Portuguese Cinnamon Basil Loose Leaf Herbal Tea

Name: Portuguese Cinnamon Basil
Brand: Rare Tea Company
Price: 9.49 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)

£9.49

(11p per cup)

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Ocimum Basiliucm – cultivar Cinnamon - also known as Mexican Spice Basil (and not to be confused with Thai Basil) makes a deliciously aromatic herbal tea that is naturally soothing.

This herbal infusion contains the stems, seeds and leaf – to capture all the delicious flavours contained in each part of the plant.

Naturally caffeine free.

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4.7 Based on 3 Reviews

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07 January 2022

Judith M.

Germany

Delish

Rich flavor smooth and spicy. Infuse pure or combine with black tea and honey.

20 December 2021

Annelies J.

Belgium

A surprising discovery

Surprising in taste and in softness, an ideal afternoon or evening drink to help wind you down!

26 May 2021

Annabel

United Kingdom

a revelation!

I bought your Portuguese Cinnamon Basil tea a few weeks ago and it has transformed my life. I adore it. I basically drink coffee in the morning and then spend the afternoon decaffeinating myself, so I drink a variety of herbal teas. They are insipid and monotone in comparison. I didn’t know herbal tea could be so flavoursome and interesting and characterful. I make it in my little teapot and have several brews. It is also very pretty. I love it. Thank you.

Tasting Notes

A deliciously soothing herbal tea with deep cinnamon flavours and a subtle hint of strawberry.

Quantity

Use 1g of tea per 150ml of water.

Temperature

For the optimum infusion use 100°C (212°F) water.

Time

Infuse for 30 seconds to 2 minutes, tasting regularly.

Infusions

You can infuse this tea at least three times. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.

Cost Per Cup

11p per cup based on 1g of tea per 150ml of water and 3 infusions.

PORTUGAL

Beira Baixa Province

Grown on a small, family run, organic farm in the Beira Baixa Province of Portugal; between the The Tejo Nature Park and the Naturtejo Geopark - a UNESCO world heritage site.

The air is rich with the scent of pine, rosemary and wild lavender and the area is abundantly biodiverse.

The farmers Henrique and Rosário tell us that it can be used to relieve nervousness, headaches, coughs and a sore throat.

When we first tasted this infusion we were overcome with happiness. It is not well known and rarely cultivated for tea. We were very lucky to find it. The farm is wholly organic and has been since Henrique and Rosio began growing herbs in 2007. They left professional lives in the city with their young family

"with the wish and necessity to lead a life connected to nature and an activity which would truly be ours. We left a 30 year city life with a mission to contribute to the revival of the Portuguese ‘Beira Interior’ and rural world."

The local team who work with them also receive a share in annual profits.

Cinnamon Basil was taken into space by the Endeavour Space Shuttle in 2007 and grown in an experiment in low earth orbit on the International Space Station.

It actually is, out of this world.