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It's Iced Tea time, that's for sure. Learn how to ice your favoruite tea with this downloadable Shanti Chai & Co's Iced Tea Guide here. Shanti Chai & Co's Original Chai Blend poured over ice and topped with cream. Learn how to ice chai, black tea, green tea and herbal tea/tisanes with both Quick Steep and Cold Brew Methods in this easy How-To Guide: Please feel free to share this guide with tea loving friends and family with the following link: https://shantichai.com/blogs/news/downloadable-iced-tea-guide-pdf    

When we think of iced tea, we often think of a classic: black tea over ice, with a squeeze of lemon and tablespoon (or two... or three!) of sugar. Another world of iced tea includes those in the "herbal tea" category. This includes tisanes and herbal blends, and ingredients such as flowers, herbs, spices, berries and fruits. Some of our favourite ingredients in herbal teas are the mints (peppermint, spearmint), herbal powerhouses like nettle leaf and raspberry leaf, and flowers like hibiscus, lavender and rose petals. These can be found in our herbal blends here. While herbal teas are delicious...

In Summer of 2020, Shanti became a momma to beautiful fraternal twin girls. When they first arrived, certain herbs and flowers sounded delicious and for several months, every afternoon included an iced tea made from a long steep of various deep summer garden finds. Raspberry leaf, fennel, lemon balm, bright flowers... A few additions were made to create "New Momma" Tea: fenugreek, of course, one of the main aids for nursing mommas, lemon verbena, alfalfa. With the help of Shanti's own mother and learning more about ingredients that benefit the new momma, this herbal blend was born! Light, aromatic, grounding...