Stash Tea - a World of Tea

Judith Blakely's wonderful article on Rooibos herbal tea inspired me to write about the best tea I've ever come across.

Ever since I cut down on coffee (down to one espresso a day, sometimes two) I've rediscovered my taste for good tea. Brewed Chinese green tea leaves serve as great digestives after a large meal, and they are said to have an anti-cancer compound. Green tea also serves as an antioxidant, and it reduces blood pressure and lowers the blood sugar. Chamomile flowers are great before bed (no, they're not aphrodisiacs, but soothing sleep enhancers and stomach calmers) and will relieve your back pain and menstrual cramps.

I recently thought of something from my apartment-sharing days: my friend's mother sometimes brought us some licorice tea bags, and the tea they produced was the best thing I'd ever tasted. I racked my brains, trying to figure out who made that wonderful tea, and finally remembered: it was Stash Tea!

Stash Tea offers licorice tea in bags and in loose form. The loose licorice tea is composed of shredded licorice root, anise, orange peel, cinnamon oil and more. The tea is naturally sweet and contains no caffeine.
Stash Tea writers inform of us the fact that Licorice Root was already present in the Chinese 'Classic of Herbs', written over 5,000 years ago.

According to teabenefits.com, the benefits of Licorice Tea are as follows:

Licorice tea speeds healing of stomach ulcers;

Licorice tea aids in soothing viral liver inflammations;

Licorice tea fights boils;

Licorice tea combats diarrhea;

Licorice tea is good for treating headaches;

Licorice tea overcomes excessive thirst;

Licorice tea treats sore throat

I immediately ordered the loose tea and fell in love right over again. The package included ten tea bag samples, all unique in their originality: Pumpkin Spice decaf, White Tea, Ginger Peach green tea, Green & Black tea and Pomegranate Raspberry green tea.

The Stash Tea company owns an interesting website, complete with the history of tea, health information, tea accessories, the history of teapots and much more. You'll also find a recipe section, and short stories to read while sipping your Stash Tea.

A convenient list of retailers by State tells you where to get your stash tea without shipping costs.

Stash Tea offers 3,000 varieties and combinations of tea, and the leaves are bought directly from China, India, Sri Lanka and Japan.

Don't delay, 'tis the season!