Tea Blog

While we love our traditional hot tea, living in Austin has provided us with a keen appreciation for a satisfying cup of iced tea.

Our favorite iced tea blends are refreshing, decadent, and healthy as well.

This month, we’re happy to introduce our newest hand blended signature: Wilde Strawberry Green Rooibos.

Healthy, tasty, vibrant, this soothing blend came from our desire to provide some new and super healthy herbs to our line, along with the lusciousness of strawberry and raw, green rooibos.

The result? A uniquely savory, slightly sweet, mild and soothing cup that can be drunk any time of day or night.

Real strawberries, bilberry leaf, strawberry leaf, and copious amounts of green rooibos. This tea is a super antioxidant treat with zero caffeine!

As always, your cuppa Zhi Tea can be enjoyed ice & hot! Have you tried this blend? We’d love to read your review!

Summer is in full swing!

Here at Zhi, we love the season’s fresh fruits and enjoy pairing them with our organic tea.

This beautiful berry infused tea will bliss out every summer get together. Once one sees how easy smashes are to make, they’ll quickly lead your menu planning for all your picnics and pool parties. Promise!

The recipe below makes a ½ gallon pitcher and can be enjoyed as a mocktail or cocktail.

Strawberry Basil White Tea Smash

5 minutes, makes 8 servings.

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons dry White Pomegranate  Zhi Tea

• 4 cups hot water

• 3 cups cold water

• 1 pint strawberries

• ¼ cup sugar or agave

• basil leaves

• ice

• 8 oz vodka or gin*optional

Teaware:

• wooden spoon

• bowl

• teapot or strainer

• half gallon pitcher

• cups

Directions:

1. Fill half gallon pitcher with ice.

2. Steep 4 tbs of dry White Pomegranate Tea in 4 cups of hot water for 3 minutes.

   • Be mindful of water temperature as to not scald the tea.

3. Pour steeped tea into half gallon pitcher over ice.

4. Add 3 cups of cold water to the pitcher.

5. In a seperate bowl, use your wooden spoon to muddle sweetener, 1 cup strawberries, and 12 basil leaves.

6. Pour strawberry smash into pitcher as well.

7. Stir to mix.

8. Taste. You can add more fruit, basil and sweeten further if you like.

9. If you’d like to make it into a cocktail, add some vodka or gin.

10. Now, your pitcher of iced tea is complete.

11. Pour over cups filled with ice and enjoy!

12. Garnish with strawberry fan.