Top 10 favourite Yogi Teas

As I'm slowly revealing all of my more or less secret passions, I'll let you in on another peculiarity of mine: not only am I obsessed with sweets and nail polish but I'm also a huge lover of tea.

I have already tried quite a lot of different tea brands from all over the world and if I were to pick a favourite one out of them all, it would have to be Yogi Tea.

Let's first talk about the amazing idea of putting a yoga pose on the side of every tea box. In my mind, there couldn't be any better recipe to help you relax and destress than the combination of a warming tea and yoga!

After getting the actual tea bag out of its envelope, you also get to read a lovely little philosophical quote/ piece of advice.
["Happiness is taking things as they are."// "To a friend you can lend the whole content of your heart." // "Empty yourself and let the universe fill you."]

Anyway, enough about the packaging and onto the actual tea itself.

Yogi Tea make a variety of different spice and herbal teas which are all based on authentic Ayurvedic recipes. By now, they have already brought out over 40 different kinds of tea! Out of all these blends I'd like to recommend my personal top 10 to you.

[Side note: Yogi Tea also does green and black teas but due to my hypersensitivity to caffeine -I literally will not get a wink of sleep if I have some-, I’ve only included caffeine-free teas]

10. Women’s Tea

I have to say that I was kind of sceptical towards the concept of a tea that is specifically meant to be for women. According to Yogi Tea it’s supposed to 'support the feminine side of creativity and inner balance'. Although I'm not quite sure whether it really does that for me, what I can say is that it's pleasantly light, comforting and just delicious tasting.

Prevailing flavours: ginger, cinnamon, orange, fennel, chamomile.

9. Classic

You can never go wrong with a simple, classic and yet still somewhat exciting Chai tea. Just add a little bit of sweetness and milk to it and you've got your perfect, homemade Chai Tea Latte!

Prevailing flavours: cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, black pepper.

8. Himalaya

This blend is actually quite similar to the ‘Classic’ Chai tea. It only has a slightly richer and smoother aroma, I'd say. Anyway, it definitely has a very calming and balancing effect!

Prevailing flavours: ginger, fennel, cinnamon, anise, coriander.

7. Sweet Chai

Don’t let the name of this tea fool you! It might be a little sweeter than a classic Chai tea but this blend can also be very spicy for sure! I, personally, would recommend adding a bit of milk (or any milk substitute of your choice) to slightly allay the spiciness. Unless, of course, you are someone who likes this extra spice and the uplifting kick it might give you!

Prevailing flavours: anise, fennel, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, black pepper.

6. Ginger Orange

In general, I don’t really like tea where the ginger gets too pungent and overwhelming. However, in this blend they've used just the right dose of it so that the tea is still invigorating and warming but also let's the fruity and sweet notes of the other ingredients shine through.

Prevailing flavours: ginger, liquorice, orange, vanilla.

5. Sweet Chili

In the beginning, I never would have thought I’d actually like this tea and only drank it as it was part of a Yogi Tea 'Christmas Collection' that included a variety of different blends.

The reason for this scepticism is that I’m an absolute sissy when it comes to spicy food and likewise I also hate it when my throat is on fire just from drinking tea.

Surprisingly, this blend is actually not too spicy at all (especially when enjoyed with milk), but rather pleasantly refreshing due to the mint notes in it.

Prevailing flavours: liquorice, cocoa, mint, fennel, anise, chili pepper.

4. Choco Chili

Likewise, I was also sceptical about this blend at first due to the 'Chili' in its name. To be honest, I only gave it a try because my brother had bought a pack of it and it also had this enticing tag that said 'new' on it (pathetic, I know). What you actually get is a warming, intense and delicious tea which is certainly not too spicy. I generally just love the aroma cocoa shells add to a tea blend (which kind of already hints at my no.1).

Prevailing flavours: cocoa, cinnamon, ginger, chili pepper, cardamom, vanilla.

3. Bedtime (Rooibos Vanilla)

I tend to drink most of my teas before I go to bed anyway, so this is just perfect for me!

This tea manages to really calm me down and make me fully come to rest because of its soothing ingredients like chamomile.
Be careful not to fall asleep while still holding the tea mug in your hands!

Prevailing flavours: rooibos, chamomile, cocoa, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves

2. Licorice

Although I am truly not a fan of actual liquorice, I am definitely a big fan of this satisfying and calming tea!

I generally like my tea to be quite sweet, but you actually wouldn't even need to add any sugar to this because of the natural sweetness that the liquorice root adds to this blend. The taste is just so unique and nearly incomparable to any other tea I've tried before!

Prevailing flavours: liquorice, cinnamon, orange peel, ginger, vanilla.

1. Choco

Basically, this blend is very similar to the Classic Chai except they added a nice amount of cocoa shells to it. Anyway, that just makes this delicious and comforting tea so much more enjoyable for me.

Slightly sweetened and with a little bit of milk added, this even has the potential to replace a hot chocolate for me. As a self-proclaimed chocolate lover, this simply has to be my overall favourite!

Prevailing flavours: cocoa, liquorice, cinnamon,  ginger and cardamom.

Have you tried any of the Yogi Tea blends yet? Which is your favourite kind of tea or hot drink to enjoy? ☺