Craving a warm, hearty tea but want a little bit of sweetness? We have combined forces with our friends at Paru Tea and featured their premiere Jasmine tea blend with our Bored-O Rouge sweetener to bring you just that. The bold flavor of these quality tea leaves coupled with sweet grape nectar and some milky froth to top it off will make you melt. Trust us when we say this is your cup of tea.  

BLEND USED: Bored-O Rouge California Grape Nectar

Tasting attributes: A touch of fruit-forward berry flavor compliments the earthy elements of the tea

Tea can be quite ritualistic from choosing a preferred type to brewing to time of day enjoyed to frequency of consumption. While we are avid coffee lovers (especially when hopping out of bed and right to work), we find ourselves reaching for that comforting cup of tea to wind down in the late afternoon or evening. It only makes sense we would want to marry our newfound love of tea with our love of grape nectar. However you fancy your tea, we hope you can also enjoy this unique matrimony.

And it only gets better. Not only do we enjoy tea, but we prefer handcrafted blends from one of our favored local brands: Paru Tea. The founder, Amy, has been growing San Diego’s tea scene for the past year as well as gracefully offering her abundant knowledge on the art of tea and tea blending at Sunday tea parties (which we of course love attending)! Paru Tea offers something special in the realm of non-alcoholic beverages. And not to worry if you are outside of the San Diego area: all products can be found online.

The union of Domaine Santé and Paru has been quite natural. We share a mindset of creating better routines that enhance the lives of those our products touch. The purity our products and sustainability of our ingredients are important ideal we both have. Plus, who doesn’t love working with another female founded brand?!

Although we do enjoy the clean nature of a plain cup of Paru Tea and have had many of their blends sans sweetener or milk, we do love trying out our alternative sweeteners in tea. We have tried many combinations of teas and nectars, but we find our cabernet based blend to have the most interesting effect on the floral-hinted Jasmine tea blend. We typically use our All-Sass Riesling blend as a sugar alternative (or vegan honey substitute) for most teas, since it has a light honey and citrus essence. But in this scenario, the Bored-O Rouge not only deepens the pigment of the tea, but also adds a richer, more luscious mouthfeel. Finished off perfectly with some foamy almond milk to make this day or night beverage perfectly satisfying.

This recipe is sure to appease any level of tea drinker and demonstrates the importance of quality ingredients. We hope you gravitate towards the art of tea as Paru Tea has shown us and find how easy they make it to #DrinkBetter!

JASMINE TEA LATTE RECIPE

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

• 1 jasmine tea bag
• Hot water
• 1 tsp Bored-O Rouge Grape Nectar
• 2-3 oz unsweetened almond milk

Preparation

1. Pour hot water over tea bag in a small saucer. Steep tea and remove bag. Add grape nectar & stir to combine.
2. Froth milk; pour over tea & spoon the remained foamy milk over the latte. Enjoy!

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