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A glass jar candle with a white lid and a label featuring green rhodiola leaf illustrations and the text 'IMMACULATA COFFEE BERRY RHODIOLA HERBAL TEA TISANE'.
Dried dark brown and black dried coffee cherries scattered on a white surface beside a small white cup filled with amber-colored tea.
A glass jar of Immaculata Coffee Berry + Rhodiola herbal tea with a white lid, set on a white surface with loose dark berries in front, against a warm beige background.
A clear glass cup filled with amber-brown liquid, set on top of a pile of dark dried coffee cherries against a plain white background.
A glass jar of Imaculata Coffee Berry Rhodiola herbal tea stands next to a clear glass teacup filled with amber-brown tea, with loose dark berries scattered in front on a light surface against a warm cream background.
A close-up top-down view of a clear glass cup containing amber-colored tea with visible chunks of dried fruit or herbs floating in the liquid.
A small white bowl filled with amber-colored liquid, surrounded by scattered dark brown seeds or nuts on a light marble-like surface.
A glass jar of Immaculata Coffee Berry Rhodiola herbal tea with a white lid, displayed next to a small blue-and-white ceramic cup of brewed amber tea, with loose dark berries and bark scattered in the foreground on a light surface.
A glass jar candle with a white lid and a dark botanical label reading 'IMMACULATA COFFEE BERRY + RHODIOLA HERBAL TEA TISANE', photographed on a white surface against a pale beige background.
IMMACULATA HERB FARM

COFFEE BERRY + RHODIOLA // herbal tea

Sale price$21.00

The Fruitful one.

Coffee berry, also known as cascara, is the fruit of the coffee plant, the deep red cherry that surrounds the bean. Dried whole it brews into something closer to an herbal tisane than coffee: soft, fruity, tart and mildly sweet, with the taste of dried cherry and raisin with a light floral essence. It carries a small trace of caffeine, just enough to provide a little encouragement and therefore makes a great afternoon or evening cup.

To these coffee berries, we add the prized golden root, rhodiola. Similar to coffee in that it is grown at high elevation, albeit in colder regions, rhodiola root has long been sought after as a premiere strengthening herb and was the first herb classified as an adaptogen - meaning it has the ability to naturally boost energy and assists the body in adapting to stress. It has a delightful golden rose flavour that provides body and balances the cup with the vital force of this renown root. 

At most coffee farms, the harvest is gathered for the sake of the seed alone. The cherry is picked at the height of its ripeness, deep red and full of sweetness, then it is stripped away and cast aside so the bean within can be taken, dried and roasted. Tons of that nutritious, life-affirming bright fruit, the very part of the plant that carries the flavour of the sun and soil, are left to rot in heaps, treated as waste by a world bent on commodification and drunk on caffeine yet starving for nutrition and yearning for sustenance. For those with eyes to see, there are gifts to be had in this fruit, for it is grown on mineral rich mountainous soil by the hands of careful and attentive labourers.

We source our coffee from family growers in Colombia who cherish these cherries and instead of discarding them, they carefully preserve them by sun drying, so that we may receive the full spectrum of gifts that are offered by this plant. Not only do we as consumers get access to a broader range of flavours, herbal functions and nutritional benefits but the farmers also receive a broader income stream than from simply selling the beans alone to the commodity market. 

There is poetry to be found in tea, herbs, botany and agriculture and this ingredient in particular is no exception; let us eat the fruits!

"Awake, north wind, and come, south wind. Blow upon my garden so that its fragrance may spread abroad. Let my beloved come to his garden and eat its choicest fruits."

                                                                                               -Song of Songs 4:16

"...the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."

                                                                                                -Galatians 5:22

Tasting Notes: dried cherry, raisin, rose, earthy root, soft spice

Ingredients: coffee berry, rhodiola root

Small batch organic premium tea from Immaculata Herb Farm in Ontario, Canada. 

30g