Yaupon Preparation
Yaupon can be steeped like tea, brewed like coffee or even prepared in the same style as yerba mate.
Yaupon yields a jitter-free, energizing brew. Whereas the Light Roast is closer to a green tea in flavor, the Dark Roast is closer to a black tea. Depending on strength, the flavor is anywhere from light caramelly and silky to intensely rich, complex, nutty and smoky with a velvety texture. Yaupon is virtually free of tannins so you can steep longer to bring out more flavor without risking the bitterness of regular tea. In strong brews the slight bitterness of theobromine, coveted by lovers of dark chocolate, can be tasted (and felt!). Theobromine is the pleasure molecule that increases feelings of well being, contentment and focus.
Also try Light Roast Yaupon Tea, Yoco (Yaupon+ Cacao) and Yaupon Tea Concentrates
Yaupon can be steeped like tea, brewed like coffee or even prepared in the same style as yerba mate.
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The drinking of yaupon goes back into the time of the ancients, before the cataloging of history and the arrival of Europeans in the New World. Yaupon, the only caffeinated plant native to North America and a relative of yerba mate and guayusa, is an inconspicuous little evergreen that grows along the coastal regions of the Southern United States and the Atlantic coast.