Steep It Loose — RECIPES: TEA MOCKTAILS

Throughout the northern hemisphere, Christmas festivities feature some variety of hot mulled wine. Whether you know this warming delight by that name, or as glühwein, glögg, or vin chaud, it’s bound to conjure up images of brisk temps and holiday markets. Here we present two versions. The first is a family-friendly recipe without any wine or alcohol, which uses hibiscus as its base. The second one is on a wine base which we enhance with our Turmeric Tonic herbal chai. If you can’t choose which one to serve, you should make them both! They’re so different from one another that you...

Our friends at the Conscious Cleanse created a thirst-quenching mocktail (with an optional cocktail add-on) made with our loose leaf Organic Hibiscus tea. It's so delicious and easy breezy that they included it in their new Guide to Cocktails and Mocktails this summer!  Hibiscus Tea Cooler  Yield: 4 mocktails  Ingredients:  • 4 cups water  • 4 tsp. loose leaf Hibiscus Petals tea  • 1 cup maple syrup  • 2 TB. lemon juice  • 1 TB. lime juice  • 1 cup ice  Instructions:  1) In a medium saucepan, combine water, hibiscus tea, and maple syrup over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a...

  Strong brews of herbal teas make a great base for delicious mocktails. They’re so colorful and flavorful, you’ll not miss the booze. This combo of our Blood Orange Smoothie, ginger, tart juice and rosemary makes a zippy summertime drink. Ginger beer is actually brewed and fermented. It has far less sugar and carbonation than ginger ale and a stronger ginger flavor. Yields two tall (12 oz) drinks  INGREDIENTS:   2 heaping tsp (or one tea sachet) Blood Orange Smoothie   1 cup freshly boiled water 1/4 cup fruit juice of your choice: lemon and cranberry work well!  1 can or...

Hibiscus petals make a great base for delicious mocktails. They’re so colorful and flavorful, you’ll never miss the booze. Ginger beer is actually brewed and fermented. It has far less sugar and carbonation than ginger ale and a stronger ginger flavor. We originally made this recipe for a pregnant colleague who loves hibiscus and ginger,…