Raspberry Lemon Verbena - Tea of the Month
‘Tis the season of iced tea - & we’ve got the perfect summer blend for 2023. Porter Hill’s tea of the month for June is our Raspberry Lemon Verbena. The sharp citrus mouthfeel softens into a berry bombshell, with a sweet floral aftertaste that lasts as long as a summer evening!
Our Tea of the Month for June is our sweet & floral Raspberry Lemon Verbena blend. Use the code QUALITEA for 10% off the blend throughout JUNE.
Aroma, Colour, Flavour Notes
Equal parts sweet, equal parts sour; sweeten the deal with honey or drink it neat. Our Raspberry Lemon verbena blend is a sharp tasting brew that smells like soap sweets - remember them?!
Ingredients
Raspberry, Lemon Verbena, Lemon Peel, Lemongrass, Apple & Hibiscus.
How to Brew Raspberry Lemon Verbena Tea
2g of raspberry & lemon verbena to 200ml of 100c water.
A 5 minute brew will yield an infusion colour that reflects a brooding sunset. For iced tea, we suggest steeping overnight to extract the very berry best from the blend - 6g to 1000ml - & add sugar/honey to taste!
Raspberry Lemon Verbena Tea Cake Recipe
Hannah, our fab new addition to the Porter Hill team, created & baked a fabulously delicious gluten free cake using our Raspberry Lemon Verbena blend in the mix. Delicately balancing sweet & sticky, moist with crackled sugar icing, the cake recipe is a great opportunity to roll up your sleeves & bake the person you love a loaf cake that rivals your best covid bananan bread efforts!
You can find the recipe here along with some snaps of Hannah’s creation!
Health Benefits of Lemon Verbena Herb
Growing up to 9 feet high, the perennial Lemon Verbena grows practically anywhere! Using 5 leaves is an ample amount to make a fresh tea that can aid digestion or be used as a calming tonic before bed. It is also a natural inflammatory that can relive joint pain & reduce fever. For centuries Lemon Verbena has been planted next to doorways & stables as the citrus aroma repels flies & mosquitos.
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