Stress Buster

Sarsaparilla is the root that gave old-fashioned root beer its warm, sweet-woodsy flavor, and here it anchors a caffeine-free cup made for the end of the day. Pour it hot after dinner, when the kitchen is quiet and you want something warm in your hands. Rose hip and rose petals bring a fruity-tart brightness, spearmint and ginger add lift, and the whole cup stays soft and easy to drink.

This is a tisane, an herbal blend with no tea leaf and no caffeine, so it fits the evening. The flavor lands somewhere between root-beer nostalgia and a fruity herbal infusion: woodsy sarsaparilla up front, tart rose hip through the middle, a little warmth from ginger on the finish.

Blended from spearmint, sarsaparilla root, ginger, rose hip, rose petals, passion flowers, juniper berry, and schisandra berry. Caffeine-free, no sugar, no preservatives, and naturally vegan.

Is this like root beer?
The flavor rhymes with it. Sarsaparilla root is the classic root-beer note, so the cup carries that woodsy, sweet-woodsy warmth, then rose hip and rose petals turn it fruity and tart. It reads nostalgic and comforting rather than fizzy or sugary.

Is there caffeine in it?
No. It is an all-herbal tisane with no tea leaf, so it stays caffeine-free and suits an evening cup.

What does it taste like?
Woodsy and root-beer-nostalgic to start, fruity-tart in the middle from rose hip, cool from spearmint, with a gentle ginger warmth at the end. Soft and rounded overall.

How do I brew it?
Use one teaspoon per eight ounces of water, heated to about 200°F. Steep for five minutes, then strain. Use fresh leaves each time you brew.