Loose Leaf Tea Sampler, 10 Blends

Ten 4-cup deluxe sample bags and a measuring scoop make up this loose-leaf tea sampler, enough for 40 cups and 5 ounces (140 g) of tea.

The blends are Breakfast (smoky vanilla black tea), Big Easy (pineapple caramel green tea), Metropolitan (bergamot plum Earl Grey black tea), Cabaret (cherry chocolate black tea), Dirty Chai (spicy black tea with coffee), Jet Black (roasty coffee black tea), Low Country (bourbon sugar black tea), Olympus (mint cucumber herbal tea), Passage (chocolate hazelnut black tea), and Psychocandy (roasted pumpkin caramel rooibos).

Seven black teas, one green tea, one herbal blend, and one rooibos fill the set. Olympus and Psychocandy are caffeine free.

Taste creates a Zen state through slow, intentional ingestion that activates the gustatory pathways (Small, 2012) and signals safety, nourishment, and seasonal identity (Mintz, 1985). Warm or gently flavored items, such as honey, tea, coffee, herbal drops, and low-dose CBD preparations, support calm because they prepare the digestive system (Berthoud, 2008), reduce vigilance through predictable sensory input (McEwen, 2007), and engage reward circuits associated with emotional comfort (Panksepp, 1998). When paired with aroma, pacing, and quiet ritual, these flavors reinforce social and personal grounding (Rozin, 1982), making taste a stable, parasympathetic sensory anchor in Zen environments.

Details

• Product: Loose-leaf tea sampler
• Contents: 10 deluxe sample bags of 4 cups each; measuring scoop
• Blends: Breakfast; Big Easy; Metropolitan; Cabaret; Dirty Chai; Jet Black; Low Country; Olympus; Passage; Psychocandy
• Yield: 40 cups
• Net weight: 5 oz (140 g)

Pairing Note

Visual: Pairing flavor with visual cues blends what you see with what you taste. Color, clarity, and presentation help people understand what something is (Lakoff, 1987) and connect it to season, tradition, or place (Mintz, 1985). Taking your time when tasting gives your attention room to settle, allowing the visual field to open up. You see more clearly, your mind stops multitasking, and the moment becomes visually stable, supporting a more enjoyable tasting experience and a clearer understanding of the flavors.