Herbal tea recommendations

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I've always liked the idea of herbal/fruit teas but on the odd occasion I've tried one I've been unimpressed - they tend to smell lovely but taste of nothing 😂

Are some brands better/stronger than others? In general I like sweet things and I'm struggling to cut out sugar in my regular tea, so any that will satisfy a sweet tooth would be great.

The trick is to leave them to brew long enough, about 5 minutes. I'm not keen on fruity ones but like mint, aniseed etc. Pukka do a mixed box so you could try those and see which you prefer. Personally I like one called 'New Me' which has an aniseed base.

Aldi do a peach bellini tea and it's lovely, very peachy

Have you tried redbush/rooibos? Very refreshing. Sainsburys own is our favourite. You can get flavours such as vanilla in other brands, which can be sweeter.

Pukka Tea is lovely.

Twinings also do some good ones.

2 tea bags at a time?

Twinings herbal teas on offer atm in Waitrose - use a small teapot, cover it and leave for recommended time - if you squeeze teabag or compress with a teaspoon this makes it taste bitter - Morrisons rooibos also excellent, warming.
Are you drinking as a tisane OP?

I like Heath & Heather, from H&B.
Cranberry & Echinacea and the Rosehip one.

As happystory said, leave the bag in a good 5 mins.

Doesn’t help with the sweet thing particularly, but jasmine tea is lovely. Gentle and very drinkable. Sure there are several around, but Dragonfly do a Moonlight Jasmine, or Teapigs (expensive but lovely!) do a Jasmine Pearls. Teapigs do tester packs of 1 or 2 bags you can buy: https://www.teapigs.co.uk/products/jasmine-pearls-tea

What about fruit teas? I like the blackcurrant, or raspberry. I'm out of the. At the moment, think they are Twinings. Nice and fruity without being sweet. Not fond of herbal teas otherwise.

The problem with fruit teas , if you are trying to cut down sugar , is they contain sugar and , in many cases , very acidic so can be very damaging to teeth. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43141587#

Herbal teas such as camomile, fennel peppermint are perfectly fine but, of course, are not sweet . The problem is the more sweet things you have the more the body is on a constant boom and bust of blood sugar and the more you crave it. Drinks are bad for this as they are sipped during the day . Maybe it's time to switch to something less sweet.

Completely agree

I've ditched fruit teas completely because of this. I drink mainly chamomile and also Good Earth Moroccan mint green tea - lacks the bitterness of some green teas I have had.

I have to say I've never liked fruit teas. They smell nice, but without sugar, they often tend to be a bit tart/sour as much fruit is.

I really like jasmine tea though, harder to find not mixed with a tea leaf though, like green tea.

And for herbal (as opposed fruit) tea, I drink a lot of the Teapigs peppermint.

Teapigs rhubarb and ginger are lovely.

Check out bird and blend they have some really lovely teas. So much so I have a full drawer of them!

I find Twinings by far the best.

Teapigs peppermint and liquorice.

I have got very sweet tooth and actually found that not sweet teas worked better for me. I like any lemon and ginger and Twinings Defence. If you are after sweeter ones I can recommend Twinings Focus and Immune Support.

I loved the Hibiscus tea I had in Egypt, then paid a lot to buy some via Amazon.
I've since discovered that Aldi do it for a fraction of the price.

Hibiscus tea has just over a teaspoon of sugar per cup .

? Only if you add sugar to it yourself.

you need to rethink.
herbal tea is flavoured water and not a soft drink or juice.

I like yogi tea (basically a spice mix), fennel, peppermint, ginger&tumeric.

No , the sugar is in the fruit , 5g is one teaspoon

Nutrition Facts
Hibiscus tea
Sources include: USDA
Amount Per 100 grams
Calories 37
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.7 g 1%
Saturated fat 0.3 g 1%
Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Sodium 3 mg 0%
Potassium 9 mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 7 g 2%
Dietary fiber 0.3 g 1%
Sugar 6 g
Protein 0.4 g 0%

Vitamin C 30% Calcium 0%
Iron 47% Vitamin D 0%
Vitamin B6 0% Cobalamin 0%
Magnesium 0%

also https://www.webmd.com/diet/hibiscus-tea-is-it-good-for-you

Yogi Tea is really nice - I've given up added sugar for lent and I bought their Choco tea as a pick me up. Rose is nice too! ☕️

Aldi's Chamomile and Apple is lovely and sweet.

Yogi Teas are all amazing and there's so many flavours - I've got a Rooibos Vanilla at the moment which is very nice.

Beware if you drink liquorice tea. It's delicious and I've been drinking gallons of it for decades but I'm fairly certain that I've recently had to start taking blood pressure meds due to this. I was reading stories from others last night and from today I'll be cutting it out completely as a test. I usually consider myself to be very fit & active so shocked to discover that I need to take medication. Doctors didn't react when I mentioned liquorice. Need a tasty alternative.

we have a tea shop in my town, all kinds of tea, black, green, white, fruit and herbal - and billions of mixes of them all. so i buy loose tea from them.

(sorry, not in UK)

What i really like is Fennel, aniseed and caraway seed. Sounds awful. Totally refreshing.

But agree that some herb teas and nearly all fruit teas need to be steeped. Possibly also don't use boiling water (that is a must with green tea, so there is no reason to suppose other herb teas are different?) try water at 80° and steep for 5 minutes.