Lemon Yaupon
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Commercial Description
Regionally-sourced Yaupon (the only caffeinated plant native to North America!) with locally grown lemon balm, lemongrass & a touch of lemon peel.
Ratings & Reviews
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85 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5Kats Tale (3 reviews) on Aug. 18th, 2019
I really enjoyed this tea and was not expecting to - I like a super black tea usually and this brewed to a very light color in the cup. But the flavor was like a warm hug. Very pleased!
60 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5Evertiro (61 reviews) on Oct. 9th, 2018
This one might take a little explanation. I know I had no clue what I was looking at when I first found it. If you don't already know, yaupon is a type of tea made from the yaupon holly, or Ilex vomitoria. Yaupon has a long heritage, particularly in the southwest United States. It is reputed to have been used for centuries by the natives of the southwest in making what was called "black drink".
Interestingly, the yaupon holly is the only plant native to North America that contains caffeine and, unfortunate name notwithstanding, can be used to make a very mellow, quite drinkable tea. Tea drinkers may well know its close cousin, yerba mate, though yaupon-based teas don't tend to have the bitterness common in yerba mate teas.
Such a mellow tea blended with lemon balm, lemmongrass and lemon peel (that's a LOT of lemon!) seems like it would be overpowering, but I found it to be beautifully blended. I'm on the fence when it comes to lemon... anything. A great many lemon flavored foods and drinks come across as overly tart in my opinion. Somehow, however, this tea pulls if off expertly; particularly impressive given the company that produces is, Asheville Tea Company, has only been around for two years and change.
I recently reviewed another tea (Viking Moxie by MoxTea) and concluded that it was a good alternative to a morning cup of coffee - providing a decent energy boost, without the unfortunate side effects that coffee presents. I haven't decided if this tea trumps Viking Moxie yet, but I can say that it has a similar effect and a wonderful flavor that makes it more than worth keeping on hand. MAJOR props to a small tea shop in North Carolina!
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