot water and time draw out their aroma and colour.
Choose by ingredients, then brew
- For many herb and fruit infusions, freshly boiled water and a 4 to 6-minute steep make a useful starting point. Follow the blend's instructions.
- A mint-led cup, a chamomile-led cup and a tart fruit infusion taste very different. Start with the flavour you enjoy rather than a promised health effect.
- Check the full blend before assuming it has no caffeine or is suitable for an allergy. A fruit flavour can be added to black or green tea too.
What does it taste like?
The range runs from cooling mint and soft flowers to tart fruit, warming spice and deep red hibiscus.
What about caffeine?
Many herbal and fruit infusions are caffeine-free, but yerba mate and blends containing true tea are exceptions.
Who might enjoy it?
- You want caffeine-free choices.
- You choose by aroma or mood.
- You enjoy fruit, flowers, herbs or spice more than tea-leaf tannin.
Brewing reference: TeaSource brewing guide. Use the leaf packet or equipment instructions where they differ.