2 Winter Mocktails: Spiced Tea Sangria & Hot Not Toddy

‘Tis the season, and as we all know, sometimes all the bustle can feel like overload. Happily, we’ve got just the thing for feeling festive and offering yourself a little wellness boost with these winter mocktails. Our ORGANIC INDIA Tulsi Teas make a beautiful base for sparkle, spice, and everything nice as it suits your mood, throughout the holidays and beyond.

Revered in India for thousands of years, the sacred plant Tulsi (Holy Basil) is also known as “queen of herbs”, “the incomparable one”, and “elixir of life”. Packed with active plant compounds, Tulsi has been shown to support the digestive, immune, and metabolic systems while nourishing the body, mind, and spirit. All our organic teas harness that potency and abundance while infusing unique, delicious flavor and supporting regenerative agriculture and family farmers, too. With all these layers of goodness, it’s no wonder these mocktails are so delightful–true examples of how easy it is to embrace the holiday spirit, without all the spirits.

Try these two beauteous beverages, and play with all our tea blends to create your own winter mocktail!

Cinnamon Rose Tea Sangria

Filled with fruity flavor, the combination of bubbles with both warm spice and floral notes in our ORGANIC INDIA Tulsi Cinnamon Rose Tea makes this pretty and playful beverage truly distinct.

Per 2 mocktails

Ingredients:

• 2-4 ORGANIC INDIA Tulsi Cinnamon Rose tea bags
• 1 ½ Cups boiled water
• ¼ Cup fresh pomegranate or orange juice, optional
• 2 Cinnamon sticks
• Prepared fruit (1 cup for steeping plus extra for serving): thinly sliced apple, oranges, lemon and whole fresh cranberries
• Sprigs of rosemary, thyme, cinnamon stick and star anise for garnish, optional
• Carbonated water or ginger ale (approximately ½ Cup)

Method:

1. In a large jar or pitcher combine tea, cinnamon sticks, juice, juice if using, orange, lemon, apple and cranberries . Let chill completely–at least 2-3 hours.
2. Pour into glasses, with or without ice, filling just over halfway. Top with ginger ale or soda water and add garnish.

Tulsi Turmeric Chai Not-Toddy

Our ORGANIC INDIA Tulsi Turmeric Chai delivers a nutritiously delectable melding of flavors, including Turmeric, Ginger, Cinnamon, Clove and Cardamom. Adding a touch of honey or agave, as well as our wellness-boosting Ceylon Cinnamon and Turmeric Formula supplements makes this take on a classic hot toddy a welcome way to spread holiday cheer with a warm and tingly immune boosting winter mocktail.

Per 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup boiled water
• 2 ORGANIC INDIA Tulsi Turmeric Chai tea bags
• ½ Tablespoon honey or agave
• 1 good squeeze lemon juice (about 1 Teaspoon)
• ¼ Teaspoon ORGANIC INDIA Turmeric Formula
• ¼ Teaspoon ORGANIC INDIA Ceylon Cinnamon
• Cinnamon stick and lemon slices for serving

Method:

1. Steep the ORGANIC INDIA Tulsi Turmeric Chai tea bags in the boiled water for ten minutes.
2. While the tea is steeping, place the honey/agave, lemon juice, ORGANIC INDIA Turmeric and ORGANIC INDIA Ceylon Cinnamon in a heatproof glass.
3. Pour in the hot tea and gently stir, dissolving the honey and blending in the spices.
4. Add the cinnamon stick and lemon and enjoy warm.

Love these winter mocktails? Put them on rotation with these amazing holiday lattes and keep the cheer going till spring!