Fire & Spice

Limited Supply Christmas Tea

Blender’s Notes Fire & Spice

Black tea has something wonderfully bold about it. Although it would later become woven into British tea culture and enjoyed throughout the world, black tea has its roots in China, where it is traditionally called hong cha, meaning “red tea”, a reference to the beautiful amber-red color of the brewed liquor rather than the dark color of the dried leaves. Black tea is more highly oxidized than white, green, yellow, and oolong teas, and that oxidation is what helps create its deeper color and stronger flavor. While tea itself has an ancient history, black tea was a later development. Historical accounts place its beginnings in China, with early black-tea production associated with Fujian Province. By the late Ming and Qing periods, Chinese tea makers were developing and refining the fuller oxidation that distinguished these darker teas from more delicately processed styles. As black tea became an important trade commodity, its ability to retain flavor for extended periods helped it travel far beyond China and into tea cultures worldwide. And here’s something we love about tea: black tea, green tea, white tea, and oolong all come from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Much of what makes them taste so remarkably different comes from how their leaves are handled after harvest. Black tea undergoes greater oxidation, resulting in darker leaves and typically a stronger cup than its more lightly oxidized cousins. Depending upon where it is grown and how it is produced, black tea can express an incredible range of personalities, from deep and malty to fruity, honeyed, woody, or even smoky.

Features Fire & Spice:

• Leaves can be infused twice (Double the tea for the same price!)
• Robust blend, making a nice color and strong flavor
• Rich and Full-bodied ~ Can be long-steeped for Astringency with a naturally sweet aftertaste!
• Dark, Dark Colour Cup of Tea
• Full of natural antioxidants and Flavor ~ Energy Producer
• Sample Size ~ 1 oz will make 8-10 ~ 16 oz teas
• Sealed Bag ~ 4 oz will make 32-40 ~ 16 oz teas
• Iced Tea ~ Always double the amount of Tea for the same size cup!
• Per Serving ~ 1 tsp per 6 oz of H2O
• Caffeine: Medium

Ingredients: Steep Me Proprietary Organic and Wildcrafted Blend of Black Teas with Cinnamon Chips, Green Cardamom Pods, Sweet Apple Pieces, Orange Peel Pieces, Rubbed Cloves, Pink Peppercorns with the Highest Quality Mace Essential Oil

Alternatively, try our Cinnamon Roll Black Tea OR Yuletide Blessing Tisane Tea OR Rudolf’s Treat Black Tea.

Here are some reasons black tea is healthy and a great beverage option.  https://www.thespruceeats.com/black-tea-benefits-765048