
Apples have been grown across Europe and Central Asia for thousands of years, and dried apple pieces are the backbone of countless fruit tea blends. They brew a naturally sweet, mellow cup with a gentle orchard aroma and give the infusion a fuller body. Apple pairs with almost anything: cinnamon, ginger, berries, citrus, hibiscus, rooibos and black tea. Because the pieces hold their flavor well, apple blends are lovely both piping hot in winter and poured over ice in summer.
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Sea buckthorn is a thorny shrub that grows along coasts and mountain slopes across Europe and Asia, from the Baltic to the Himalayas. Its bright orange berries have a tangy, tropical flavor reminiscent of passion fruit, pineapple and citrus, with a pleasantly sour edge. In tea blends it adds zing and a warm golden color to fruit teas, green tea and rooibos, and pairs well with orange, ginger, apple and honey. Sea buckthorn is especially popular in Russia and Northern Europe.
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Lemongrass is a tall tropical grass native to South and Southeast Asia, where its fragrant stalks are a staple of Thai and Vietnamese cooking. In tea it gives a bright, clean lemon aroma with gentle hints of ginger and a light, grassy sweetness. It pairs wonderfully with green tea, rooibos, ginger, mint, coconut and fruit blends, adding citrus freshness without any sourness. Lemongrass is excellent iced, and its sunny flavor stands up well to a long steep without turning bitter.
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Moringa is a fast-growing tree native to the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and now cultivated across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Its dried leaves brew a mild, green cup with a fresh, grassy, spinach-like flavor and a faint earthy sweetness. Moringa blends nicely with green tea, lemongrass, mint, ginger and citrus peel, which brighten its gentle vegetal character. Steep it at a slightly lower temperature, around 185 degrees Fahrenheit, to keep the flavor smooth and pleasantly fresh.
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