Three Teas to Bring Sparkle to the Holidays
Just like that—snap!—front yards now showcase glowing lights wrapping tree trunks, dangling from conifer boughs, outlining roof and fence lines. We encounter spruce trees strapped to the roofs of cars. Stores switch the soundtrack to variations on a theme of Jingle Bells, tins of homemade cookies land on office kitchen counters and decorations light up shops everywhere.
We welcome the holiday season’s arrival with wide-stretched open arms. And not only have we aligned our four stores with the season’s rich and atmospheric spirit—we also offer a huge range of gifts for the many shoppers out there searching for fresh ideas.
Last week we detailed the teas in our popular Holiday Tea Gift Box. This, of course, remains a superb gift idea for the entire stretch of the season.
This week, we turn to some of our holiday-oriented seasonal teas, all of which will enrich your holiday season while also serving as wonderful gift choices.
Happy Holidays!
Holiday Seasonal Teas: A Wonderful Christmas Chai
No patch of weeks revolves around abundance with as much verve as the December holidays. From gifts to parties to feasts, we indulge with gusto. We deserve it! Our A Wonderful Christmas Chai corresponds with the season’s emphasis on plenty—it comes packed with plenty of holiday-oriented ingredients! Let’s just lay out the list: black tea, yerba mate, rooibos, cinnamon, ginger, rosemary, cardamom, peppercorn, orange peel, clove, cumin, red chili flakes, bay leaf, cayenne, cacao, chocolate and coconut. Now THAT’S a plenty-packed tea blend! And the best part is it all works. The teas—black, yerba mate and rooibos—provide their own novel flavors and textures. The baking spices scream holidays. Ingredients like rosemary, orange peel, cacao and chocolate also play with classic December flavors. And then the other ingredients, like cayenne, cumin and red chile flakes, bring a taste of Mexico to this holiday beverage. It’s perfect. Enjoy!
Holiday Seasonal Teas: Christmas Cookie Blend
This caffeine-free blend explores holiday flavors with ingredients like walnut, almond, rosemary, apple, cinnamon and anise. But then it adds fruity notes with pineapple and dragon fruit. It goes on—rose hips bring floral notes, beetroot adds color, pink pepper gives it a little punch and rooibos contributes earthy notes. Finally, it comes with golden sugar stars, yielding an ideal holiday tea for everybody—including after dinner, thanks to the lack of caffeine.
Holiday Seasonal Teas: Winter Wonderland Fruit Tea
Most teas rest on a foundation of some sort of leafy botanical—Camellia sinensis for classic tea, for example, or yerba mate or rooibos for alternatives. But this beauty forsakes those botanical treasures. Instead, it relies on fruit, nuts, spices and a little dose of holiday magic to become an exceptional holiday sipper. Our Winter Wonderland Fruit Tea contains pineapple, rosemary, apple, rose hip, walnuts, anise, cinnamon, pink pepper and lilac dragon fruit. And like Christmas Cookie Blend it also features those golden sugar stars, which make for a beautiful brew. This is another superb blend for the entire family for all-day sipping—and constant stoking of those holiday spirits.
