Why Herbal “Tea” is not Tea!

Hit play and watch this video to learn why herbal drinks, infusions, or tonics are not actually tea.

For step-by-step recipes of the herbal infusions mentioned in this video we hook it up for you here.

To learn more about the camellia sinensis tea plant, varietals, and cultivars you can read more here.

To learn more about tea and terroir, you can read more here.

To dip your toe into some tea and caffeine knowledge this is a good start.

To learn more about categories of tea and oxidation levels read more here.

Corrections: 1) In India, Assam is a state and not a province (India divides regions in states not provinces). 2) It looks like only 15 provinces in Mainland China grow tea (I don't know where I got my wild 30 something number from in the video when Mainland China only has 33 provinces and autonomous regions)

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