Tapee Tea New Recipe is the spicier side of the 15-herb Thai tradition. Jewel Vine remains the base at 65%; star anise, cinnamon and clove add warmth, sappan wood gives the cup its red-brown color, and Siam cardamom brings a cool, menthol-like aroma. There is no tea leaf or coffee in the blend, so it is naturally caffeine-free.
What you get
- 25 golden teabags in every pack, 3 g each, one teabag per cup; they come five to a resealable pouch, five pouches to a 25-pack.
- Soluble: open the teabag, tip the powder into hot water and stir.
- Sirilife brand, made by Thai Rice Herb Co., Ltd. in Khon Kaen, northeast Thailand.
- The blend has a Thai FDA registration number, printed on the pack.
- All fifteen ingredients are listed below with their share of the blend.
What’s in the New Recipe
| Ingredient | Botanical name | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jewel Vine | Derris scandens | 65% |
| Star anise | Illicium verum | 4.5% |
| Bael fruit | Aegle marmelos | 3.5% |
| Chaplu leaf | Piper sarmentosum | 3.5% |
| Nutmeg | Myristica fragrans | 3.5% |
| Cinnamon | Cinnamomum verum | 3.5% |
| Thai black ginger | Kaempferia parviflora | 2.5% |
| Astragalus | Astragalus propinquus | 2.5% |
| Turmeric | Curcuma longa | 2.5% |
| Clove | Syzygium aromaticum | 1.5% |
| Dang Shen | Salvia miltiorrhiza | 1.5% |
| Makiang | Cleistocalyx nervosum | 1.5% |
| Siam cardamom | Amomum testaceum | 1.5% |
| Licorice | Glycyrrhiza glabra | 1.5% |
| Sappan wood | Caesalpinia sappan | 1.5% |
Shares are by weight of the dry blend.
Brewing it
Open one golden teabag, tip the powder into about 200 ml of hot water and give it a good stir. Give it 2 to 5 minutes, stir again and drink it hot, or chill it and serve it over ice. Your pack’s own directions come first if they say anything different, and the label asks you to keep to one teabag a day.
New Recipe or the original?
The original Tapee Tea recipe is still here. Both start from Jewel Vine; the other fourteen herbs are where they part ways.
| New Recipe | Original | |
|---|---|---|
| Alongside Jewel Vine | Star anise, bael, chaplu, nutmeg, cinnamon, Thai black ginger, astragalus, turmeric, clove, Dang Shen, makiang, Siam cardamom, licorice, sappan wood | Vetiver, Thai black ginger, sea holly, cardamom, cat’s whiskers, goji berry, saul waeng, sandalwood, nutmeg, orange blossom, cinnamon, lovage, sand ginger, star anise |
| In the cup | Red-brown, spiced, with a cool menthol-like aroma | Deep red-amber, woody and earthy, gently floral |
| Per pack | 25 teabags (5 pouches of 5) | 25 teabags (5 pouches of 5) |
| Price per cup | See the pack sizes below | Shown on the original’s page |
Choose a pack
| Packs | Teabags | Price | Per cup | Parcels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | $25.90 | $1.04 | 1 |
| 2 | 50 | $49.90 | $1.00 | 1 |
| 3 | 75 | $73.90 | $0.99 | 1 |
| 4 | 100 | $94.90 | $0.95 | 1 |
| 5 | 125 | $114.90 | $0.92 | 1 |
| 6 | 150 | $136.90 | $0.91 | 1 |
| 10 | 250 | $188.90 | $0.76 | 2 |
| 20 | 500 | $369.00 | $0.74 | 4 |
| 40 | 1000 | $720.00 | $0.72 | 7 |
This blend contains licorice, so if you take medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, please show the ingredient list to a pharmacist before you drink it.
It is a food, not a medicine or dietary supplement.
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