Tea blending is great for improving the tea flavor and one can create numerous tea blends for every single day. Changing one or two ingredients when making your tea can change it from a calming to an intensifying flavor. Fresh flavors of spearmint, strawberries, sour lemon and hibiscus are incredible for summer teas while spices are great for warming winter teas. Here are some of the different types of tea blends and how to make them.
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This is a white tea blend that goes well with spicy and tangy notes. Adding dried strawberries gives a sweet and tangy layer to the tea. Including peppercorns in the tea is a great selection for adding a spicy note. Ingredients for making the tea include a teaspoon of dried strawberries, half teaspoon of peppercorn, a pinch of safflower and two spoons of Pai Mu Tan. It is important to note that white tea should not be blended with herbs and flavors with a strong taste.
Breakfast blends are typically a mix of lighter and stronger teas. This mix should give a ratio of a recognizable tea flavor during breakfast. The most popular breakfast blends come from Sri Lanka and India. Use Assam and Darjeeling tea for the traditional breakfast blend. Ingredients and procedure of preparing the tea:
- Add three teaspoons of Assam tea,
- Include half to one teaspoon of rosebuds
- Add also two teaspoons of Darjeeling tea
- For an extra caffeine boost, add some Guarana powder.
Chamomile is a great calming tea for drinking in the evening and usually has no caffeine. The herbs in this blend offer soothing and calming properties particularly for stomach problems. This tea is usually best when it is hot. The procedure of making the tea and ingredients include:
- Adding dried licorice root about a half teaspoon
- Dried chamomile of two teaspoons should also be added
- Add one teaspoon of dried ginger root
- For adequate sleeping time use valerian root instead of ginger
What is the best time to drink flavored tea
Tea lovers know that perfect cup of tea depends on various factors: your mood, temperature and part of the day. So what is the best time to drink flavored tea?
Depends on the type of tea you are drinking. Tea blends are usually made of black or green tea leaves in combination with various ingredients. Black tea has the most caffeine, so you shouldn’t drink it in the evening because you may have problems falling asleep. The best time to drink black flavored tea is in the morning, after your breakfast. Black tea will energize you and it will improve your concentration. That’s why you can drink it through the day, but you shouldn’t exaggerate because that tea is very strong. If you suffer from insomnia or find it hard to fall asleep, you shouldn’t drink black tea after 5 PM.
Fortunately, there are alternatives to black tea! You can try tea blends made with green or white tea. Green tea has less caffeine than black tea, and you can drink it in the afternoon when you want to slightly boost your energy. However, you shouldn’t drink it before going to bed.
If you love drinking tea before going to bed and you don’t want to give up on that ritual, you should choose white tea. It has less caffeine than other types of tea and its taste is milder. White tea is usually combined with fruit flavors. Some of the best combinations are white tea with peach or with rose. You can also try one with vanilla flavor, especially during winter.
Possibilities are endless and many people have more favorite tea blends – one for each part of the day. Just make sure you don’t exaggerate with black or green tea in the evening or late afternoon. Everything else is allowed!