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Rare Hibiscus Flowers Loose Leaf Herbal Tea

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A delicious herbal infusion exquisitely crafted from the dried calyx (or sepals) of the hibiscus flower (Hibiscus sabdariffa.)

For every kilo of our Rare Hibiscus Flowers our farmers need to collect 12 kilos of fresh calyx.

Naturally caffeine free.

Tasting Notes

The flavour is rich in berries, slightly tart, but with a cranberry sweet finish.

Cost Per Cup

9p per cup based on 2g of tea per 150ml of water and 3 infusions.

Origin

Satemwa Estate, Shire Highands, Malawi

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Recommended Infusion Guide

  • Quantity

    Use 2g per 150ml of water.

  • Temperature

    For the optimum infusion use 100°C water.

  • Time

    Infuse for 30 seconds to 2 minutes, tasting regularly.

  • Infusions

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

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More infusion tips

How to infuse your tea is very personal, and these are just our recommendations based on experience. Please experiment with these variables to your heart's delight. These are our recommendations, not hard and fast rules. The most delicious tea is the one you love.

Our guide uses a standard tea cup size (150ml/5.5 oz) as a measure, please adjust the quantity of leaf accordingly for less or more water. Our whole loose leaves are of such a high quality that you can infuse our teas at least twice, and the second infusion is often better than the first, with different flavours revealed as the leaf softens. If you prefer your tea stronger, add more leaf, don’t leave it for longer (this will just make it bitter).

We get our fabulous hibiscus from Satemwa in Malawi.

Satemwa provides hibiscus seedlings free of charge to smallholder growers, who are mostly women, that they plant and tend to on their plots.

When they’re ready, Satemwa buys back the flowers, providing a vital extra revenue stream.

Hibiscus is enjoyed all over the world both hot or cold - often sweetened with sugar or honey. In Jamaica and many other islands in the Caribbean the drink is known as Sorrel. It is known as Bissap in West Africa, Karkadé in Egypt and Sudan, Gongura in India and Brazil and most famously as Flor de Jamaica in Mexico.

It is a mild diuretic, rich in vitamin C and is believed to help reduce blood pressure.

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Returns

The Rare Tea Lady believes that our teas are some of the greatest in the world, and that our range and service are second to none.

In the isolated case that you are not completely satisfied with any product you purchase from our website, please get in contact with our customer services team to discuss returning your order.*

In most instances, we will give you a full refund of the item's cost, excluding postage. We may ask you to return the item to us.** Customers in the UK & European Union have statutory rights not affected by this guarantee, but any tea pouches must remained sealed for this to be in effect.

*We only accept returns/refunds for tea within 30 days of receipt, because it is impossible for us to know if the tea has been stored correctly.

**We will endeavour to ask for pictures where possible - but if you have changed your mind and are outside of any statutory rights time period, return postage is payable by you.

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