{"title":"Summer Teas","description":"\u003cp\u003eSunshine in a glass. Our summer collection gathers the organic loose leaf teas we reach for when it's hot out: crisp iced tea blends, cooling mint, and bright citrus, all delicious brewed over ice.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"detox","title":"Detox","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAn organic herbal blend, made for daily ritual.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo of the classic spring-tonic herbs of European and North American folk tradition: burdock root and nettle leaf. For centuries, springtime herbalists reached for these roots and leaves as the season turned, and they have held a long place in Western herbalism. This blend pairs them with peppermint for cooling freshness, licorice root for natural sweetness, and ginger root for its warm, lively spice. The cup tastes surprisingly sweet before anything is added, earthy without being bitter, minty without being medicinal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy no senna or cascara.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the teas sold under this name lean on harsh botanicals like senna leaf or cascara bark. This blend skips that route entirely. Instead it leans on burdock and nettle, the mineral-rich spring-tonic herbs of Western tradition, with licorice to harmonize the blend and round the earthiness, and ginger to add warmth. The result is a tea built for a daily cup, not a quick fix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to enjoy it.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMorning or night, as a daily ritual. Because it contains no caffeine, the tea fits any hour. Many customers brew it first thing in the morning as a clean-start ritual. Others pour a cup after a heavy meal to round out the evening. Steep 1.5 teaspoons in 8 ounces of full-boil water for 6 minutes. The licorice root sweetness builds with time. Blended in our Salem, Oregon kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256214405442,"sku":"SQ6924075","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256214438210,"sku":"SQ6924076","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/detox-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851323"},{"product_id":"lavender-ginger-mint","title":"Lavender Ginger Mint","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe herbal blend built on contrast.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpearmint cools. Ginger warms. Lavender softens both. The cup opens with the sweet, menthol brightness of spearmint leaf, moves into the floral calm of lavender flowers, and finishes with the gentle heat of ginger root. The contrast between the cooling mint and the warming ginger creates a tingling sensation that settles the nervous system. It is the herbal blend for the moment when the body needs to reset.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy spearmint, not peppermint.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpearmint (\u003cem\u003eMentha spicata\u003c\/em\u003e) contains less menthol than peppermint, which makes it sweeter and softer on the palate. The lower menthol content means the mint does not overpower the delicate floral notes of the lavender. Spearmint has been the digestive mint of Mediterranean herbalism for centuries, showing up in Moroccan tea rituals and Greek digestion tonics. The sweetness pairs naturally with ginger's warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe three-herb logic.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGinger root moves stagnation in the digestive tract, a tradition that runs through Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine as a warming carminative. Lavender calms the nervous system, with modern aromatherapy studies showing the volatile oils (linalool and linalyl acetate) reduce perceived stress. Spearmint cools inflammation and settles the stomach. Together, the three cover the gut-brain axis: the physical movement, the sensory cooling, and the nervous calm. \u003cstrong\u003eBlended in our Salem, Oregon kitchen.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256212013378,"sku":"SQ6358180","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256212046146,"sku":"SQ6358181","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/lavender-ginger-mint-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851323"},{"product_id":"refresh","title":"Refresh","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe mineral-rich blend built for daily drinking.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive herbs, chosen for what they offer the body over time. \u003cstrong\u003eNettle leaf\u003c\/strong\u003e brings calcium, iron, and magnesium in bioavailable form. \u003cstrong\u003eOatstraw\u003c\/strong\u003e (the milky-stage tops of the oat plant) feeds the nervous system with minerals and B vitamins. \u003cstrong\u003eRed raspberry leaf\u003c\/strong\u003e is a uterine tonic, used across Western herbalism traditions to support women's cycles and postpartum recovery. \u003cstrong\u003eRed clover\u003c\/strong\u003e is rich in isoflavones, plant compounds that balance hormones gently over time. \u003cstrong\u003eSpearmint\u003c\/strong\u003e makes the whole thing taste clean and bright, covering the grassy undertone with a sweet, cooling mint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe nutritive tradition.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn folk herbalism, these five herbs together form what practitioners call a \"nutritive infusion,\" a term that separates them from teas brewed for flavor. The goal is replenishment. Steep them long (6 to 10 minutes), drink them daily, and the minerals accumulate in the body the way food does. The tradition comes out of the Wise Woman lineage, a Western herbalism approach focused on nourishment over intervention. Susun Weed, the herbalist who codified the practice in the 1980s, called nettle-oatstraw infusions \"liquid vitamins.