{"title":"Caffeine-Free","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo caffeine at all — not decaffeinated, just never had any. These are built from flowers, roots, and berries rather than tea leaves: hibiscus, elderberry, echinacea, lemon balm, honeybush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood for evenings, good for afternoons, good for anyone who's done with caffeine but not done with drinking something.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"trust-your-elders-iced-tea","title":"Trust Your Elders","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"ml-2 border-l-4 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.1)] pl-4 text-text-300\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTrust Your Elders is the oldest idea in this lineup — the elderberry, echinacea, and ginger that show up in kitchen herbalism across Europe, North America, and half the world besides, and have for a very long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElderberry\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eSambucus nigra\u003c\/em\u003e) has been made into syrups, cordials, and wines across Europe since at least the Middle Ages; the elder tree was considered protective enough that some folk traditions held you should ask its permission before cutting one. \u003cstrong\u003eEchinacea purpurea\u003c\/strong\u003e is a North American prairie coneflower, used by Plains peoples for generations before it entered European herbals in the 1800s. \u003cstrong\u003eGinger\u003c\/strong\u003e needs no introduction and gives the blend its bite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManuka and propolis infused raw honey\u003c\/strong\u003e is the finish — manuka from New Zealand's \u003cem\u003eLeptospermum\u003c\/em\u003e scrub, propolis the resin bees gather from tree buds to seal their hive. Both are bee products with their own long histories, and both bring a darker, more resinous character that suits the elderberry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCaffeine-free. \u003cem\u003eContains bee products — see label.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Herbal GenZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48379213971556,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/1635\/1588\/files\/Trust_Your_Elders_Shopify.png?v=1793631531"},{"product_id":"summer-sorrel","title":"Summer Sorrel","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSorrel is Christmas in Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana, and half the Caribbean, hibiscus calyces steeped with ginger and spice, served cold, made in gallons because the whole family is coming. Summer Sorrel is that drink, made properly, made year-round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHibiscus\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eHibiscus sabdariffa\u003c\/em\u003e) is \u003cem\u003eroselle\u003c\/em\u003e — not the ornamental flower but the deep-red calyx around the seed pod, tart and cranberry-bright, grown across West Africa, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. \u003cstrong\u003eGinger\u003c\/strong\u003e is the second half of the tradition, sharp and warming. \u003cstrong\u003eCinnamon\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ecloves\u003c\/strong\u003e are the spices that make it read as celebration, cloves especially, which came from a handful of islands in Indonesia and once cost more than gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCinnamon-infused raw honey\u003c\/strong\u003e doubles down. Sorrel is traditionally sweetened, often heavily; we use less, and let the cinnamon carry the perceived sweetness instead of sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCaffeine-free. Brewed the way it's supposed to be, by someone who grew up drinking it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herbal GenZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48647402356836,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/1635\/1588\/files\/Summer_Sorrel_Shopify.png?v=1793632315"},{"product_id":"sip-and-slump","title":"Sip and Slump","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSip and Slump is our caffeine-free blend built entirely around herbs that have been part of evening rituals for centuries, and one mushroom that's been part of them for considerably longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLemon balm\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eMelissa officinalis\u003c\/em\u003e) has been grown in monastery gardens since the Middle Ages; crush a leaf and it smells like lemon and mint at once. \u003cstrong\u003ePassionflower\u003c\/strong\u003e is native to the American Southeast, where it was used by Indigenous peoples long before European botanists named it for its flower's resemblance to the Passion. \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican skullcap\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eScutellaria lateriflora\u003c\/em\u003e) — verified species, never the substituted kind, is a North American mint-family plant with a long history in Appalachian herbalism. \u003cstrong\u003eReishi\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003elingzhi\u003c\/em\u003e in China, appears in texts over two thousand years old as the \"mushroom of immortality.\" \u003cstrong\u003eHoneybush\u003c\/strong\u003e is the base, naturally sweet, no caffeine, ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLavender-infused raw honey\u003c\/strong\u003e is the finish. Lavender and lemon balm belong to the same family and read the same way floral, soft, unmistakably evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCaffeine-free. Made for the part of the day nobody's paying you for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herbal GenZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49073235132516,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/1635\/1588\/files\/Sip_and_Slump_Shopify.png?v=1793631221"}],"url":"https:\/\/herbalgenz.com\/collections\/caffeine-free.oembed","provider":"Herbal GenZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}