You're The Caffeine-Free Herbalist!

You want a hot cup without the caffeine, often in the evening. Strictly these are tisanes, not tea: rooibos is a South African legume, chamomile is a flower, hibiscus is a calyx. None comes from Camellia sinensis, all brew with boiling water, and none turns bitter if you forget it for ten minutes.

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Your Perfect Tea Match

Type: Not tea: caffeine-free tisanes (rooibos is oxidized like black tea)
Origins: Cederberg (South Africa), Egypt and Europe (chamomile), West Africa and Mexico (hibiscus)
How to brew: Mug or teapot, 3–4 g per 240 ml, water just off the boil (99 °C / 210 °F), 5 min
Teas to look for: Rooibos, Chamomile flowers, Hibiscus, Honeybush

Teas picked for The Caffeine-Free Herbalist

Rooibos
In Pursuit of Tea
$12.75 / 4 ozRooibos (caffeine-free)
Vanilla, honey, rich
Chamomile Flowers
Red Blossom Tea Company
$16.00 / 56 g (2 oz)Chamomile (caffeine-free)
Mellow, herbaceous, smooth
Hibiscus Flowers
Red Blossom Tea Company
$16.00 / 56 g (2 oz)Hibiscus (caffeine-free)
Tart, fruity, crisp
Golden Chamomile Blossoms
Rishi Tea & Botanicals
$17.50 / 1/4 lbChamomile (caffeine-free)
Floral, fruity, honeyed

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