I love coffee. Sometimes a little too much. As the owner of a tea company, I always have options to take a break from the spikes and crashes of too much caffeine during the day. Realizing that you might not have that luxury, I’ve put together a shortlist of tea options that have a similar oomph as coffee, but with way less caffeine. Organic Assam Tea                                                                                                              

One option you may wish to try is an Organic Assam tea. Look for a blend that includes black teas from India, Sri Lanka and China. A good Assam tea blend often has a rounder taste profile than an English or Irish Breakfast blend. An Assam tea would be a good option to start your day, with about 45 mg of caffeine per cup compared to the typical 145 mg of caffeine in a cup of coffee. Assam tea takes milk and makes a tasty latte. 

Organic Golden Green Tea 

 

Organic Hojicha Tea 
Organic Hojicha is a bit of an outlier tea that has similar taste characteristics as coffee, on about a quarter of the caffeine. Hojicha is a Japanese green tea that during processing the leaves are roasted to a dark brown. The resulting tea offers taste notes of coffee, chestnut and caramel. Hojicha has a flavour that mimics a blonde coffee and makes an amazing cold brew or iced tea.

While no one expects you to give up coffee altogether, these teas are great substitutes for a coffee now and again. Each offers a unique taste that is just as satisfying as coffee. And caffeine from tea reacts differently in the body than caffeine from coffee. Caffeine from tea offers a longer period of focus and leaves the body gradually. All the taste without the coffee spikes and crashes!