{"id":5236,"date":"2025-08-13T20:20:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T02:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/?p=5236"},"modified":"2025-08-13T20:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T02:20:16","slug":"afternoon-in-the-aspens-digestive-spritzer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/afternoon-in-the-aspens-digestive-spritzer\/","title":{"rendered":"Afternoon in the Aspens Digestive Spritzer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Afternoon in the Aspens Digestive Spritzer<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This cooling summer drink comes with gut-soothing benefits\u2014a true tea-based drink with benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why it works:<\/strong>&nbsp;Licorice root, lemon verbena, and rosemary support digestion; sparkling water lightens it for hot weather<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 cup brewed Afternoon in the Aspens (strong infusion \u2014 2 tsp tea to 8 oz water)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cup chilled sparkling water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\u20133 thin cucumber slices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ice cubes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brew tea and let cool completely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pour over ice in a tall glass, add lemon juice and cucumber slices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top with sparkling water, stir gently, and sip as a post-meal refresher.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afternoon in the Aspens Digestive Spritzer This cooling summer drink comes with gut-soothing benefits\u2014a true tea-based drink with benefits. 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