{"product_id":"cascara-coffee-cherry-tea","title":"Cascara Tea -","description":"\u003cp\u003eCascara 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt 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 gruit. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIt is also the afternoon cup that still lets you sleep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to brew it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHot.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIced.\u003c\/strong\u003e Brew it hot and strong, then pour over ice. A slice of lemon works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCold brew.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tea made from the dried coffee cherry, the fruit around the bean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout a quarter of the caffeine of coffee, close to a cup of green tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaturally sweet, no sugar added\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes of cherry, raisin, and hibiscus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo CBD in this one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCascara means husk in Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: this is coffee cherry, not cascara sagrada, an unrelated plant sold as a laxative. Different thing entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this coffee or tea?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth and neither. It is made from the coffee plant, but you steep it like tea and it tastes like fruit, not coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much caffeine?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAround 25mg a cup, about a quarter of what is in coffee and close to green tea. Gentle enough for the afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it sweet? Any sugar?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaturally sweet on its own. Nothing added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it have CBD?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot this one. Straight coffee cherry tea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buddha Beans Coffee Co.","offers":[{"title":"Loose leaf, 3.5oz","offer_id":46128145891514,"sku":"BB-CASCARA-LOOSE-35OZ","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Sachets, 15 count","offer_id":46128145924282,"sku":"BB-CASCARA-SACHET-15CT","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/buddhabeanscoffee.com\/products\/cascara-coffee-cherry-tea","provider":"Buddha Beans Coffee Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}