What is a Good White Licorice Blend?

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What is a Good White Licorice Blend?

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There are many white teas and white tea blends to choose from.

But, you won't find any more delicious than white licorice tea.

However, just as with other blends of white tea, to get the best

flavor from your white licorice tea, it's important to choose a

good quality blend. The difference between teas that have been

made using the best ingredients and those created using inferior

ingredients is significant, so it pays to know what you’re buying

when you purchase any white tea blend.

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What is a Good White Licorice Blend?

Copyright © 2008 Jon M. Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

There are many white teas and white tea blends to choose from.

But, you won’t find any more delicious than white licorice tea.

However, just as with other blends of white tea, to get the best

flavor from your white licorice tea, it’s important to choose a

good quality blend. The difference between teas that have been

made using the best ingredients and those created using inferior

ingredients is significant, so it pays to know what you’re buying

when you purchase any white tea blend.

White tea is new to many tea drinkers in the US, but it is

becoming more popular every day. Because white tea is so mild, it

lends itself beautifully to being mixed with other flavors. White

licorice tea is just one of the many flavors of white tea

available, but it is surely one of the finest. The sweet and

unique taste of licorice combined with white tea’s mild pale brew

is refreshing and flavorful.

White tea comes from the same plant as other teas, but is unique

in many ways. Leaves for white tea are harvested much earlier

than other teas, before the leaves are fully open, and while they

are covered with fine white hair. These tender, young leaves give

white tea its light and sweet flavor.

In addition to being harvested earlier than tea leaves used for

other tea varieties, white tea is also left unfermented. This

lack of fermentation contributes to the delicate flavor and makes

the tea healthier. Fermenting tea changes the naturally occurring

anti-oxidants that make tea so healthy. So, because they are left

unfermented, green and white teas are naturally healthier than

black tea. The natural anti-oxidants in green and white teas

These free radicals are created when our bodies convert the food

we eat into energy.

Left unchecked, they damage our cells and DNA, leading to aging

and disease. An anti-oxidant rich diet, including fruits,

vegetables and white or green tea, combats these anti-oxidants,

preventing them from damaging our bodies. A regular diet of white

or green tea has been shown to prevent serious illnesses like

cancer and heart disease. It can also help us keep our weight in

check and slow down the process of aging.

Of course, the second important ingredient in white licorice tea

blends is the licorice. Many licorice flavored teas are flavored

using the licorice root. The licorice root is far less expensive

to use and has a more potent flavor, so less is required to

flavor the tea. However, using licorice root to flavor white tea

produces a harsh and overpowering taste.

The best white licorice tea is flavored using whole pieces of

star anise, which gives the tea just the right amount of licorice

flavor and mild sweetness. This is a more expensive way to flavor

the tea, but it creates a far superior brew. The best star anise

is grown in China, just like the best white tea, making it easy

to combine the two flavors in tea produced in that country.

A good white licorice tea is a great way to relieve an upset

stomach and aid digestion. White licorice tea flavored with star

anise is so mild and so low in caffeine that you can even use it

to soothe a colicky baby without fear that it will be too strong

or interfere with sleep.

You’ll likely find that you turn to white licorice tea on many

evenings when you’ve eaten a bit too much dinner or eaten

something that didn’t set well on your stomach. Many people prize

star anise for its ability to ease body aches and pains, so it’s

also a wonderful evening drink when you’ve indulged in a bit too

much exercise or are experiencing body aches from the flu or a

cold.

A quality white licorice tea blend will be made with Silver

Needles or White Peony white tea. These two grades of white tea

are considered the very best, and will give you the best sweet

and delicate flavor that is so important in white tea.

A final important element in making a great blend of white tea

and licorice is the exact proportion of the two ingredients. Too

much licorice will produce a flavor that is too sweet or too

strong. Too little licorice, however, will leave the drinker

wondering exactly what flavor the tea is supposed to have. The

best white licorice teas have exactly the right amount of natural

star anise added to the best white tea, creating the perfect

flavor combination.

Try Golden Moon’s White licorice tea for the perfect combination

of these two wonderful flavors. You’ll find this tea made from a

beautiful white tea base that is brown in color with silver tips.

The flavor of the tea is complex with just a hint of smokiness to

bring out the flavor of the star anise. The flavor is

exceptionally soothing and warming.

Drinking white licorice tea is likely to become one of your

favorite evening rituals. It will aid your digestion, soothe your

soul and calm you to prepare you for a peaceful night’s sleep.

The flavor is surely one you’ll look forward to enjoying every

single day.

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