The home stretch is here, you're now two-thirds of the way through your advent calendar and I am hoping that you are enjoying every sip. As the busy periods ramps up with the festive season, enjoy a few quiet minutes each day to savour a new blend. Once you've finished your 24 new teas, send us an email, asocial media message, or leave a Google Review letting us know your favourite blend.
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Day 17 Vanilla Chai
Spicy with a hint of sweetness, this is one chai that you won’t need to add honey to! We love ours served with a splash of almond milk, but take it your preferred way and enjoy this start to your day.Â
Ingredients: Black tea, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, pepper, clove, nutmeg & calendula petals.
Recommended Brewing Instructions
1 tsp of leaves / 250mL of 100°C water.
Brew for 3 minutes.
Remove leaves, add your favourite milk & enjoy.
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Day 18 Snow Globe
A swirling mix of popped rice, coconut, apples, beets & hibiscus, warm cinnamon and almond notes bring on thoughts of Christmas and winter time. Snow Globe is a blend of joy & flavour, give this blend a shake and brew up a tea storm.
Ingredients: Apple, beet, hibiscus, cinnamon, pineapple, papaya, coconut, almonds, popped rice & cornflower petals.
Recommended Brewing Instructions
1 tsp of leaves / 250mL of 100°C water.
Brew for 5-10 minutes.
Remove leaves, enjoy hot or iced.
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Day 19 Golden SunriseÂ
A powerhouse of health! This tea combines the high antioxidants of green & white tea, with fruits high in Vitamin C and adds a dose of turmeric for its anti-inflammatory properties. Enjoy this tea at any time of the day for an extra dose of goodness, much needed in the craziness of December!Â
Ingredients: White tea, green tea, turmeric, pineapple, apple, rosehips, blackberry, mint, calendula & black pepper
Recommended Brewing Instructions
1 tsp of leaves / 250mL of 100°C water
Brew for 3 minutes.
Remove leaves and enjoy
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Day 20 Organic Bondi BreakfastÂ
A firm favourite of many Wildflower customers, Bondi Breakfast combines premium black tea, vanilla bean, rose petals and white tea silver needles for this luxurious twist on a typical breakfast blend.Â
Try with a splash of milk, but take that first sip without any sweetener.Â
Ingredients: Assam black tea, white silver needle tea, rose petals & vanilla.
Recommended Brewing Instructions
1 tsp of tea / 250mL of 100° water.
Brew for 3 minutes.
Remove leaves, add milk of choice & enjoy.
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Day 21 Organic Genmaicha Green
Japanese Genmaicha is blended with toasted rice kernels, so you get all the grassy sweetness of green Sencha, plus the nutty, popcorn-esque coziness of brown rice. Some green teas can be bitter and sharp, but Genmaicha tea is mellow and warm.
Ingredients: Green tea leaf (steamed), Roasted brown rice, Kukicha twig.
Recommended Brewing Instructions
1 tsp of tea / 250mL of 80° water.
Brew for 3 minutes.
Remove leaves, and enjoy
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Day 22 PeppermintÂ
Minty freshness in a cup, with our peppermint tea leaves they can be enjoyed in a multitude of ways. Our favourite ways are, warm after dinner to settle a stomach & chilled over ice with lemon and cucumber as an afternoon mocktail.Â
Ingredients: Peppermint leaves
Recommended Brewing Instructions
1 tsp of leaves / 250mL of 100°C water.
Brew for 2 minutes.
Remove leaves and enjoy.
Try this iced with lemon and cucumber for a refreshing drink!
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Day 23 Love SignsÂ
Blended with love in mind, our Love Signs mix is both sweet and refreshing with its strawberry and lemon myrtle combination on a tart hibiscus base. We love this tea cold, sip it at the end of the long day and enjoy the weekend leading into Christmas!Â
Ingredients: Organic hibiscus, rose petals, organic chamomile, organic lemon myrtle & freeze dried strawberries.
Recommended Brewing Instructions
1 tsp of leaves / 250mL of 100°C water.
Brew for a minimum of 3 minutes.
Remove leaves and enjoy hot or iced.
Add orange slices or berries for extra sweetness
Try it blended with lemonade and a shot of pink gin for a Sunday cocktail!
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Day 24 Honeybush PeachÂ
You’ve made it to the end! Merry Christmas Eve, enjoy this tea with the knowledge that tomorrow is a day for relaxation and rest (hopefully). Double check your gifts are wrapped and under the tree while you sip on this brew. Juicy and fruit driven with a slightly nutty finish, honeybush tea is an up and comer in the international tea world, with it compared to a rooibos tea.
Ingredients: Honeybush, green rooibos, tangerine, peach, marigold petals, calendula petals & sunflower petals.
Recommended Brewing Instructions
1tsp of leaves / 250mL of 100°C water.Â
Brew for 3 minutesÂ
Remove leaves and enjoy.
Try this tea iced! Garnish with a slice of fresh peach for that extra touch.Â
