Infusions have a base tea–typically green or black–mixed with the infusion of a particular flower, herb or fruit that could add flavour, taste and enhance the healthy benefits of drinking tea itself.
Infusions are a great way to stay hydrated and with a cup averaging about 4 calories, they can be a tasty way to enjoy a sweet, fruity or spicy drink without sugar.
With a flavour to suit every palette, they’re a delicious plant-powered way to boost a healthy lifestyle while being a terrific alternative to heavy caffeine/tannin-based beverages.
Infused tea achieves perfect balance between green/black teas which are very healthy but not really tasty. Enjoying plain green/black tea is an acquired taste and seldom had without honey/jaggery/sugar as it should be. To maximise taste and invoke all the benificial powers of green/black tea, try a flavour instead. Infusions add taste, colour and flavour in the form of natural ingredients like ginger, mint, hibiscus, lemongrass to a base tea like green tea or black tea.
You also tend to pile on the additional health benefits from the infusions. If it’s a ginger-infused tea, ginger benefits the sinuses while lemongrass in your tea relieves anxiety, lowers cholesterol levels and boosts red blood cell levels.
The health benefits of infusions with the green tea run into pages, but the most visible effect of drinking infused tea is feeling an instant energy boost, which makes it a terrific alternative to carbonated and sugary packaged drinks. .
A little secret about infused tea is that it can be consumed either hot or cold! But imagine just drinking plain ol’ green tea cold? Enough to bring back memories of that green tea bitterness isn’t it?
With Chai Point’s range Loose Leaf Teas, we encourage you to go ahead and try your own fresh infusions! Get creative and see what possible combinations/infusions you can achieve! Some infusions we personally recommend are lime, lemongrass, ginger, spearmint, hibiscus, lavender, cranberry with some Assam/Nilgiri black and green teas!
Explore the really vast world of good health and vitality with each infusion of your choice as it comes alive when infused with fresh, handpicked Loose Leaf Teas.
Get started on your Infused Tea ritual at shop.chaipoint.com
A toast to brewing good health and great days.
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On most days, your evening home rituals will set you up for comfort and relaxation, but what about those days that this just doesn’t cut it? What do you do then? Well, to just break the mundaneness of routine and everything else in-between, we’re going to take you through some evening rituals that you can mix up with your own personal favourites in case you want to breeze up your post-work evenings.
Of course, keep in mind that when it comes to giving your evening rituals an upgrade they deserve, the sky is the limit!
Bot of Goodness
Made with superior quality glass and stainless steel, this one’s a Chai Point Collective that ensures you get your regular sips of healthy refresh, no matter where you are. The special, one-of- a-kind infuser bottle is now available online
How it Works
In just five easy steps you have your healthy energy-potion ready to help you sail through the day.
Step 1: Grab the Chai Bot and a bag of Chai Point whole leaf green tea.
Step 2: Twist open the bottom of the Bot and throw in a handle-full of the green tea leaves and put the bottom back on.
Step 3: Open the top of the Bot and pour in room-temperature water.
Step 4: Put the cap back on and let the Bot sit for 2-3 minutes to allow for the infusion.
Step 5: Enjoy the refreshing taste, carry it with you, and refill to keep sipping at your mobile health potion through the day.
Get Fresh
‘Chai Bot-green tea on the run’ rejuvenates you and keeps up your productivity flowing through the day.
]]>And since summer is around the corner, we thought we’d let you in on something that’s extremely popular in the F&B industry especially this time of year – the Cold Brew Iced Tea.
Why Cold Brew:
Cold-brewed tea is real good for you from a general health and wellness perspective. While steeping green tea for 3 -5 minutes in hot water can produce more of certain antioxidants, keep in mind that most tea experts recommend steeping green tea for a maximum for one or two minutes, since the longer wait in hot water will render the tea bitter, tannic, and astringent.
Steeping tea in cold water for at least 12 hours is seen to have better extraction abilities than hot water brewing while cold-brewed tea would have half or two-thirds of the caffeine content of a hot cup of tea.
It’s also a good practice to switch up the temperature of your tea every once in a while, especially when you’re feeling extra thirsty in the summer and want something cold.
How to Make Cold Brew Iced Tea:
The method itself is incredibly simple. Just combine loose-leaf tea or whole tea bags and water in a pitcher and let the tea infuse the water for 6 to 12 hours in the refrigerator (see instructions below for specifics). Strain, and you have cold-brew tea that will taste great for days!
For best results, use Loose Leaf Teas. For easier preparation, dunk whole tea bags in a jar of water!
Your easy-to-make, refreshing cold brew iced tea without the tannic, bitter flavors found in regular tea is now ready! What’s even better is that it stays fresh for several days!
INGREDIENTS:
1 tea bag (or 1 teaspoon loose-leaf tea) per 6 to 8 glasses of water, depending on desired strength
Optional add-ons: sliced lemons, sweetener of choice, fresh mint leaves, sliced cucumber
INSTRUCTIONS:
For the best flavour while using tea bags, snip off the corners and dump the loose tea into your pitcher. Or, just put the whole bags in the pitcher for tea that is almost as good, and easier to make. Fill the pitcher with room temperature or cold water.
Cover the pitcher and refrigerate. Steep white or green tea for 6 to 8 hours; steep black or oolong tea for 8 to 12 hours.
Once your time is up, strain the loose-leaf tea out of the pitcher by pouring the tea through a fine mesh sieve (for best results, cover the sieve with a cheesecloth or paint-straining bag used exclusively for food products) or just pull out the tea bags. Discard the tea or tea bags.
Serve your cold brew as is or with any add-ons of your choice. Your cold brew will retain freshness, when covered and refrigerated, typically for about 3 – 5 days.
Switching on the Style with your Cold Brew:
As you get better with your brewing techniques, chances are you may want to evolve your brewing methods too. We recommend that you try pairing different teas to get a cold brew blend that’s unique and your signature. Just make sure to check whether the teas you’re planning to cold steep together are compatible.
Also, another great way to find your groove is to try different infusions with your cold brew while serving a tall glass of iced tea. Mix and match from a whole range of fruit, berrys, vegetables and flavours while making your iced tea for endless summer possibilities!
That concludes this edition of lockdown DIY’s from your friendly neighbourhood Chai Point. Alternatively, if you’re thirsty just looking at this and want to skip some steps, pick up your phone and take your pick! We’ll send some home!
We’ll be back with more stuff that you can do that’s fun and engaging while we see the lockdown through together. More Chai to you!