New Zealanders gather well. Whether it’s a long Sunday lunch, a summer BBQ that stretches into the evening, or a quiet dinner after a full day outdoors, these moments deserve a proper finish.
After a meal like that, something warm and settling is a natural ending. Our Digestion collection is built around botanicals with long traditions of post-meal use: the vivid, cooling presence of peppermint; the spiced warmth of herbal chai; and the deep, earthy complexity of Yunnan pu-erh. The ritual of an after-dinner tea is as old as sitting down to eat.
What is a digestive tea?
Digestive teas are blends associated with the period after a meal, drawing on herbal traditions that span centuries and cultures. Peppermint (Mentha x piperita) is the most widely used digestive botanical in European herbal tradition: its high menthol content gives it a clean, cooling flavour and it has been a part of after-meal rituals since classical antiquity. Ginger brings warmth and spice alongside. Pu-erh, a fermented and aged tea from Yunnan province in China, has been consumed after meals in Chinese culture for centuries, particularly after large banquets.
T2's digestion collection is a tightly curated range: five blends that cover different characters and occasions, from the simple cool of straight peppermint to the complex earthiness of aged pu-erh.
Tummy Tea
Tummy Tea is T2's flagship digestive blend: peppermint-led, smooth, and menthol-forward, with a clean finish. It's one of T2's most consistently popular herbal blends, available in loose leaf and tea bag formats, a 120g refill, and a dedicated Icon Tin. The straightforward choice for an after-dinner cup.
Mint Mix and Spi Chai
Mint Mix brings peppermint and spearmint together. The difference matters: peppermint has a bold, cool, high-menthol character; spearmint is lower in menthol and slightly sweeter, producing a softer mint flavour. Together, the blend is more rounded than straight peppermint, less intense, easier for those who find pure peppermint a little sharp.
Spi Chai is the most distinct blend in the collection: all the warmth and spice of a classic chai (cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, clove) built on a herbal base rather than black tea, making it fully caffeine-free. A warming, complex option for those who want something more involved after dinner.
Pu-erh
Pu-erh is the outlier in the collection and worth some attention. An aged, fermented tea from Yunnan, China, it undergoes a microbial fermentation process that develops a character quite unlike any other tea: earthy, woody, slightly mineral, with a depth that opens further through multiple steeps. It has been consumed after meals and with rich food in Chinese culture for centuries. The flavour is an acquired taste for some, but for those who find it, there's nothing quite like it. Pu-erh is caffeinated, unlike the rest of this collection.
