{"title":"Best Sellers","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe blends that earned their place on your counter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the teas that keep coming back in customer carts. Our Best Sellers collection is chosen by the people who brew them every day: the Good Night devotees, the Chai loyalists, the Lavender Grey converts. If you're new to loose leaf or new to YBTCO, this is where thousands of others started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a best seller? Consistency. A blend that tastes the same in cup 50 as it did in cup 1. Whole organic leaves that unfurl, not dust that clouds. Flavors that don't need convincing, just hot water and three minutes. These eight blends span sleep support (Good Night), immune season staples (Elderberry Immunitea, Sneeze Ease), and morning favorites (Chai, Lavender Grey). They've been steeped in dorm rooms, office break rooms, and pre-dawn kitchens across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart with what works. A 3oz tin makes 30-40 cups, and most of these leaves re-steep beautifully for a second round. Pick by need (sleep, energy, digestion) or by flavor profile (spicy, floral, citrus-forward). You're in good company: these are the blends that built this business, one careful brew at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWant to give these as a gift? Our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tea-box-sets\" title=\"Tea Box Sets\"\u003eTea Box Sets\u003c\/a\u003e bundle favorites together, and our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gifts-for-tea-lovers\" title=\"Gifts for Tea Lovers\"\u003eGifts for Tea Lovers\u003c\/a\u003e collection makes choosing easy.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lavender-ginger-mint","title":"Lavender Ginger Mint","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe herbal blend built on contrast.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpearmint cools. Ginger warms. Lavender softens both. The cup opens with the sweet, menthol brightness of spearmint leaf, moves into the floral calm of lavender flowers, and finishes with the gentle heat of ginger root. The contrast between the cooling mint and the warming ginger creates a tingling sensation that settles the nervous system. It is the herbal blend for the moment when the body needs to reset.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy spearmint, not peppermint.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpearmint (\u003cem\u003eMentha spicata\u003c\/em\u003e) contains less menthol than peppermint, which makes it sweeter and softer on the palate. The lower menthol content means the mint does not overpower the delicate floral notes of the lavender. Spearmint has been the digestive mint of Mediterranean herbalism for centuries, showing up in Moroccan tea rituals and Greek digestion tonics. The sweetness pairs naturally with ginger's warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe three-herb logic.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGinger root moves stagnation in the digestive tract, a tradition that runs through Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine as a warming carminative. Lavender calms the nervous system, with modern aromatherapy studies showing the volatile oils (linalool and linalyl acetate) reduce perceived stress. Spearmint cools inflammation and settles the stomach. Together, the three cover the gut-brain axis: the physical movement, the sensory cooling, and the nervous calm. \u003cstrong\u003eBlended in our Salem, Oregon kitchen.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256212013378,"sku":"SQ6358180","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256212046146,"sku":"SQ6358181","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/lavender-ginger-mint-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851323"},{"product_id":"four-flowers","title":"Four Flowers","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe herbal blend that makes you brew in glass.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour Flowers is an organic blend of chamomile, rose, lavender, and hibiscus. The hibiscus bleeds ruby-magenta into the water. The chamomile flowers float and dance. The rose and lavender release their oils slow. Before you taste anything, you have a visual ritual that slows you down. The cup itself tastes like the balance between tart cranberry and honeyed chamomile, with floral accents that read as perfume in the nose, not on the tongue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the hibiscus matters.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRose and lavender alone would taste like soap. The secret to balancing four flowers in one cup is the hibiscus, which brings a cranberry-like tartness from its natural fruit acids. That tartness cuts through the floral oils and keeps them from overwhelming the palate. The chamomile provides the honeyed, grounding base. The result is a cup that reads as bright, juicy, and deeply floral without crossing into perfume territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe tradition of flower blends.