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink it.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHot or cold-brewed. Many customers make a quart at a time, keep it in the fridge, and drink it in place of water throughout the week. The flavor stays mild and minty even when brewed strong. Blended in our Salem, Oregon kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256419664194,"sku":"SQ1096760","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256419696962,"sku":"SQ1096761","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/refresh-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851323"},{"product_id":"lemon-ginger-mint","title":"Lemon Ginger Mint","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe stomach-settling blend built on four carminatives.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour herbs, each classified as a carminative in Western herbalism: ginger root warms and moves, spearmint cools and releases, lemongrass and lemon verbena brighten the whole thing with citral-rich oils. Carminatives relax the smooth muscle in the digestive tract and let trapped gas pass, which is why this blend has been the after-meal cup and the nausea cup since we opened. Bright lemon on the front, spicy ginger in the middle, cooling mint on the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy four, not one.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGinger alone can be too heating. Mint alone can be too cooling. Lemon alone lacks body. Together, they balance. The ginger provides the warming action that moves digestion forward. The mint provides the cooling counterpoint that settles the cramping. The lemongrass and lemon verbena tie the cup together with a citrus thread that makes the whole thing drinkable, not medicinal. The blend works as a stomach soother, a travel-sickness cup, a post-meal ritual, and a cold-weather immune support all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to brew it.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.5 teaspoons in 8 ounces of full-boil water, steep 6 minutes. The ginger root needs the full steep time to release its volatile oils. Drink it hot for the carminative effect, iced for a cooling tonic. Add honey to coat a sore throat. Blended in our Salem, Oregon kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256390730050,"sku":"SQ2133833","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256390762818,"sku":"SQ2133834","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/lemon-ginger-mint-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851321"},{"product_id":"four-flowers","title":"Four Flowers","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe herbal blend that makes you brew in glass.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour Flowers is an organic blend of chamomile, rose, lavender, and hibiscus. The hibiscus bleeds ruby-magenta into the water. The chamomile flowers float and dance. The rose and lavender release their oils slow. Before you taste anything, you have a visual ritual that slows you down. The cup itself tastes like the balance between tart cranberry and honeyed chamomile, with floral accents that read as perfume in the nose, not on the tongue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the hibiscus matters.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRose and lavender alone would taste like soap. The secret to balancing four flowers in one cup is the hibiscus, which brings a cranberry-like tartness from its natural fruit acids. That tartness cuts through the floral oils and keeps them from overwhelming the palate. The chamomile provides the honeyed, grounding base. The result is a cup that reads as bright, juicy, and deeply floral without crossing into perfume territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe tradition of flower blends.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending multiple flowers into a single tea has roots in both European herbalism and Middle Eastern tradition. In France, tisanes of chamomile and rose were evening drinks in rural households. In Egypt and Morocco, hibiscus (known as karkadé) was the tart, cooling beverage served at celebrations. Lavender showed up in Provençal kitchen gardens as both culinary herb and calming tea. This blend draws from all three traditions. Blended in our Salem, Oregon kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256164368706,"sku":"SQ3963136","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256164401474,"sku":"SQ3963137","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/four-flowers-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851323"},{"product_id":"clean-energy","title":"Clean Energy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe sustained-focus cup built from two caffeine sources.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrazilian Yerba Mate is the base. Peppermint, schisandra berries, eleuthero root, ginkgo biloba, licorice root, and eucalyptus round it out. Seven ingredients, each one pulling a specific job: the Yerba Mate delivers the caffeine backbone (roughly 65-75mg per cup), the peppermint brightens the palate, the schisandra berries add a tart-sweet complexity, the eleuthero and ginkgo sit in the adaptogen lane, the licorice binds the flavor, the eucalyptus opens the sinuses. The cup tastes minty, earthy, lightly sweet, and drinks like something you'd make for a deadline, not a moment of relaxation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Yerba Mate works differently than coffee.