Cat Spring Yaupon Tea

Cat Spring, Texas is a tiny blink-and-you’ll-miss-it town about sixty miles west of Houston. There, in a heritage grove of yaupon trees, Cat Spring Tea hand-harvests the leaves for these remarkable teas. 

This refreshing new brand of all natural Texas-sourced teas is available in these fragrant and satisfying flavors:

• As American as Apple Pie, an amazing black yaupon tea blend with dried apple, almonds, cinnamon, and beetroot;

• Stateside Chai, a light and floral black yaupon tea blend with rooibos, saigon cinnamon, ginger, coconut, clove, safflower, crushed chili, and other organic flavorings; 

• It’s Not Easy Being Green, an earthy green yaupon tea that’s fresh and floral without bitterness. 

All three teas are sold in loose leaf form, and are packaged in resealable 1 oz. bags or 2 oz. tins, both adorned with labels designed by Dolan Geiman. 

Yaupon is replete with antioxidants. It’s also the only native caffeinated plant in North America, containing the good kind of caffeine: theobromine gives you energy without the jitters. You’ll find a bit more caffeine in these teas than in most others, but still less than coffee.

If you’re not familiar with yaupon as a source for tea, you’re not alone. Yaupon has been an overlooked if not altogether forgotten plant. While traded among North American tribes as early as the 11th century, yaupon in more recent generations has been known as a bane to Texas farmers, who struggle to keep their land cleared of the fast spreading tree. 

Thanks to Cat Spring Tea, tea lovers everywhere are now able to experience the benefits of this native, natural Texas treasure. 

Orders of three Cat Spring Tea flavors are packed in raw Texas cotton, and ships to you from Austin, Texas.