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending multiple flowers into a single tea has roots in both European herbalism and Middle Eastern tradition. In France, tisanes of chamomile and rose were evening drinks in rural households. In Egypt and Morocco, hibiscus (known as karkadé) was the tart, cooling beverage served at celebrations. Lavender showed up in Provençal kitchen gardens as both culinary herb and calming tea. This blend draws from all three traditions. Blended in our Salem, Oregon kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256164368706,"sku":"SQ3963136","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256164401474,"sku":"SQ3963137","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/four-flowers-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851323"},{"product_id":"citrus-hibiscus","title":"Citrus Hibiscus","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe tart, ruby-red cup built for cold water.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganic hibiscus flowers, orange peel, lemongrass, and rose petals. The hibiscus steeps out a deep crimson color and a cranberry-tart flavor. The orange peel and lemongrass bring bright citrus. The rose petals round the finish. It tastes like sophisticated fruit punch with zero sugar, which is exactly what hot-climate hydration traditions from Mexico to Egypt have known for centuries. Hibiscus is naturally rich in anthocyanins, the same antioxidant compounds that give blueberries and red wine their color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blend works hot, but it comes alive cold. Cold water extracts the bright citrus and floral notes while pulling less of the sharp acidity that hibiscus carries when you steep it hot. The result is smoother, rounder, naturally sweeter. Steep it overnight in a pitcher. By morning, you have a stunning ruby-red tea that drinks like juice but hydrates like water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lemongrass adds a crisp, grassy brightness. The orange peel brings the zest. The rose petals soften the whole thing and give the finish a floral lift. The cup reads as tart, juicy, refreshing. The kind of drink you reach for on a hot afternoon when water feels too plain and juice feels too sweet. Blended in our Salem, Oregon kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256267718978,"sku":"SQ0814633","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256267751746,"sku":"SQ0814634","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/citrus-hibiscus-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851323"},{"product_id":"lavender-grey","title":"Lavender Grey","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEarl Grey, with the lavender top note that completes it.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReal cold-pressed oil from the rind of Italian Bergamot, lavender flowers, and an organic, malt-forward black tea base from northern Thailand. The lavender softens the citrus. The citrus sharpens the lavender. Both ride a biscuit-warm tea base that holds up to milk. The cup tastes naturally creamy before you add anything to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the pairing works.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBergamot and lavender share chemistry. Both contain linalool and linalyl acetate as primary aromatic compounds, the molecules that give each ingredient its character. Bergamot is also citrusy and slightly bitter; lavender is also floral and slightly sweet. In the cup, the shared compounds knit the two together, and the different ones balance each other. The same logic explains why Johann Maria Farina paired the two when he formulated the first Eau de Cologne in 1709, a perfume blueprint that has lived for over three centuries. The chemistry holds in tea the same way it holds in cologne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe relaxed-alertness cup.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe caffeine from the Thailand-grown black tea sharpens focus. The aroma of lavender, studied in modern aromatherapy for its effect on the nervous system, takes the edge off the stimulation. The combination produces a state of relaxed alertness, the same calm-but-clear feeling people chase with adaptogens. Brew it for the morning meeting that needs steady focus. Brew it for the afternoon when coffee would be too much. Build it into a lavender London Fog: \u003cstrong\u003e1 heaping teaspoon to 8 ounces of full-boil water, 5 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e, topped with steamed oat milk and a drop of vanilla.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256385290562,"sku":"SQ5581235","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256385323330,"sku":"SQ5581236","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/lavender-grey-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851322"},{"product_id":"chai","title":"Chai","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Chai made for milk, honey, and a slow simmer.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganic Assam black tea from Northeast India, blended with whole ginger root, cardamom pods, cinnamon bark, cloves, nutmeg, and star anise. The spices are whole, not ground, which means the essential oils stay intact until the simmer releases them. The result is a golden, creamy cup with real ginger heat, cinnamon sweetness, and the malt-forward body of Assam. No concentrate. No sugar. You control the sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the stovetop matters.