What is herbal tea?

Some teas are harvested from the camellia sinensis plant, black tea, green tea, oolong tea, white tea and pu-erh tea. Herbal teas – also known as herbal tisanes, fruit and floral tisanes - are naturally aromatic teas not from the camellia sinensis tea bush.

When we think of everyone’s favourite herbal tea brews peppermint comes to mind, its fresh and zesty features and refreshing aromatic qualities are widely favoured by tea drinkers. Drink peppermint tea after dinner, during the day, or any time you need its sweet minty flavour to refresh the palate.

Chamomile tea is another much-loved brew. The gorgeous golden chamomile flowers in Just Chamomile loose leaf herbal tisane have been picked and dried to create a soothing, snoozing brew with restful properties. Chamomile tea would probably win the people’s choice award for the most popular herbal tea for sleep.

When the chilly winters settle into your bones and put a dampener on your mood, herbal teas can help! Since ancient times all-powerful herbal blends have been used to soothe winter ailments like the sniffles and sore.

A hot and delicious brew of ginger tea, including our Lemongrass & Ginger loose-leaf herbal tisane is everyone’s go to when winter hits, especially with a dash of honey to sweeten the palate.

So, what is herbal tea? Delicious, unique and totally healthful tea brews plucked from specific herbs or flowers, packed full of personality and sensational aromatic flavours!

Does herbal tea contain caffeine?

Not a drop! All camellia sinensis teas contain varying degrees of caffeine, but tea-licious herbal and floral tisanes do not.

How to make herbal tea?

Every T2 tea bag and loose leaf tea is packaged with brewing instructions – how long, how hot and how to enjoy it!

Is green tea herbal tea?

Green tea is harvested from the camellia sinensis plant along with black tea, white tea, oolong tea and pu-erh tea, so it is actually a member of the tea family, not the herbal tea family.