IPANEMA CLEMENTINE

Bright refreshing orange flavor with light spice notes. Memories of a steamy Brazilian samba dance throughout the cup.

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100 g	$10.69 / per cup $0.21
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1 kg	$59.37 / per cup $0.11

Category: Herbal

Type: Tea

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Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl form Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, each one she passes goes -ah...

Those three lines open the famous Bossa Nova song, "The Girl from Ipanema." Interestingly, the final word of the third line, "ah", is exactly what you'll be saying after a sip of freshly brewed Ipanema Clementine Spice Herb and Fruit Tea. Inspired by Ipanema's world famous beaches - listed by the Travel Channel as the world's sexiest -Clementine Spice has music on the mind. [A historical footnote, Ipanema beach wasn't always so sexy. The name Ipanema comes from the Tupi language, spoken by Brazil's native inhabitants and means, "bad water". However, the beach's water is remarkably clean owing to large breakers offshore -so why the name? Well, the ancient Tupi relied on the warm southern waters for fish, and since these waves break very close to shore at Ipanema, the shoreline was no good for fishing.] It is of course, perfect for sun tanning! The Brazilian sun fairly drips out of the sky, bathing beach-goers with its scorching, sultry rays.

Capturing the sensual allure of an afternoon on the beach was not easy. After numerous experiments, our Master Blender settled on a combination of dried herbs and fruits infused with the sweet citrusy goodness of all-natural clementine flavoring. It was felt that clementines possessed the perfect balance of sweetness and tangy citrus -the embodiment of the sun itself -and best reflected the spirit of the beach. [Another historical footnote: clementines, (Latin: Citrus reticulata) weren't named until 1902. It is believed the fruit was discovered by a priest, Father Cl̩ment Rodier, in the garden of an orphanage he ran in Algeria. After the discovery, people began to call the fruit clementine after the old priest who found them.]

Turn up the heat with a spicy pot of Ipanema Clementine Spice today. Bask in refreshing orange -clementine notes as they wash over your taste buds, followed by dulcet tones of cinnamon spice -delicious! We wonder... if the tea had been blended before the famous song was written, would the authors have had an answer to their question?

... but I watch her so sadly,
How can I tell her I love her?

We think so - no one can resist a freshly brewed cup!
Tea Type: Herbal

Country: Blend of various dried fruits and herbs from Canada, USA, Thailand, Spain

Ingredients: Apple + Rosehip + Orange + Cinnamon pieces, Hibiscus petals, Natural flavors.

Cup Characteristics: Bright refreshing orange flavor with light spice notes. Memories of a steamy Brazilian samba dance throughout the cup.

Infusion: Sunset red with orange highlights.
Brewing Hot

Bring filtered or freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of herb & fruit blend, 1 tea bag or 1 Q3 portion control pack for each 7-9oz/200-260ml of fluid volume in the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 5-10 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time, the better the flavor as more fruit and herb flavor is extracted). Garnish and sweeten to taste

Brewing Cold

Iced tea brewing method (Pitcher): (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 12 slightly heaping teaspoons of herb & fruit blend, 6 tea bags or 6 Q3 portion packs into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 1 1/3 cups/315ml over the herb & fruit blend. Steep for 5-10 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the tea or removing the tea bags. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced herb & fruit tea is to increase the strength of hot brew since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water.

Iced tea brewing method (Individual Serving): Place 2 slightly heaping teaspoons of herb & fruit blend, 1 tea bag or 1 Q3 portion control pack into a teapot for each serving required. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 6-7oz/170-200ml per serving over the herb & fruit blend. Cover and let steep for 5-10 minutes. Add hot tea to a 12oz/375ml acrylic glass filled with ice, straining the tea or removing the bags. Not all of the tea will fit, allowing for approximately an additional 1/2 serving. Garnish and sweeten to taste. A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed herb & fruit tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted.