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Top Rated Herbal Teas: Winter 2018

Top Herbal Teas Winter 2018

 

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Our members rated the top herbal teas from the best tea brands. From loose leaf tea to bagged tea and in all kinds of cozy winter flavors, here are the top rated herbal teas of winter 2018. Find your new favorite tea.

BLOOD ORANGE Sips by HARNEY & SONS

Blood Orange

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS TEA

Middle Europe (Germany and Austria) have developed a great affection for fruit teas. They have no caffeine, but look stunning and taste delicious. Blood Orange is lovely hot or cold.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS BRAND

Harney & Sons was founded on a commitment to deliver customers the finest quality tea possible. This promise, made over 30 years ago, serves as the company's guiding principle. Founder John Harney's sons carry on the tradition. Today, Harney & Sons Tea remains family owned and managed, with three generations of Harneys preserving John's tradition of fine tea and traveling the world in search of the finest ingredients.

Harney & Sons Fine Teas is a staple in the tea industry and has a wide variety of modern flavored blends, as well as timeless classics, to choose from.

Learn more about Blood Orange and access special offers from Harney & Sons here. 

MINT VERBENA Sips by HARNEY & SONS

Mint Verbena

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS TEA

This invigorating herbal tea with a clean, crisp taste is great for calming a temperamental stomach or cooling down on a hot summer afternoon or evening.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS BRAND

Harney & Sons was founded on a commitment to deliver customers the finest quality tea possible. This promise, made over 30 years ago, serves as the company's guiding principle. Founder John Harney's sons carry on the tradition. Today, Harney & Sons Tea remains family owned and managed, with three generations of Harneys preserving John's tradition of fine tea and traveling the world in search of the finest ingredients.

Harney & Sons Fine Teas is a staple in the tea industry and has a wide variety of modern flavored blends, as well as timeless classics, to choose from.

Learn more about Mint Verbena and access special offers from Harney & Sons here. 

THREE MINT Sips by PUKKA

Three Mint  

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS TEA

Three types of mint–spearmint, field mint, and peppermint–create a sweet, vibrant, crisp flavor. This caffeine-free tea is great after a meal or to cool off on a hot day.

Field Mint: comes from organic farms in the Uttar Pradesh–about 7 hours' drive east of Delhi, an area famous for mint-growing. Field mint is even mintier than peppermint, and brings peak intensity to Three Mint tea.

Peppermint: a hybrid between watermint and spearmint. Peppermint has vivid, aromatic green leaves, with an invigorating aroma and high menthol content, making it very cooling and refreshing. It's also great for digestion and stomach issues.

Spearmint: originates from Northern Africa and the Mediterranean and was first introduced to Britain by the Romans.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS BRAND

Pukka creates delicious organic herbal teas that help you on your journey to a healthier and happier life. ‘Pukka’ means authentic and it’s at the heart of everything they do. Created by co-founder and master herbsmith Sebastian Pole, Pukka only uses the finest grade organic herbs sustainably sourced and fairly traded. Their passion to connect people, plants, and planet starts with a cup of delicious herbal tea. Pukka loves when people all over the world to tune in to the power of plants and discover more about themselves.

Pukka is a UK founded brand with a culture that feels right to us. We love their focus on fine ingredients to bring its customers quality herbal teas.

Learn more about Three Mint and Pukka here.

ROOBIOS SPICED CHAI Sips by DAVIDSON'S ORGANIC TEAS

Rooibos Spiced Chai

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS TEA

This rooibos chai has just the right hint of sweetness and spices. Delicious on its own or with milk and sweetener. Rooibos is known for its numerous health benefits and calming effects.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS BRAND

Based in Reno, Nevada for over 40 years, Davidson's Organic Teas is a third-generation, farm-to-cup tea company that prides itself on offering healthful, organic, high quality teas, herbs and spices. The family-owned company operates nearly a dozen bio-dynamic, organic tea gardens in Darjeeling, India. That means that Davidson's grows, imports, blends, and packages their own tea.

With over 40 years of experience, Davidson's has worked tirelessly to develop tea blends that are true reflections of the flavor profiles for which each blend is named. Davidson's believes that organic farming works in harmony with nature, and they are committed to promoting the health and safety of their small farmers, in conjunction with preserving the rich environmental diversity in the regions where their tea is grown.

Learn more about Rooibos Spiced Chai and access special offers from Davidson's Organic Teas here. 

ORGANIC COLD 911 Sips by DAVIDsTEA

organic cold 911  

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS TEA

This soothing herbal tea has a throat-calming base of peppermint, with a sweet hint of apple and some potent little juniper berries. With Eucalyptus and orange, even inhaling the steam feels good.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS BRAND

DAVIDsTEA opened their first store in 2008 in Toronto, Canada, with a mission to provide great tea, friendly stores and above-and-beyond customer service. Today they have over 240 stores across Canada and the United States, providing over 150 types of teas, including exclusive blends, limited edition seasonal collections, traditional straight teas and exotic infusions from around the globe.

DAVIDsTEA has something to satisfy every palate and every craving, whether you're looking for a sweet treat or something more traditional. They also will help you make your best cup of tea possible, providing a line of innovative tea accessories designed in-house, from spoons and infusers to tea sets and travel mugs.

Learn more about Organic Cold 911 and access special offers from DAVIDsTEA here.

