Country of Origin: Sri Lanka, Brazil, Spain, Thailand
Region: Nuwara Eliya, Dimbula or Uva districts, Mato Grosso, Chiang Mai
Shipping Port: Colombo, Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok, Majorca
Grade: OP Orange Pekoe, Chopped roasted Mate
Altitude: 4800 - 7600 feet above sea level/below 1000'feet above sea level for Mate
Manufacture Type: Orthodox for Tea; Traditional for Mate
Cup Characteristics: Spanish orange highlighted with lascivious Belgian white chocolate notes, chocolate nibs, and finishing notes of coffee like toast flavor.
Infusion: Bright and coppery, with pleasant citrus overtone and mellow finish
Ingredients: Luxury black tea, Natural dried orange, Calendula, Safflower petals, White chocolate shavings, Butterscotch chips, Roasted mate, Chocolate nibs, Lemongrass, Organic Flavours

Information:

Good Mood House Blend wakes you up and uplifts your mood.  Chocolate, it's one of those things that we all can’t live without.  Chocolate gives a wonderful sense of oneness with the universe, orange peels  give sense of happiness and roasted mate gives full- bodied and smooth expresso-like flavor. 

The very special ingredient of our house blend is organic cacao nibs, which are peeled and broken cocoa beans, the raw material of chocolate. They contain a natural mood enhancer called theobromine and create the pleasant aftertaste of dark chocolate. Black Sri Lanka tea and citrus notes of Lemongrass round out the blend.

Any gourmet will appreciate this elegant and delicious creation.

Brewing Instruction :

Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 teaspoon of tea for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea). Even though milk and a dash of sugar help enhance the flavor character on this tea, it is perfectly acceptable to consume this tea 'straight-up'.

 Iced tea brewing method (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 teaspoons of tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water]. Please note that this tea may tend to go cloudy or 'milky' when poured over ice; a perfectly normal characteristic of some high quality black teas and nothing to worry about!