January’s Special Edition “New Year’s Resolution” Tea Box – Social Media

January’s Tea Box is all about the detox.  We put together this box to help you recover from the holidays and keep you healthy this winter. In this New Year’s Resolution Box, each tea tastes incredibly and comes with its own natural healing properties: weight loss, sharpened thinking skills, antioxidants, immunity-boosting and flu-fighting. Enter this link into your browser to read all about the teas in this month’s box: http://goo.gl/qu3yBi. Over the past six months we have been putting Oolong teas head to head to find out which blend the public loves the most. This month we are featuring Pineapple Coconut Oolong; at $200 per pound it is no wonder it came in second place. Enjoy this month’s teas!

Michael Menashy, Tea Sparrow Family

Samovar Tea Lounge’s Organic Pineapple Coconut Oolong

Description: Quite possibly the most tropical oolong ever created.  The pineapple and coconut are intensely heady and there is a mild grassy astringency from the oolong.  This tea is super special so we suggest drinking it as is but it’s also delicious as an iced tea.  Drink as an after-workout refresher, or on a hot summer evening.  Grilled veggies and fish pair exquisitely.

Ingredients: Organic Oolong tea from Taiwan, organic coconut flakes, organic pineapple flavour, organic coconut flavour.

Health Benefits: This tea, known in China as ‘black dragon tea,’ boasts many health benefits such as maintaining healthy cholesterol levels, aiding in weight loss, maintaining healthy teeth and bones, as well as reducing stress and promoting healthy skin.

Michael, “Blending perfection! I love my pure oolong teas, but this blend stole my heart. So well balanced.”

Rishi’s Organic Ginger Lime Rooibos

Description: The dry and pleasantly flavored West Indian Lime variety gives our Organic Ginger Lime Rooibos a unique and zesty citrus flavor with notes of ginger and rare spices. The brilliant turmeric yellow and orange infusion glows in the cup and has wonderfully refreshing notes of tropical fruits and spices.

Ingredients: Organic Fair Trade Certified™ green rooibos, Organic ginger, Organic lemongrass, Organic lemon myrtle, Organic licorice root and natural essential oils of lime and tangerine.

Health Benefits:  This incredibly flavoured caffeine-free tea is growing quickly in popularity but did you know that it also contains high amounts of antioxidants? Although the antioxidants found in rooibos tea are different from those in green tea, they are still known to fight off free radicals in the body. Rooibos tea is also known to fight off cardiovascular disease, liver disease and lower blood pressure. Added to this is the delicate flavour and fantastic health benefits of lemongrass. Known to aid in skin health, and to fight inflammation as well as cancer. It is also known for its detoxifying properties.

Numi’s Organic Chocolate Pu-erh

Description: This velvety infusion combines black Pu∙erh tea and organic cocoa. Accented by whole vanilla beans and sweet orange peel, this decadent blend is rounded off with nutmeg and cinnamon for a spicy finish.

Ingredients: Organic Pu∙erh, Organic Cocoa Powder, Organic Vanilla, Organic Theo Chocolate Cocoa Nibs, Organic Rooibos, Organic Orange Peel, Organic Nutmeg, Organic Cinnamon.

Health Benefits: Pu-erh originates from the Yunnan Province of China and has been coveted for its preventative and curative properties for over 2000 years. Pu-erh tea has been proven to lower cholesterol and to support digestion as well as general well-being and longevity. This tea is said to enhance the “qi,” or life force. So get your kung fu on!

Rishi’s Organic Blueberry Rooibos

Description: African rooibos and real, wild blueberries in perfect balance provide tart, juicy and naturally sweet flavors that taste great hot or iced. Blueberry Rooibos is artfully hand blended in small batches using only 100% naturally caffeine-free botanicals and artisan herbal tea-blending techniques.

Ingredients: Organic Fair Trade Certified™ rooibos, Organic blueberries, Organic schizandra berries, Organic Fair Trade Certified™ hibiscus, natural flavors of blueberry and strawberry.

Health Benefits: This incredibly flavoured caffeine-free tea is growing quickly in popularity but did you know that it also contains high amounts of antioxidants? Although the antioxidants found in rooibos tea are different from those in green tea, they are still known to fight off free radicals in the body. Rooibos tea is also known to fight off cardiovascular disease, liver disease and lower blood pressure.