CALM Sips by teapigs

Calm  

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS TEA

Deep breathing, mindfulness, yoga - all great options for calming us down. But if time's not on your side, this tea is a great shortcut to that feeling of calm.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS BRAND

Nick and Louise started teapigs in November 2006 with one mission – to get people drinking real tea again. They met while working for a really big tea company, where they learned all about tea and drank lots of it. The more they learned, and the more they drank, the more they came to realize something: that there's a whole world of quality teas out there that simply aren't getting the attention they deserve. And so teapigs was born.

teapigs, hailing from the UK, has a "no air, no graces, just fine tea" approach. They have a "mix and match," where you can combine two of your preferred teas at a discount, and "piglets" which let you sample their variety of flavors.

Learn more about Calm and access special offers from teapigs here.

ORGANIC RELIEVE STRESS Sips by FULL LEAF TEA CO

Organic Relieve Stress

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS TEA

This soothing blend consists of antioxidant-rich South African rooibos and herbs that help relieve mental and physical stress. Perfect for helping you relax and unwind after a long day.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS BRAND

Based out of Southern Oregon, Full Leaf Tea Company was created by husband and wife team Matt and Lisa, and offers a wide variety of loose leaf teas, matcha, and accessories. Their teas are created by in-house tea artisans and blenders, giving their customers an array of products that can't be found anywhere else.

We love the attention and detail that the Full Leaf Tea Co team puts into each and every order - their teas are hand-blended and packaged, and their brand truly revolves around their customers. We also love the variety of tea you can find, including unique wellness teas designed for certain health functions.

Learn more about Organic Relieve Stress and access special offers from Full Leaf Tea Co here. 

PEPPERMINT DELIGHT Sips by TRADITIONAL MEDICINALS

Peppermint Delight  

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS TEA

Like a breath of fresh air, a cup of peppermint tea can both uplift and soothe us. This blend contains an added bonus of a probiotic to support healthy digestion.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS BRAND

Traditional Medicinals is an independent company that embraces sustainability, ingredient purity, and social and environmental activism. It's a Certified B Corporation and California Certified Green Business whose roots go back to a third generation herbalist named Rosemary Gladstar. In the late 60s, she met community activist and environmentalist Drake Sadler. They were part of a movement of back-to-the-land baby boomers seeking an alternative lifestyle, including natural foods and herbal remedies. Together, they shared a vision for the rebirth of herbalism in North America, and in 1974 they co-founded Traditional Medicinals.

Traditional Medicinals strives to change lives, communities, and the quality of herbal remedies. They focus on sustainability in every aspect of their operations and promote conscious consumption. You always know you're getting the real deal from their trained herbalists who craft blends based on herbal combinations that have been helping people for centuries.

Learn more about Peppermint Delight and access special offers from Traditional Medicinals here.

ORGANIC MANGO MORINGA TEA Sips by MIRACLE TREE

Organic Mango Moringa  

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS TEA

Moringa is one of the world's most nutrient-dense superfoods - it's rich in vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. Among other benefits, it can be used daily to restore dietary imbalances.

Moringa leaves contain over 90 nutrients - including 47 antioxidants, 25 vitamins & minerals, and all 9 essential amino acids. Miracle Tree's Moringa is 100% vegan, gluten-free, Non-GMO, ethically sourced, and completely caffeine-free. Miracle Tree won a Gold Star at the 2015 Great Taste Award for their Original Moringa Tea.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS BRAND

Miracle Tree is a family-owned superfood brand that focuses on sourcing quality herbal teas and powders that feature unique and attractive nutritional profiles. They are committed to socially and environmentally responsible sourcing and production and are organic certified.

Miracle Tree's moringa is grown organically on their own plantations in Sri Lanka, crafted with conscience for their environment and local communities.

Learn more about Organic Mango Moringa Tea and access special offers from Miracle Tree here.

TULSI CINNAMON ROSE Sips by ORGANIC INDIA

Tulsi Cinnamon Rose  

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS TEA

Tulsi, or Holy Basil, is the most sacred plant in India and is venerated as "The Queen of the Herbs." It has been used for thousands of years to support a healthy stress response and natural detoxification and restore balance and harmony. This delicate, harmonious blend will open your heart and soothe your senses.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS BRAND

ORGANIC INDIA specializes in organic Tulsi teas and Ayurvedic-based herbal supplements that are ethically grown or wildcrafted by small family farmer partners in India, using biodynamic, regenerative agriculture practices. The measure of success for the company is whether their practices will leave the planet better than they found it — one of the reasons ORGANIC INDIA is a certified B Corporation and “Best for the World” honoree for two years in a row.

By honoring nature’s wisdom, ORGANIC INDIA goes beyond “sustainable” to regenerative by revitalizing the environment as well as farm communities, bringing access to clean water, positive social change, health care, and job skill trainings.

ORGANIC INDIA represents a community dedicated to healthy, conscious living and true wellness solutions. They embrace the fundamental truth that we are all deeply interconnected with each other and the world. The company supply chain delivers value to farmers, employees, communities, and the environment. From seed, to soil, to farm, to factory, to its community, ORGANIC INDIA operates as a vehicle of consciousness.

Learn more about Tulsi Cinnamon Rose and access special offers from ORGANIC INDIA here.

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