Raspberry is a fairly complex flavor to play with. In some forms, you find it much more sweet than tart. Others, it's very crisp and mouthwatering. Sometimes it's warm and chewy like a jam. In creative hands, it's a fruit-floral accent - a whisper of flavor. This balanced herbal blend plays to all of those nuances. Fresh raspberries, apple pieces, rose hips and hibiscus flowers come together to tell the story of a raspberry. Homemade jam, zesty juicy, tart and slightly sweet, not overwhelmingly tangy. Lovely fragrance. A very clean, balanced cup that, because it's caffeine free, you can enjoy anytime.

ingredients & lore

blended with rose hips, hibiscus flowers, apple pieces, natural raspberry flavor and raspberries

The genus Raspberry consists of over 200 distinct species, however, only two of these are presently cultivated. The first mention of raspberry comes from the people of Troy (Helen perhaps?), located in modern-day Turkey. Its original name was 'ida,' a reference to the mountain on which it was first spotted. The medicinal properties believed to cluster in its leaves was of more interest to its early users than the sweet, red fruit. Today, you can find red raspberries, as well as black, purple and golden.

tea facts

origin

China

type

herbal

steep

212°F / 100°C @ 5-10 min

ingredients

rose hips, hibiscus flowers, apple pieces, natural raspberry flavor, raspberries

recommendations

for raspberry patch drinkers

wild strawberry

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