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Herbal teas, also known as herbal infusions or tisanes, are typically a blend of herbs, flowers, spices, and dried fruit. This blend of ingredients is then brewed in the same way as your favorite traditional tea, either loose leaf, in tea sachets, or in tea bags. By combining quality ingredients, blends can be created that calm, invigorate, or treat minor ailments. Colors and flavors range from light and fruity to vibrant and spicy to match your mood. We offer over 60 different blends, most of which are caffeine-free. Looking for more knowledge about herbal teas? Check out Everything You Want to Know About Herbals and Tisanes.
Our herbal blends build upon lemongrass, chamomile flowers, and hibiscus with flavors such as cinnamon, orange peel, and peppermint. All blends are naturally caffeine-free and offer unique experiences. Looking for a soothing blend? Try our Raspberry Herbal. Want more punch? Check out Spiced Plum.
Our fruit teas are caffeine-free blends of all natural ingredients such as rose hips, hibiscus, dried apple, orange peel, and more. These delicious blends are loved by all, including children. Some of our favorites include Peach Fruit Tea and Strawberry Kiwi.
Often referred to as red tea, Rooibos (pronounced “roy-boss”) is a caffeine-free plant found in South Africa. The leaves are oxidized, which develops a deep red color once steeped, similar to black tea. Some of our black tea blends, such as Hot Cinnamon Spice and Paris, are available using Rooibos, delivering familiar flavors yet being caffeine-free.
Not all herbal tea is caffeine-free. In fact, both North and South America have native herbs that can contain nearly as much caffeine as coffee. Yerba Mate is one such herb from South America and has a long history of consumption. Or try American Buzz, our blend of Spearmint, Yerba Mate, and more.
If simplicity is what you desire, look no further. Our pure tisanes are single ingredients that brew a delicious cup. Try our Organic Peppermint, Bamboo, or something unique like Olive Leaves. Be adventurous and make your own tea blend at home.
Not sure which herbal infusion to choose? Find all our herbal blends, tisanes, and fruit teas here.
To extract the maximum flavor from our herbal teas, quality water should be brought to a full boil at 212°F. Unlike more delicate teas such as white or green, herbal tea blends contain a variety of ingredients that are more hearty and can withstand higher brew temperatures.
A typical tea, such as green or black, can become bitter if steeped too long. Herbal teas are often more forgiving with longer brew times. At Harney, we brew our herbal teas for at least 5 minutes to start, but tis is a matter of personal taste.
If you’re looking for a stronger cup of tea, it’s best to increase the amount of tea used instead of increasing the brewing time.
For thousands of years, cultures around the world have brewed herbs for enjoyment and to ease ailments. In China and India, blends are created to help “center” the body, bringing balance to life. In Middle Eastern countries, Peppermint adds flavor to dishes as well as easing indigestion.
Benefits of Herbal Tea:
Nearly everything on this page is caffeine-free by nature, and most of it is blended at our home in Millerton, New York: herbal blends built on chamomile, lemongrass, hibiscus, and rooibos; fruit teas; and pure tisanes with a single ingredient. The questions below cover what a tisane is, how to brew one, and where to start.
Tea comes from one plant, Camellia sinensis, and every black, green, oolong, and white tea is made from its leaves. A tisane, also called an herbal tea or herbal infusion, is made from anything else that brews well: flowers such as chamomile and hibiscus, leaves such as peppermint and lemongrass, fruit, spices, bark, and roots. The two are brewed the same way, so the difference is in the cup, not the kettle. Our Herbals & Tisanes 101 page goes deeper.
Almost all of them, and by nature rather than by processing: chamomile, peppermint, hibiscus, rooibos, and fruit never had caffeine to begin with, which is what sets them apart from decaffeinated tea. The exceptions are a few plants native to the Americas, yerba mate, guayusa, and yaupon, which do carry caffeine. We blend them in American Buzz, and every tea page says whether that tea is caffeinated or caffeine-free.
With boiling water, 212°F, for a full five minutes: one teaspoon of loose tea or one sachet per cup. Herbals are hardier than tea leaves and forgiving of a long steep, so the five minutes brings out the flavor without any harshness. For a stronger cup, add more tea rather than more time. For iced herbal tea, brew it double strength, twice the tea for the same water, and pour it over a tall glass of ice.
Any of the caffeine-free ones, which is nearly all of them. Chamomile, our Egyptian chamomile, is the classic evening cup; Yellow & Blue pairs chamomile with lavender and cornflowers; Peppermint Herbal is clean and cool after dinner; and Herbal Hot Cinnamon Spice gives you the cinnamon, orange peel, and clove of our most popular tea on a rooibos base, with no caffeine at all.
Our herbal blends and fruit teas are our own recipes, blended in Millerton: among them Herbal Hot Cinnamon Spice, African Autumn, a rooibos blend with hibiscus and orange peel; Raspberry Herbal and Lemon Herbal; Yellow & Blue; Indigo Punch; Organic Rooibos Chai; and Peach Fruit Tea. Our pure tisanes are single ingredients, chosen rather than blended: Chamomile, Peppermint Herbal, Hibiscus, and more.
Rooibos is a plant from South Africa, not a tea, whose leaves are oxidized after picking and brew a deep red cup, which is why it is sometimes called red tea. It is caffeine-free by nature, smooth, and a little sweet, and it takes milk well. We use it as the base for Herbal Hot Cinnamon Spice and Organic Rooibos Chai, and it anchors African Autumn. See our rooibos collection.
