Celestial Seasonings herbal tea

[spork]

I just returned from a 3-week road trip. Among the places visited was a free tour of Celestial Seasonings' factory near Boulder, Colorado. Very interesting, good fun. A wholesome company worth supporting.

Trivia: After tea leaves, what is the most common ingredient in their dried herbal beverage packets? Hint: China & Egypt are among their main sources.

 

[babetoo]

i am not much of a hot tea drinker. but my daughter loves this brand. she says there are a couple of them that help her sleep. i do make iced tea, but i use a store brand black tea. i bet it was fun to see, though.

 

[letscook]

I haven't a clue but here is a Ice tea I love to make
Herbal Iced Tea Recipe : Ina Garten : Food Network

 

[Rachel Keeth]

That is so cool! We are going up to CO next spring to visit one of my sisters that just got married and moved up there, that looks like a great place to visit.

 

[CharlieD]

I love that brand, always have on hand 4-5 boxeses of diferent herb kind.

So what is it?

 

[Rachel Keeth]

I think we have 50 boxes in our pantry!

 

[getoutamykitchen]

My mom has to have her Celestial Seasonings Sleepy Time tea every evening after dinner. She's been drinking it for years and years.

 

[TheNoodleIncident]

hibiscus?

 

[spork]

Noodle's got it. It's hibiscus. Dried fruits lose its tartness, and dried hibiscus gives it back.

 

[Wyogal]

while you are up in that neck of the woods and want to do foodie tours, try Cheese Importers in Longmont.
I love Hibiscus!

 

[spork]

For those of you unfamiliar with hibiscus, scan your roadways for rear auto windshield decals with the ever popular Hawaiian theme... the silhouette of a flower with a long stamen. That flower is dried and crushed to almost a powder; it gives their herbal blended teas a mildly puckering sourness.

 

[CharlieD]

50 boxes, oh my gosh, wow!

 

[Rachel Keeth]

50 boxes, oh my gosh, wow!

I just counted we have exactly 49 boxes of tea but we also have a jar of Vanilla Roibos, a tin of earl grey and a bag of some tropical fruit tea!

 

[n2cookin]

I used to drink Celestial Seasonings tea. I really liked their spiced chia tea it tasted better than others to me. However, I can no longer find it at three of the major grocer chains here. Celestial Seasonings seems to be making newer types of teas but the chia tea is impossible to find. I once found a box but it was decaf.