Big Easy Pineapple Caramel Green Tea
A Chinese Sencha green tea base carries the notes of pineapple cake, caramel beignet, and dried lemon peel in this Big Easy blend, with Thai pineapple, rosehips, malted barley, lemongrass, dried orange, and passionfruit.
Sencha means "infused tea," and the whole processed leaf is steeped in hot water. The style of steaming the leaves to stop oxidation comes from Japan, and Chinese Sencha is grown, harvested, and processed entirely in China. The leaves are traditionally steamed for 15 to 20 seconds, then rolled and dried into thin cylinders.
The tea is served iced as well as hot. Sipped slowly, the pineapple, caramel, and lemon peel each get their turn.
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: Green tea
- Caffeine: Caffeinated
- Flavor notes: Pineapple cake, caramel beignet, dried lemon peel
- Ingredients: Chinese Sencha green tea, Thai pineapple, rosehips, malted barley, lemongrass, caramel, dried orange, passionfruit, natural flavors of apricot, dragonfruit and coconut
- Dietary: Non-GMO
- Allergens: Gluten from barley malt and dairy
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.
