ARIEL After-Dinner

Our caffeine-free herbal tea built on peppermint and chamomile, is layered with sweet-spice botanicals from the European culinary tradition. Available in 1 kg loose leaf bulk – a destination format for hotel and restaurant programs, and for café programs serving a caffeine-free position in the late-day window. The cup reads as warming and aromatic, with the layered depth that single-ingredient tisanes do not reach.

Tasting Notes

A golden cup, with visible mallow and marigold petals. Peppermint leads at the front – cool and clean rather than sharp. Anise and fennel layer in at the middle: sweet, gently licorice-like. Caraway adds a warm, distinctive note. Chamomile rounds the finish with a honeyed floral character. Valerian sits as an earthy undertone, present but not assertive. Low astringency, naturally lightly sweet without added sugar.

Blend

Eight botanicals make up the blend. Peppermint and chamomile are the most recognizable herbal tea ingredients in North America and form the familiar base. Aniseed, fennel, and caraway seed are classical European culinary aromatics, all bringing sweet, gently spiced character. Valerian root is a traditional botanical with an earthy, grounded profile. Mallow flowers and marigold petals carry the visual character of the blend – dotting the leaf and the cup with colour. Together, the eight elements create a layered after-dinner position with the kind of depth that a single-ingredient tisane cannot match.

Brewing

Steep 2.5 g per 250 ml at 94 °C for 5 minutes. Herbal blends tolerate a long steep without turning bitter – useful in service environments where timing is not tight. At commercial scale, a 1 kg bag yields about 400 servings. Zero calories per 250 ml serving.

Additional Information

• Ingredients: Peppermint leaves, chamomile flowers, aniseed, fennel, caraway seed, valerian root, mallow flowers, marigold petals
• Formats: 1 kg loose leaf bulk bag
• Certifications: Kosher, Aliments Préparés au Québec
• Foundation: Humaniterra Foundation
• Type: Herbal tea, caffeine-free, loose leaf