Whole German chamomile flowers (Matricaria chamomilla), and nothing else. One ingredient, organic, caffeine-free, packed by hand in Melbourne.
The aroma
Apple first, the skin of one just cut. Then dry hay, and a thin thread of honey at the back. Soft and round, with a small green bitterness to finish. The infusion is a clear, warm gold.
The flower
The ancient Greeks named it khamaimēlon, the ground apple: a low flower in the field that smelled of an orchard. Each head is not one flower but dozens. The tiny florets are packed into a single dome, and each white petal around the edge is a flower in its own right. Picked fully open and dried slowly, so the oils that carry the scent stay in the flower.
To brew
1 teaspoon per 200 mL. Water at 100°C. Steep 3–5 minutes.
Traditionally an evening cup, though it keeps any hour well.
Heard on Before It Begins Podcast
This is the tea of Chamomile Week on our morning podcast: five short episodes on one flower. Listen →
Also available in a resealable refill pouch, to keep the flowers fresh and refill your Impala & Peacock canister or jar. Pouch sizes are shown below.
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