Cascara is the fruit that grows around the coffee bean. Most of the coffee world throws it away. Our farmers dried it and we steeped it and found something worth keeping: a soft, fruity tea that tastes like cherry and raisin, with about a quarter of the caffeine of a cup of coffee.
It is coffee, technically, it is the fruit that coffee beans grow in. The normal coffee that you drink is actually the seed of this dried fruit. It just tastes nothing like it. No roast, no bitterness, no jitters. More like a fruit tea with a little tartness at the edge, naturally sweet with no sugar added.
This batch is limited right now, but if it does very well we will start offering it from different farms year around. So how well it does the first month decides how long we keep it around!
It is also the afternoon cup that still lets you sleep.
How to brew it
Hot. One sachet or a heaping tablespoon of loose leaf per cup. Pour water just off the boil, around 200°F. Steep 4 to 5 minutes, then strain. Drink it as is, or add a little honey.
Iced. Brew it hot and strong, then pour over ice. A slice of lemon works.
Cold brew. Loose leaf in cold water overnight in the fridge, 12 to 24 hours. Strain and serve over ice. This is the sweetest way to drink it.
What it is
- A tea made from the dried coffee cherry, the fruit around the bean
- About a quarter of the caffeine of coffee, close to a cup of green tea
- Naturally sweet, no sugar added
- Notes of cherry, raisin, and hibiscus
- No CBD in this one
- Cascara means husk in Spanish
Note: this is coffee cherry, not cascara sagrada, an unrelated plant sold as a laxative. Different thing entirely.
Questions
Is this coffee or tea?
Both and neither. It is made from the coffee plant, but you steep it like tea and it tastes like fruit, not coffee.
How much caffeine?
Around 25mg a cup, about a quarter of what is in coffee and close to green tea. Gentle enough for the afternoon.
Is it sweet? Any sugar?
Naturally sweet on its own. Nothing added.
Does it have CBD?
Not this one. Straight coffee cherry tea.
Product information
- A food, not a supplement. Cascara is the dried fruit of the coffee cherry, brewed as an herbal infusion. It is sold as a food and beverage, not as a dietary supplement or a drug, and nothing here is intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
- Contains caffeine. Naturally caffeinated, about 25mg per cup, roughly a quarter of a cup of coffee. If you are pregnant, nursing, sensitive to caffeine, or managing a health condition, check with your healthcare provider before drinking.
- Not cascara sagrada. This is coffee cherry from the Coffea plant, not cascara sagrada (Rhamnus purshiana), an unrelated plant sold as a laxative.
- Allergens. Single ingredient: dried coffee cherry. Contains no major allergens (no milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy, or sesame).
- Storage. Store in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight, and keep out of reach of children.