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYerba Mate is \u003cem\u003eIlex paraguariensis\u003c\/em\u003e, a South American holly species cultivated across Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The caffeine content sits between green tea and coffee, but the compound profile includes theobromine (the alkaloid in chocolate) and theophylline (a bronchodilator), which modulate the stimulant effect. Traditional gaucho culture treats Mate as an all-day social drink, passed in a gourd among friends and refilled repeatedly. The steady lift, not the spike-and-crash. Mate also contains chlorogenic acids and saponins, plant compounds studied in modern phytochemistry for antioxidant activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe adaptogen support layer.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEleuthero root is \u003cem\u003eEleutherococcus senticosus\u003c\/em\u003e, often called Siberian Ginseng, used in Traditional Chinese Medicine under the name \u003cem\u003eci wu jia\u003c\/em\u003e as a Qi tonic. Ginkgo biloba is one of the oldest living tree species on the planet, with fossil records dating back 270 million years. Both herbs sit in the adaptogen category in Western herbalism, plants that support the body's response to physical and mental stress. The combination doesn't eliminate fatigue, but it tends to smooth the ride.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256269029698,"sku":"SQ0565636","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256269062466,"sku":"SQ0565637","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/clean-energy-loose-leaf-mate-ybtco.webp?v=1779851323"},{"product_id":"citrus-hibiscus","title":"Citrus Hibiscus","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe tart, ruby-red cup built for cold water.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganic hibiscus flowers, orange peel, lemongrass, and rose petals. The hibiscus steeps out a deep crimson color and a cranberry-tart flavor. The orange peel and lemongrass bring bright citrus. The rose petals round the finish. It tastes like sophisticated fruit punch with zero sugar, which is exactly what hot-climate hydration traditions from Mexico to Egypt have known for centuries. Hibiscus is naturally rich in anthocyanins, the same antioxidant compounds that give blueberries and red wine their color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blend works hot, but it comes alive cold. Cold water extracts the bright citrus and floral notes while pulling less of the sharp acidity that hibiscus carries when you steep it hot. The result is smoother, rounder, naturally sweeter. Steep it overnight in a pitcher. By morning, you have a stunning ruby-red tea that drinks like juice but hydrates like water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lemongrass adds a crisp, grassy brightness. The orange peel brings the zest. The rose petals soften the whole thing and give the finish a floral lift. The cup reads as tart, juicy, refreshing. The kind of drink you reach for on a hot afternoon when water feels too plain and juice feels too sweet. Blended in our Salem, Oregon kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256267718978,"sku":"SQ0814633","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256267751746,"sku":"SQ0814634","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/citrus-hibiscus-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851323"},{"product_id":"slim-mint","title":"Slim Mint","description":"\u003ch3\u003eA savory-mint blend with steady energy.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYerba mate from Brazil, hojicha and green tea from Japan, spearmint, fennel, sage, and rosemary. The mate and green tea bring a steady, focused lift without the coffee jitters. The spearmint-fennel-sage combination reads as savory-sweet in the cup, a flavor profile that resets the palate. Dandelion and nettle round it out with an earthy, mineral depth. The cup tastes substantial, an unsweetened, zero-calorie pour for any time of day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the savory-mint profile works.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost mint teas lean sweet and dessert-like. This one leans savory, with the rosemary and sage adding an herbaceous backbone that makes the mint read more like a tonic than a treat. The fennel brings a natural sweetness without sugar. The bitterness of dandelion and the grassy-mineral notes of nettle anchor the cup in the long tradition of bitter herbs in Western herbalism. The savory profile resets the palate, which is why so many customers reach for this cup in the afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe dual-caffeine base.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYerba mate brings a clean, sustained energy. Green tea adds L-theanine, the amino acid that smooths the caffeine edge. Together, they provide a steady lift without the crash. The hojicha, a roasted Japanese green tea made from stems and leaves, adds a toasted-grain sweetness and drops the overall caffeine just slightly, for a balanced cup that tastes like something you would drink for pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256426742082,"sku":"SQ5169248","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256426774850,"sku":"SQ5169249","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/slim-mint-loose-leaf-mate-ybtco.webp?v=1779851321"},{"product_id":"oolong","title":"Oolong","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe tea that sits between green and black.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTi Kuan Yin is a semi-oxidized oolong from Fujian Province, China. The leaf is 40-50% oxidized, which puts it halfway between the vegetal brightness of green tea and the malty body of black tea. The cup tastes like blooming orchids over toasted walnuts, with a buttery texture that lingers. The process is what makes it: the leaves are bruised in bamboo baskets to start oxidation at the edges, then fired to stop the reaction. The bruising is what releases the floral compounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the leaves are twisted.