What makes Salt Spring herbal teas different from other herbal teas?
The next time you look at tea-bagged tea (and even many loose herbal teas!), check the ingredient list. Most teas will list something like “flavoring oil,” “natural aromas” or the like — basically what that means is that since the tea itself has little aroma because it is either not fresh or cut too small, they have to rely on aroma oils and extracts to give the tea flavor. People are often disappointed by the taste of tea flavored with oils because while the oils smell very nice, they add little to the taste once the tea is brewed. That is why we have made the decision not use any flavoring oils or extracts in our herbals (we do use oil of bergamot in the Earl Grey black tea because that is what gives the tea its characteristic flavor, but that is our one and only flavored tea): our teas are truly “all natural”, all plant materials and fruit (which we dehydrate ourselves), no flavorings!
