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Boreal Blend herbal tea (28g)
Boreal Blend herbal tea (28g)
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Christmas in a cup.
Pine needles, spruce tips, Western red cedar, birch bark and wild rose hips come together in a rich, aromatic herbal infusion built around the plants of the northern forest.
Five forest ingredients.
We know where the wild ingredients came from.
Because we were the ones gathering them.
Boreal Blend is made in small batches from forest plants we personally harvest and prepare ourselves before bringing them together into the finished blend.
That's what wildcrafted means here — staying connected to the plants, the harvest and the finished product.
Different parts of the forest, working together.
Boreal Blend isn't simply a mix of evergreen needles. It combines foliage, bark and fruit, giving the finished infusion much more depth than any one plant could provide alone.
Pine Needles
Pine forms part of the evergreen foundation of the blend, bringing the unmistakable aroma and character of fresh conifer.
Spruce Tips
Spruce tips add another layer of bright evergreen character and are softer and more delicate than mature spruce needles.
Western Red Cedar
Cedar brings a deeper aromatic note that helps give Boreal Blend its distinctive northern-forest character.
Birch Bark
Birch bark adds depth beneath the brighter evergreen notes and helps give the finished infusion its fuller character.
Wild Rose Hips
Rose hips add a wild-fruit component to a blend otherwise built largely from evergreen foliage and bark.
A blend that makes sense when winter settles in.
Evergreen needles, bark and wild fruits have long been used in northern herbal traditions, particularly through the colder part of the year when the landscape offers a very different selection of plants than it does in summer.
Pine, spruce, cedar, birch and rose hips each have their own histories in traditional seasonal preparations. Boreal Blend brings those plants together into the kind of strong forest infusion we reach for during winter and cold-and-flu season.
Evergreen needles and tips have long appeared in northern winter infusions and traditional plant preparations.
Cedar and birch also have long histories of traditional use in northern plant preparations and decoctions.
Rose hips have traditionally been gathered as both a wild food and an ingredient in winter teas and other preparations.
It tastes like Christmas.
This isn't a tart tea and it isn't a delicate floral blend. Boreal Blend is rich, deeply aromatic and unmistakably evergreen.
Think fresh pine and spruce brought indoors, warm winter air, cedar and the smell of a Christmas tree filling the room. That's the character of this blend.
Don't treat this like ordinary tea.
Boreal Blend contains tougher forest materials including needles and bark. A quick 10 or 15 minute steep doesn't give them enough time and wastes much of what this blend has to offer.
As soon as the water first begins to boil, turn the heat down. Keep it at the lowest simmer for the remainder of the hour, then strain the plant material before drinking.
Enjoy Boreal Blend warm straight from the pot, or cool and refrigerate it for a chilled forest infusion. A little honey can also be added if you prefer a sweeter cup.
Boreal Blend Herbal Tea
Pine needles, spruce tips, Western red cedar, birch bark and wild rose hips — personally gathered, prepared and blended in small batches by Alberta Wildcraft.
