Six teas. Only half share one plant.
Black, green, and white tea all come from Camellia sinensis, the same plant handled three different ways after picking. Chai builds spice on a black tea or rooibos base, so it only sometimes starts there. Herbal and our Alternatives collection skip the plant entirely, herbal for flowers, fruit, and roots, Alternatives for two naturally caffeinated hollies. This guide walks through all six: what’s actually in your cup and how to steep it right.
Pick a plant, or skip it entirely.
Black, green, and white tea come from the exact same plant, just handled differently after picking. Chai builds warming spice on top of a black tea or rooibos base. Herbal skips the tea plant for flowers, fruit, and roots. And our Alternatives run on two naturally caffeinated hollies that aren’t tea at all. Same ritual, several very different plants.
Black
Fully oxidized and built to last. Bold and malty, structured enough to take milk or stand on its own.
Chai
Not its own tea type, a spice blend on a black tea or rooibos base. Ranges from a bold morning wake-up to a caffeine-free wind-down.
Alternatives
Skips Camellia sinensis entirely. Guayusa and yaupon are naturally caffeinated hollies with real energy, not herbal stand-ins.
White
The lightest touch on the leaf: young buds, barely processed, naturally low in caffeine and softly floral.
Herbal
Not tea at all: a tisane of flowers, fruit, herbs, and roots. Zero caffeine, every time, no exceptions.
Start from caffeine, or start from mood.
Not sure which type to reach for? Start from caffeine or start from mood, all eight of them, core and seasonal, and land on the same six types either way.
By caffeine
- None, always: Herbal
- None, some blends: Chai (rooibos base)
- Low: White
- Medium: Green, Alternatives (guayusa)
- High: Black, Chai (black base), Alternatives (yaupon)
By mood
- Focus: clarity and concentration. Black, Chai, Alternatives
- Invigorate: energizing and awakening. Green, Chai (black base)
- Calm: soothing and gentle. White, Chai (rooibos base), Herbal
- Wellness: supportive and restorative. White, Herbal
- Loving: romantic and floral, seasonal. Limited runs across the Green and Herbal spokes.
- Refreshed: crisp and cooling, seasonal. White, Alternatives (guayusa)
- Cozy: warm and comforting, seasonal. Chai (rooibos base)
- Joyful: festive and celebratory, seasonal. Black, Green
Winding down for the night?
Two Herbal blends lean straight into it: Dream Come Blue and Chamomile Sunset, both caffeine-free and built for slow evenings.
Steep something new.
Six types, one shared ritual, whether it comes from the tea plant or skips it completely.