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2 teaspoons of regular Earl Grey tea (or feel free to use one of the nontraditional blends and enhance them with more ingredients)Įxtra tip: Add safflower for an extra note.
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Both lavender and rose petals have a dominant scent and flavor and should be used in small amounts to add just an extra layer to your blend. Be careful not to use too much flowers as they will ruin the taste.
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It’s great both hot and cold.Įxtra tip: This tea is great both hot and cold.Įarl Grey, the classical blend beloved by many tea drinkers, you can easily upgrade by adding a pinch of lavender flowers or rose petals. This blend is best hot.Įxtra tip: For a more potent sleepy time tea replace ginger with valerian root.Ĭrimson color and refreshing tangy and fresh taste make this herbal blend one of the best summer drinks you can blend yourself.
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All the herbs in this blend offer calming and soothing properties, especially for the stomach problems. If you are looking for a calming tea without a caffeine that you can drink in the evening, chamomile is the best herb to use. Chinese sencha is better choice for blending than Japanese sencha. For an extra kick add some dried spearmint leaves.Įxtra tip: Add fresh cucumber to the jug or teapot when cold-brewing. This minty blend is great both hot and cold, but for the ultimate summer refreshment use cold brewing technique to make an iced tea. It’s easy to blend and makes a cup of tea with a delightful sweet and lightly tangy taste.Įxtra tip: Add white chocolate drops for a creamier and sweeter tea. Besides, this dessert should be suitable for children as well, so we wanted to leave out teas with caffeine. Apple Pie herbal blend has rooibos as a base because of its natural sweet flavor. Sunday dessert in a liquified form? Yes, please. This tea contains caffeine.Įxtra tip: Do not use flavors and herbs with a strong taste for blending with white tea. 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. Light flavor of white tea blends well with tangy and spicy notes. You can exclude candied fruit and add coconut only.įast blending: Blend pu’erh tea with your favorite fruit tea. Our recommendation is coconut pu’erh because it blends well with the earthly flavor of ripe 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. 3 teaspoons of Assam tea ( Organic Assam)Įxtra tip: Add guarana powder for an extra caffeine boost.2 teaspoons of Darjeeling tea ( Namring Estate Darjeeling).
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For the traditional Breakfast Blend, use Darjeeling and Assam tea. The most common teas in breakfast blends come from India and Sri Lanka, although teas from other countries are now used as well. Rose Breakfast Blendīreakfast blends are usually a mix of stronger and lighter teas in the ratio that gives a recognizable breakfast tea flavor. We suggest blending small amounts and trying them first. Intensity of ingredients will depend on the type, quality, storing conditions, etc. Every herb, fruit and spice is different, so it’s important to adjust the amounts to best suit your taste. Our recipes include the most common herbs, fruit and spices, for very easy blending. The amount of leaves used in recipes is enough for 2-3 infusions, depending on the recipe. You can use these recipes as guidelines and a starting point for blending. We prepared 10 DIY recipes to make your own tea blend. Black and rooibos teas blend well with sweet ingredients, and green tea with sour, fruity and fresh ingredients. 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. This is usually a pure real teas or dried herbs that connect all flavors together. The Basics of BlendingĮvery blend uses one ingredient as a base. This way you can reduce the risk of drinking tea with sweeteners or artificial flavors sometimes hidden in blends. You can find most of the ingredients for blending in health food stores or even grow your own herbs, collect flowers or dry fruit. Blending is good for enhancing the flavor of tea you don’t necessarily enjoy, but would like to drink because of the health benefits. Changing only one or two ingredients can change a tea from calming to invigorating. With only 1-2 different pure teas and herbs, flowers and spices you can create numerous blends and enjoy different tea each day. Blending is not only easy, but it gives you the opportunity to experiment with flavors and create those you enjoy the most. Want to try something outside of the usual tea shop assortment? Making your own real tea or herbal tea blends has never been easier.