LICORICE loose-leaf tea   50g (or) 100g  Select size on drop down list

Ingredients from: Sri Lanka    -    Grade: Orange Pekoe    -    Medium Caffeine Level  -    High Antioxidant Level   -   50g

Cup Characteristics: A high grown Ceylon tea accentuates the delicate flavor nuances of licorice. Perfect for those quiet times.

Luxury Ingredients:  Black tea - Licorice Root - Safflower Petals - Anise -  Mallow Blossoms - Natural Flavors

Licorice, derived from the licorice root, has been consumed for millennia. The root was particularly prized in ancient Greece, China and Egypt for its restorative qualities. These ancient cultures believed that the licorice root was an effective ingredient in making cough syrups, and tonics.

For most people in the modern world however, licorice is simply a delicious confection that hints of sweet anise. Luckily it also compliments this high grown Ceylon beautifully. Our supplier only uses teas from 3 tea growing regions of Sri Lanka - Nuwara Eliya, Dimbula and Uva. Dimbula and the western estates of Nuwara Eliya have a major quality peak during Jan/Feb, whereas Uva and the eastern estates of Nuwara Eliya have their peak in July/Aug. This dual peak period allows our quality supplier (Metropolitan Tea)  to buy the best for thier flavored tea several times a year. These high-grown districts produce teas that have classic 'Ceylon' tea character, noted by floral boquet and flavor notes, touches of astringency and bright coppery color. Perfect as the base for our flavored teas. (Other teas from various other origins around the world were tested as a base for the flavored teas, but none made the grade).

Flavoring oils, not artificial crystals, give the tea drinker high quality tea that tastes great!

Hot Tea: Put 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea for each 7-9oz/200-260ml of water in the teapot. Pour freshly boiled water over tea. Steep 3 - 7 minutes. Add milk and sugar to taste.

Iced Tea (1L/QT): Place 12 slightly heaping tsp loose leaf tea into teapot. Pour 1 1/4 cup/315ml boiling water on tea. Steep 5 minutes. Quarter fill serving pitcher with cold water - pour into pitcher straining tea - Add ice, top-up with cold water - Sweeten to taste.