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTi Kuan Yin is rolled into tight pellets during production. The rolling breaks down cell walls and compresses the leaf, which concentrates the aromatic oils. When you steep the leaf, it unfurls slowly, releasing flavor in stages. This is why oolong re-steeps so well. The first steep opens the leaf. The second and third steeps extract the deeper notes. By the fourth steep, the leaf is fully open and the cup is softer, sweeter, with almost no astringency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Hui Gan phenomenon.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinese tea tradition names the returning sweetness that shows up after you swallow. \u003cem\u003eHui Gan\u003c\/em\u003e translates as \"returning sweetness.\" High-quality oolongs produce it reliably. The sweetness sits at the back of the throat and builds with each sip. The effect is subtle, but once you notice it, you notice it every time. Floral, toasted, sweet on the return.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256404459842,"sku":"SQ3117071","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256404492610,"sku":"SQ3117072","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/oolong-loose-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851321"},{"product_id":"earl-grey","title":"Earl Grey","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Earl Grey for people who want the real thing.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReal cold-pressed oil from the rind of Italian Bergamot, blended into an organic, malt-forward black tea base from northern Thailand. The flavor reads as fresh orange peel, sharp and clean, over a biscuit-warm body. Bright up front. Round on the finish. It holds its own in a cup, and it holds up to milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the oil matters.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBergamot grows in commercial volume in one place: the coastal strip of Calabria, at the toe of Italy. About 90% of the world's Bergamot comes from this region. The fruit ripens between December and March. The oil gets cold-pressed from the rind, never heated, so the aromatic compounds stay intact. It takes roughly 200 kilograms of fruit to yield 1 kilogram of oil. That craft is the reason real Bergamot smells like the actual fruit. Synthetic Bergamot, which most supermarket Earl Greys lean on, smells like a flavoring of itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe London Fog ritual.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe drink came out of a Vancouver café in the mid-1990s. A pregnant tea drinker named Mary Loria asked for Earl Grey, steamed milk, and a touch of vanilla. The combination took off and has been on every café menu since. To build a proper one at home: \u003cstrong\u003e1 heaping teaspoon to 8 ounces of full-boil water, 5 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e. Strain. Top with steamed oat or whole milk and a single drop of vanilla. The fat in the milk rounds the Bergamot. The vanilla bridges the citrus into something dessert-adjacent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256274436418,"sku":"SQ9248442","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256274469186,"sku":"SQ9248443","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/earl-grey-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851323"},{"product_id":"mango-ceylon","title":"Mango Ceylon","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe iced tea that belongs in a pitcher on a sunny table.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeylon black tea from Sri Lanka, bright and brisk with a natural astringency that makes it incredibly refreshing when served cold. Blended with organic mango essence and scattered with marigold petals. The mango flavor reads as ripe fruit, not candy, and the Ceylon's crisp finish keeps the cup from tipping sweet. It satisfies thirst without needing sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Ceylon tea works for iced.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeylon black tea, grown in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, has a lighter body and sharper finish than most black teas. The natural astringency (a dry, clean finish) is what makes it so refreshing when chilled. Other black teas can turn muddy or bitter when iced. Ceylon stays bright. The mango essence pairs with that briskness the way lemon pairs with seltzer: it sharpens instead of masking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe flash-chill ritual.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrew a strong concentrate with hot water, steep for 4 minutes, and pour immediately over a tumbler full of ice. The shock-chill locks in the mango top notes and keeps the tea from clouding. Slow cooling on the counter makes iced tea hazy. 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The cup tastes naturally creamy before you add anything to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the pairing works.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBergamot and lavender share chemistry. Both contain linalool and linalyl acetate as primary aromatic compounds, the molecules that give each ingredient its character. Bergamot is also citrusy and slightly bitter; lavender is also floral and slightly sweet. In the cup, the shared compounds knit the two together, and the different ones balance each other. The same logic explains why Johann Maria Farina paired the two when he formulated the first Eau de Cologne in 1709, a perfume blueprint that has lived for over three centuries. The chemistry holds in tea the same way it holds in cologne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe relaxed-alertness cup.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe caffeine from the Thailand-grown black tea sharpens focus. 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