Spring is up and coming, bringing on a season of new flavors we can play with! Even so, we couldn't wait to share the love, and are releasing 2 blends early in time for Valentine's day.
Keep reading to get the scoop on the newest editions to the House Of Hibiscus!
It's A Date
This combination of flavors models the complexity of the experience of love. Tart Native American chokecherries and hibiscus petals are balanced with notes of vanilla, date pieces (with oatflour), calendula, rose, honeybush, and a choice of either black tea, or red rooibos as a base for our non-caffeinated sweethearts.
Chokecherries (Prunus virginiana) are named so for their tartness, so if that's your flavor preference you'll love this as-is. If you'd prefer a juicier experience, then add honey or your preferred sweetener. Chokecherries are found from as far as North as East Canada, and as far South as Missouri, so many of us may have access to these astringent relatives of the rose. (Hibiscus is a relative as well!)
Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia), as many of us know, is derived from the bean pod of the vanilla orchid. These were originally from Mexico and Belize, but are now largely cultivated in other areas of South America, Tahiti, and Madagascar.
Strawberry Feels Forever
Because love and puns are both cheesy, they clearly belong together. At this point, this meadowy mélange will be a mix of native marshmallow root, nettle leaf, and echinacea. They are accompanied by lemon verbena, chamomile, enough rose petals to make it romantic, white mulberries (Morus alba - an invasive species) and of course the delicious freeze-dried strawberries that inspired its name. Truth be told. we're still doing some slight experimenting to get the perfect flavor balance, so this may change ever-so-slightly.
While the goal with the It's A Date was to make a tart blend, Strawberry Feels Forever is meant to be more balanced, if not on the sweeter side. As fabulous as strawberries are, they're not exactly sweet, so these white mulberries are their perfect partner. White mulberries - originally from China - were brought over during colonial times, with the hopes of establishing silk work colonies on the continent. This did not end the way they planned, and now the plant is found in all of the main 48 states. and is actually threatening our native red mulberries (Morus rubra). For now, they can be found along the East coast and as far west as Texas. If you're thinking about adding mulberries to your landscaping, know there is no shortage of white mulberries, so do your local fauna a solid and help propagate their native snacks!
If you would like to be first in line to taste one or both of these beautiful blends, please reach out to us via email and we'll make sure you're included in the first batch.
Much love,
HOH
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