SPRING TEA CLUB blends for the season 🌸 🌱 🌸 Spring is officially here! That means we whipped up new tea blends and curated a tea-box that captures the spirit of the season with ingredients that energize, refresh, and boost our spirits! These shareable blends are perfect for sunny afternoon walks, brunch dates, or sipping while barefoot in the garden and will inspire you to dive energetically into the Spring season! You may have miss out on the Spring Tea Club shipment but you can still order the blends we shared online or get them from your local OBTC! Here are the blends we included in the Spring Tea Club box. ⬇︎⬇︎⬇︎ SPRING TEA CLUB RECAP The blends and the inspo behind the Spring shipment....
Lemongrass: The Purifying Plant skin healing ∙ antibacterial ∙ digestive support Lemongrass can be traced back to the 17th century in the Philippines and during this time it was shipped to other countries for use in perfumes and in cooking. For many Asian cultures lemongrass is consumed in recipes and is used in tea to treat fevers, irregular menstruation, skin irregularities and stomachaches. Due to its ability to reduce fever, Lemongrass earned the name “fever grass” in some cultures. TEA BLENDS WITH LEMONGRASS: Lavender Sage Lemonade Lemongrass Honeysuckle Blossom Oolong Lavenderberry White Lemongrass is refreshing, bright and citrusy. Its herbaceous essence inspires you to get back outdoors and let the sun warm your face. Use Lemongrass Essential Oil to massage your muscles after gardening or relax...
EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY 🌸 Our MVPs 🌸 Today we are celebrating Old Barrel Tea Company's team! If you've ever visited one of our stores and sampled one of our teas, you know that the OBTC experience relies heavily on our team members being educated and passionate about all things tea and wellness! It is our team members that make our shops feel like home and make the OBTC experience feel so inspiring and magical. We spend so much of our lives at work in today's society. We spend almost as much time working as we do with our families, and as we do sleeping. Therefore, our jobs should be chosen as thoughtfully as our life companions and our mattress! At the...
MOOD BOOSTING HERBS for mental health awareness month 🌿 New Beginnings March is the month where the animals start to wake up from their long winter naps and the plants start to sprout from the earth. It is the time of year where fresh new life surrounds us, and the sun starts to peak through the cold air. During the winter season we are more prone to seasonal depression and feeling low. Using herbal remedies to soothe those blues is our favorite way to welcome a clean slate for the year. The power of a healing herb can be used in many ways- including in teas, spices and essential oils. Here are our favorite mood-boosting herbs to lift your spirits...
Pineapple Upside Down Coffee Cake tropical ∙ dessert-like ∙ bright IN A NUTSHELL: We all love to indulge in a little cake and coffee for breakfast every now and then, because there is no denying it, coffee and cake are a match made in heaven. Coffee is not our enemy as a tea business, it is our friend! So we made a tea-coffee blend that tastes like pineapple upside down cake dipped into a cup of coffee AND it is actually good for you, so you can "indulge" every day. This blend captures the essence of an early morning on the shore of a Hawaiian beach, as the tropical fruit flavors and vibrant flower petals compliment the smooth coffee and...
