Essentials Earl Grey Black Tea, 15 Tea Bags
The Essentials Earl Grey Black Tea has organic South Indian and Ceylon black teas with organic bergamot flavor and cornflower petals.
The box holds 15 tea bags, and the flavor has a silky note of orange.
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: Earl Grey black tea
- Caffeine: Caffeinated
- Format: 15 tea bags
- Flavor notes: Bergamot, orange
- Ingredients: Organic south indian black tea, organic ceylon black tea, organic natural flavor of bergamot, organic cornflower petals
- Dietary: Organic
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.