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMasala Chai is a decoction, not an infusion. The traditional method simmers the tea and spices in milk and water together, which extracts the fat-soluble compounds in the spices that hot water alone leaves behind. The milk fat carries the cardamom and cinnamon oils. The slow heat softens the ginger bite. The honey integrates as it dissolves. A 10-minute stovetop simmer produces a different drink than a 5-minute steep, richer and rounder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe quick version still works.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShort on time, steep 1.5 teaspoons in 8 ounces of boiling water for 5 minutes. Strain. Add honey or maple syrup. Top with steamed oat milk or whole milk. It won't have the full depth of the simmered version, but it still delivers the ginger-forward warmth and the spice complexity. A 7-minute Chai latte that tastes closer to the real thing than any café syrup.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256169316674,"sku":"SQ7778728","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256169349442,"sku":"SQ7778729","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Pound","offer_id":47256169382210,"sku":"SQ7778730","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/chai-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851322"},{"product_id":"bergamot-rose","title":"Bergamot Rose","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEarl Grey with the rose top note that completes it.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReal cold-pressed oil from the rind of Italian Bergamot, organic rose petals, and an organic, malt-forward black tea base from northern Thailand. The rose softens the citrus. The citrus sharpens the rose. Both ride a biscuit-warm tea base that holds up to milk. The cup tastes naturally creamy before you add anything to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the pairing works.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBergamot and rose share chemistry. Both contain geraniol and citronellol as aromatic compounds, the molecules that give each ingredient part of its character. Bergamot is citrusy and slightly bitter; rose is floral and slightly sweet. In the cup, the shared compounds knit the two together, and the different ones balance each other. The same logic explains why rose and Bergamot have been paired in fine perfumery since the 1800s, when French and British perfumers used the combination as a heart-note bridge. The chemistry holds in tea the same way it holds in cologne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe latte ritual.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea was built for milk. Brew it strong (1 heaping teaspoon for 4 to 5 minutes), then top with steamed oat or whole milk and a drop of vanilla. The milk fat rounds the Bergamot, the vanilla bridges the floral notes into something close to dessert. Best in a wide cup on a slow afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256234066242,"sku":"SQ7258223","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256234099010,"sku":"SQ7258224","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/bergamot-rose-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779850968"},{"product_id":"hibiscus-cooler","title":"Hibiscus Cooler","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe ruby-red cold-brew that drinks like sophisticated fruit punch.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganic hibiscus flowers, organic spearmint leaf, and organic raspberry leaf. The hibiscus pours a stunning, deep ruby red and delivers tart cranberry-like punch. The spearmint adds a sweet, cooling finish. The raspberry leaf contributes tannins, the same astringent compounds that give black tea its mouthfeel, so this caffeine-free blend drinks fuller-bodied than most herbals. Cold-brewed overnight in a pitcher, it becomes the summer drink that converts people who say they don't like tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the raspberry leaf matters.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaspberry leaf has been used in Western herbalism for centuries, often called \"the woman's herb\" for its traditional association with reproductive health. Here, it plays a structural role. The leaf contains tannins similar to those in black tea, which provide astringency and body. Without it, hibiscus and mint read thin, closer to flavored water than tea. The raspberry leaf rounds the cup and makes it satisfying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe overnight cold-brew ritual.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlways make a pitcher. You will drink this faster than you think. 4 tablespoons in a quart jar of cold water, left in the fridge for 8 to 12 hours. The result is a deep red, tart-sweet concentrate that needs nothing but ice. Blended in our Salem, Oregon kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","offers":[{"title":"Tea Tin","offer_id":47256361271618,"sku":"SQ7875814","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea Refill","offer_id":47256361304386,"sku":"SQ7875815","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/files\/hibiscus-cooler-loose-leaf-tea-ybtco.webp?v=1779851323"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0862\/4962\/collections\/best-sellers-9316658.jpg?v=1779836198","url":"https:\/\/ybtco.mom\/collections\/best-sellers.oembed","provider":"Yerba Buena Tea Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}