Tuvunu Greek Mountain Tea with Honey & Lemon 100% Natural

DESCRIPTION

Tuvunu Mountain Tea is an all-natural drink beverage that can be enjoyed throughout the year, cold or hot, anywhere in the world.

Although the process appears quite simple, over three years of extensive research and in-house taste testing revealed several secrets that allow Tuvunu to highlight Greek Mountain Tea’s natural flavor and distinctive aroma. The dried flowers are brought to a slow boil in the ice-cold water that comes from the natural springs Rhodope mountains in Thrace.

Tuvunu’s unique aroma emerges almost immediately, due to the activation of the plant’s natural oils at the start of the heating process; shortly thereafter, when the tea reaches a boil, the beneficial flavonoids are released from the plant’s tissue, which gives our all-natural beverage its characteristic color.

No additives are used, except for Greek wildflower honey and lemon juice that they squeeze fresh on our premises, with lemons sourced exclusively from the citrus groves of southern Greece.

The Plant

Mediterranean is the home of the Sideritis plant, typically referred to as Greek Mountain Tea, which is a member of the Lamiaceae aromatic plant family. It is a herbaceous perennial that grows in high altitudes, and relatively barren areas that are subject to frequent and extreme temperature changes.

Interestingly enough, although it provides a plethora of nutrients to humans, Sideritis requires a bare minimum of water and nutrients to grow.

In Greece there are 14 indigenous subspecies of the Sideritis plant, while it is the only place in the world where it has been cultivated systematically and in accordance with the standards of organic agriculture for decades.

Greek Mountain Tea, unlike black tea, does not need any processing or fertilization during its cultivation or collection.