Herbal tea

Herbal tea is a very popular hot beverage in today's society. But interestingly, it is not a true type of tea at all. Herbal tea is usually a concoction or mixture of herbs, flowers, and spices that make up the particular desired flavor. True gourmet teas are made up of leaves and buds from the same type of tea plant and then processed to the point where it is defined as a certain type or variety of tea.

When it comes to preparing herbal tea for drinking make sure that the water is brought to a full boil first, which is around 212 degrees. Then steep the herbal tea for about seven minutes afterward. Darker types of herbal tea should be prepared at a one teaspoon per cup ratio, and lighter varieties should be made up of a two teaspoon per cup ratio instead.

It's best to use 100% spring water for making herbal teas, as most tap waters tend to be very poor and will often result in making a high quality and flavorful tea taste very ordinary and even bitter at times.

There are some great resources on the internet for herbal tea, and we have provided links to each website for your convenience below.

Recommended Herbal Tea Resources

Adagio Teas - Very large selection of gourmets teas. The most visited tea website on the web. They even have a tea community with a tea newsletter and chat rooms. Free shipping available.
Spice Of Life Teas - They have several of the world's top brands of teas that come from the most exclusive tea growing areas in the world. A wide selection of flavors too. They also carry a great line of Chai.
Peet's Coffee & Tea - Peet's is well-known for their coffees but their teas are also very unique and there are more than 45 hand selected and blended teas available, all with very distinctive flavors. They have a great online Tea Selector too.