Iced Tea Set

Three jars: Place in the Sun, Good Morning, and Sunrise Assam. Place in the Sun is a caffeine-free honeybush blend with hibiscus, rosehips, and real fruit pieces, brewing into a coral pink cup. Good Morning is a black tea with rosehips, dried raspberry, and cornflower petals, bold enough to replace iced coffee in the morning. Sunrise Assam is a Kondoli Assam black tea with orange peel, dried cranberries, hibiscus, and rooibos, malty and citrus-forward.

No. Place in the Sun is caffeine-free, built on a South African honeybush base. Good Morning is a black tea with a medium caffeine level, roughly half of what's in a cup of drip coffee. Sunrise Assam is also caffeinated, with the highest level of the three at around 40 to 70mg per cup, since Assam is naturally among the bolder black teas. The set is built so you can match the cup to the time of day.

All three brew double strength: 2 teaspoons of loose leaf per 8oz of hot water, steeped 5 to 7 minutes. Place in the Sun and Sunrise Assam want 206°F water, Good Morning prefers 200°F. Strain, let cool to room temperature, then pour over ice. Each brew holds in the fridge for up to three days without going bitter or cloudy. Specific steep times and ratios are printed on each jar.

The set covers the range of what makes a good iced tea across a summer. Sunrise Assam is the morning cup, malty and bold enough to replace iced coffee. Good Morning carries through the day, with real raspberry pieces and a smoother black tea base. Place in the Sun is the caffeine-free option for late afternoon, evening, or anyone at the table who isn't drinking caffeine. One set, three different reasons to brew.

All of our teas are naturally gluten-free. The catch is that not all of our teas, botanicals, and other ingredients come from gluten-free certified suppliers, so we can't make a certified gluten-free claim on the label. For most people that's a non-issue. If you have celiac disease or a severe gluten sensitivity, factor that in before ordering. We'd rather tell you straight than dress it up.

Yes. None of our teas contain honey, dairy, or any animal-derived ingredients. Every blend is plant-based: tea leaves, herbs, flowers, dried fruit, and spices. If you add honey from our shop to your cup, that's no longer vegan since honey is an animal product, but the loose leaf tea on its own is. The same goes for milk or cream you might add yourself. The jar is vegan. What you do with it is up to you.

Keep the jar sealed and store it in a cool, dark cabinet away from the stove, the fridge, and anything strongly scented. Tea absorbs odors easily, and light and heat dull the flavor over time. Skip the fridge entirely. Condensation does no favors to dried leaves or flowers. Stored properly in its glass jar, your tea stays fresh and full-flavored for a year or more.

Tea bags are typically filled with broken leaf and tea dust. Quick to brew, fast to turn bitter, limited in flavor complexity. Loose leaf gives the leaves and ingredients room to unfurl and release their character gradually. You also get to see exactly what's in the jar, whether that's whole flowers, real dried fruit, or full leaves. It's a small change in how you brew. The cup tells the difference.