Unboxed: 5 creative ways with tea and coffee
Natural innovators launch unique tea and coffee formulations and alternatives.
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Bhakti’s signature spicy blend of black tea, cardamom and ginger juice blends with creamy cashewmilk from Elmhurst—nondairy milk experts who use just a few quality ingredients. We also like: Bhakti is a B Corp Brand that supports women and girls through their social giving platform, Gita.
In addition to infusing Colorado-made honey with Colorado-grown hemp, the conscious folks at Colorado Hemp Honey infuse hemp extract into Columbian Supremo coffee. Full spectrum hemp extract is added to coffee beans during the roasting process. The idea is to infuse the calming properties of hemp into energizing coffee for a balanced way to start your day.
We love this cool new brand for its ultra-clean ingredient list, zero-sugar formulation and unique way of incorporating hops into a non-alcoholic beverage. Through a proprietary brewing process, HopTea is able to infuse the floral flavor notes of specialty hops into organic brewed tea while also limiting bitterness. A touch of carbonation makes this beverage truly sparkle.
For those who eschew coffee but still want the taste and the wakefulness, Rasa is the answer. By using a slew of consciously sourced herbs such as he shou wu, ashwagandha, reishi mushroom, rhodiola, chaga mycelium and more, this yummy beverage helps you adapt to modern stressors. Ingredients such as chicory and dandelion lend a roasty, toasty flavor. Brew it in a French press for maximum herbal extraction.
This beautifully packaged tea from Iceland's arctic tundra features Sencha green tea and an Icelandic wild thyme topped with delicate purple flowers and a soft floral taste called Blóðberg (just don't ask us to pronounce it).
This beautifully packaged tea from Iceland's arctic tundra features Sencha green tea and an Icelandic wild thyme topped with delicate purple flowers and a soft floral taste called Blóðberg (just don't ask us to pronounce it).
Whether you start your day with coffee, tea or some buttery herbal blended concoction that falls somewhere in between, the ritual of drinking an O.G. functional beverage has been around for millennia. Smart beverage brands adopt existing consumer rituals—be that sipping on coffee first thing in the morning or ending the day with a beer—and reformulate them for improved wellness.
From hemp extract-infused coffee beans to hop-brewed bubbly tea, these coffee, tea and herbal "koffee" products are prime examples of creative ways to consume caffeine or achieve a state of "wakeful calm."
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