Herbal Tea: Caffeinated Herbal Teas, Iced Recommendations, How to Brew Safely

Besides Happy tea, there's a few herbal teas that make especially good, iced teas.

Ginger Blueberry is wonderful hot or iced, but when iced it makes for a refreshing, sweet and slightly spicy beverage. It's a perfect mix of fruity and citrusy along with subtle floral and herbal notes. Perfect for warm days or as a cooling option during hot weather! 

Raspberry Lavender tea is a perfect balance of lavender and raspberry, like a cup of summer. It brews a beautiful pink infusion - which mixes great with lemonade, making for a tea that tastes as good as it looks! 

The best way to enjoy tea is the way you prefer it - but we really couldn't think of any other way to enjoy Purple Papayaberry than having it iced. It has a delightful fruity flavor and signature purple color that changes if you add a bit of lemon juice. it's an ideal summer thirst quencher.

In general, we don't recommend that you cold brew an herbal tea. For both safety and to extract the benefits from the herbs, roots, and dried fruit - you should use water that is close to or at boiling. If you're not sure how to hot-brew iced tea, we have a whole post with video instruction to help you out!

What you need to make this iced tea:

• The Conflicted Brewer or 46oz *Glass or Ceramic* Iced Tea Pitcher (we are suggesting a glass or ceramic pitcher due to the hot brew during steeping)
• 1 Large infuser or Loose-Leaf Paper Tea Bags - we suggest the paper tea bags because they are long enough to submerge into your pitcher if you are not using The Conflicted Brewer*
• 4 tbsp Happy Tea (Organic Herbal Tea)
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1/2 freshly squeezed lemon

Recipe

1. Add 4 tbsp Happy Tea into infuser or paper bag. If you are using The Conflicted Brewer, make sure to fasten infuser onto lid.*
2. Boil 24oz of filtered water until it reaches 212F.
3. Once water get to 212F, pour hot water into pitcher until it is halfway full.
4. Submerge infuser or tea bag and steep for 5-7 minutes.
5. Remove infuser or tea bag.
6. Mix in 1 tbsp of honey until dissolved. Squeeze in lemon.
7. Top with ice and cold water, then pour tea over ice in a glass and enjoy!