. This Pineapple Black tea is made with a luxury black base from the Dimbula Region of Sri Lanka and is grown at 7600 ft. above sea level. This tea also has natural dried pineapple, freeze dried pineapple, blackberry leaves, Calendula plus sunflower petals and natural flavors. The cup will capture the flavor of freshly sliced pineapple and will remind you of sitting on a sunny veranda with a nice cup of tea.
Background of this tea: Pineapples were a big hit in colonial America after being discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493. But early Americans appeared to prize the fruit more for its appearance than its taste. In some cases merchants even rented them by the day to Southern matrons who would use them to decorate thier tables- Pineapples being hightly requarded as important symbols of hospitality.