Anise in Wonderland Loose Leaf Tea

Description:

Anise in Wonderland — a curious blend of loose leaf rooibos, warmed with cinnamon and named for the star anise that runs through it. Inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, it comes in an illustrated cylinder tin made to be kept, with a bookmark included. Naturally caffeine-free, so the tea party can run as late as it likes.

The Mad Tea-Party gave the novel its most famous riddle: "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?" Alice gives up — and the Hatter cheerfully admits he has no idea either. Carroll wrote the riddle without an answer on purpose. Readers pressed him for decades until he finally invented one — it "can produce a few notes, though they are very flat" — and slipped in a hidden joke, spelling "never" as nevar: raven, backward. A well-meaning printer corrected the joke right out of the book.

Why you'll love it:

• Star anise, cinnamon, and rooibos — warm, gently spiced, naturally caffeine-free
• A tin made to be kept — illustrated, sturdy, at home on the tea shelf
• Comes with a bookmark, because this tea assumes you're mid-chapter
• About 22 cups per tin — an evening ritual that lasts

Perfect for: Tea drinkers with a reading habit, Alice fans, evening readers avoiding caffeine, or a literary gift that actually gets used.

Details:

• Contents: 2 oz (56 g) loose leaf tea — about 22 cups
• Ingredients: loose leaf rooibos tea, star anise, cinnamon chips, natural flavor
• Naturally caffeine-free
• Includes: bookmark
• Tin dimensions: 2.5 x 2.5 x 5 in (6.4 x 6.4 x 12.7 cm)
• Weight: 4.8 oz (136 g)
• Shelf-stable · Made in the United States

A literary blend for the reading hour.