WHAT HERBS TASTE GOOD TOGETHER IN TEA

The Basics of Blending

This is usually a pure real teas or dried herbs that connect all flavors together. Fresh flavors of mint, spearmint, lemongrass and tangy and sour lemon, hibiscus and strawberries are great for summer teas, while spices make perfect warming winter teas.

The Basics of Blending

Every blend uses one ingredient as a base. This is usually a pure real teas or dried herbs that connect all flavors together. Fresh flavors of mint, spearmint, lemongrass and tangy and sour lemon, hibiscus and strawberries are great for summer teas, while spices make perfect warming winter teas. Black and rooibos teas blend well with sweet ingredients, and green tea with sour, fruity and fresh ingredients.

05 DIY Recipes for Your Own Tea Blends

We prepared 10 DIY recipes to make your own tea blend. You can use these recipes as guidelines and a starting point for blending. The amount of leaves used in recipes is enough for 2-3 infusions, depending on the recipe. Our recipes include the most common herbs, fruit and spices, for very easy blending. Every herb, fruit and spice is different, so it’s important to adjust the amounts to best suit your taste. Intensity of ingredients will depend on the type, quality, storing conditions, etc. We suggest blending small amounts and trying them first.

1. Rose Breakfast Blend

Breakfast blends are usually a mix of stronger and lighter teas in the ratio that gives a recognizable breakfast tea flavor. The most common teas in breakfast blends come from India and Sri Lanka, although teas from other countries are now used as well. For the traditional Breakfast Blend, use Darjeeling and Assam tea. This tea is perfect with milk.

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons of Darjeeling tea (Namring Estate Darjeeling)

• 3 teaspoons of Assam tea (Organic Assam)

• ½ – 1 teaspoon of rose buds

Extra tip: Add guarana powder for an extra caffeine boost. 2. Tropical Pu’erh

If you want to drink pu’erh because of the benefits but don’t quite enjoy the pure flavor, you can easily create your own blend with the flavor that you like the most. Our recommendation is coconut pu’erh because it blends well with the earthly flavor of ripe pu’erh. Adjust the ratio to suit your taste. You can exclude candied fruit and add coconut only.

Ingredients:

• 2 spoons of Pu’erh tea

• 1 teaspoon of candied pineapple

• 1 teaspoon of candied mango

• 1 teaspoon of shredded coconut

Fast blending: Blend pu’erh tea with your favorite fruit tea. 3. White Spice tea

Light flavor of white tea blends well with tangy and spicy notes. Peppercorns are a great choice for adding a spicy note and dried strawberries give a tangy and sweet layer to light and delicate flavor of Bai Mu Dan. This tea contains caffeine.

Ingredients:

• 2 spoons of Pai Mu Tan

• ½ teaspoon of peppercorns

• 1 teaspoon of dried strawberries

• A pinch of safflower

Extra tip: Do not use flavors and herbs with a strong taste for blending with white tea. 4. Apple Pie Herbal tea

Sunday dessert in a liquified form? Yes, please. Apple Pie herbal blend has rooibos as a base because of its natural sweet flavor. Besides, this dessert should be suitable for children as well, so we wanted to leave out teas with caffeine. It’s easy to blend and makes a cup of tea with a delightful sweet and lightly tangy taste.

Ingredients:

• 2 spoons of Rooibos tea

• 1-2 teaspoon of dried apple

• 1 inch of cinnamon stick

• ½ inch of vanilla pod

Extra tip: Add white chocolate drops for a creamier and sweeter tea. 5. Minty Sencha

This minty blend is great both hot and cold, but for the ultimate summer refreshment use cold brewing technique to make an iced tea. For an extra kick add some dried spearmint leaves.

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon dried lemongrass

• 1 teaspoon of dried mint

• 2 spoons of Chinese Sencha Green

Extra tip: Add fresh cucumber to the jug or teapot when cold-brewing. Chinese sencha is better choice for blending than Japanese sencha.