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White Swiss Truffle Rooibos

White Swiss Truffle Rooibos

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Exquisite sweet chocolate sweetness dances on your tongue at the first sip, and hints of mint meander throughout.

CAFFEINE LEVELS:  Caffeine Free.

TEA SOURCING:  South Africa (Cederberg), Canada (Ontario), Egypt (Nile River Delta + Fayoum), India (Kerala)

INGREDIENTS: Rooibos, Cacao bean pieces, Cornflower + Calendula petals, and organic complaint natural flavors.

ETHICS:  Ethical Tea Partnership and GMO free

 

THE STORY OF WHITE SWISS TRUFFLE ROOIBOS

This herbal tea blends the delicious taste of white chocolate truffles with the bakey character of rooibos to create a rich and decadent drink. Each sip offers sweet, buttery notes with hints of vanilla and creamy depths. The character of the white chocolate is perfectly balanced by the subtleties of the rooibos and a hint of mint that was added to help round out the blend. This tea is inspired by the delectable white chocolate truffles perfected by the Swiss.

The Swiss have been wooing people the world over with their chocolate confections since 1697. In that year, Heinrich Escher, the mayor of Zurich drank some hot chocolate while on a business trip to Brussels and became infatuated with its delicious flavor. From that day forward the histories of chocolate and Switzerland became inextricably linked. Over the next 200 years or so, chocolate making in Switzerland thrived as a small-scale cottage industry with small companies experimenting with all sorts of ways of producing chocolate.

White chocolate, which forms the base of white truffles, derives its milky color from the presence of up to 3 times the amount of cocoa butter found in traditional dark chocolates. The cocoa butter gives the truffles a very smooth, mild chocolatey taste. This herbal tea mirrors that indulgent white chocolate truffle flavor. We recommend adding a dash of milk (or milk alternative) and sugar (honey or maple syrup works well too). This will enhance the lush creamy layers of flavor and add a luxurious sweetness to this dessert-like cup of tea.

Cacao beans were added to this tea to enhance the natural chocolate flavor while also adding a boost of vitamins, minerals, and polyphenols. Cocoa beans are thought to promote good circulation and better blood flow. The theobromine in cocoa is said to help reduce inflammation. Rich in flavor and rich in wellness benefits - this is the perfect tea to add to your collection.

BREWING INSTRUCTIONS

BREWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOT TEA: Infuse one slightly heaping teaspoon for each 8 ounce cup with boiling water for 3-7 minutes.

ICED TEA BREWING METHOD (Pitcher): (To Make 1 Liter/Quart):
Infuse 6 slightly heaping teaspoons of tea with 1 1/4 cups of boiling water for 5 minutes.  Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water, and add the infused tea, straining the leaves, to the pitcher.  Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Add lemon and sweeten to taste. A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water.

ICED TEA BREWING METHOD (Individual Serving):
Infuse 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea with 6 ounces of boiling water for 5 minutes. Add the tea to a 12 ounce glass, filled with ice, straining the leaves.  Add hot tea to a 12oz/375ml acrylic glass filled with ice, straining the tea or removing the bags. Add lemon and sweeten to taste.

NUMBER OF CUPS: 15-20 cups from each 50 grams of tea, with a single use of the leaves.  Loose leaf tea is traditionally infused 3 times, with a different flavor profile following each infusion.  Accordingly, each 50 gram bag can make up to 60 cups of tea.

 


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