Peachy Mint Porch Tea

Description

Juicy peach meets smooth rooibos, bright orange and refreshing spearmint, finished with just a touch of warming ginger.

Dried peach — the featured summer flavor. Peach is supposed to be the first thing customers recognize. Its sweet, mellow fruit character works particularly well in an iced tea and immediately gives the blend that summer-on-the-porch feeling.

Rooibos — the tea-like foundation. Rooibos gives this blend body. Because it's naturally caffeine-free but brews into a rich reddish-brown infusion, it can provide some of the satisfying character people expect from traditional iced tea. Its naturally mellow, slightly sweet and woody character also pairs beautifully with peach.

Spearmint — the cooling contrast. Peach and rooibos are both fairly round, mellow flavors. Spearmint cuts through that richness and gives you a crisp finish. That contrast makes the tea feel much more refreshing over ice.

Orange peel — the bright middle note. Orange and peach are complementary fruit flavors. Orange peel adds citrus aroma and gentle bitterness while keeping the peach from tasting overly sweet or flat.

Ginger — the little surprise at the end.  It provides a subtle warming spice in the background. That makes an interesting contrast with cooling spearmint: cool on the palate with a tiny warm finish.

Why they work together: Peach supplies sweetness, rooibos supplies body, orange supplies brightness, mint supplies coolness, and ginger supplies spice. You've got all the major flavor roles covered without needing a huge ingredient list.