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Looking for healthy holiday drinks that aren't another cocktail, soda, or sugar-filled punch? Herbal tea is one of the easiest ways to add non-alcoholic holiday drinks to your party while also giving your guests something supportive for their health.
And we're not talking about putting out a few plain tea bags next to the coffee pot.
With fresh fruit, warming spices, sparkling water, and a few festive garnishes, herbal tea can easily become everything from a cranberry apple cider to a beautiful alcohol-free holiday mocktail.
Here’s our holiday tea lineup from afternoon to bedtime.
Before Dinner: Cortisol Daytime Tea
Holiday parties are fun, but the hours leading up to them can be a lot. You're cooking, cleaning, wrapping presents, getting yourself ready, picking someone up from the airport, or realizing at the last minute that you forgot an ingredient. And if you're a guest, you may be coming straight from holiday traffic, traveling, or a full day of festivities.
Then there's the social side of the holidays. Even when you love the people you're spending time with, a house full of people and hours of conversation can sometimes feel overwhelming.
That's why Cortisol Daytime Tea is our pick before the party really gets started.
The Cortisol Daytime Tea was created to support a healthy stress response. It's a blend of adaptogenic and nervine herbs like tulsi, lemon verbena, and rooibos that helps support a calm nervous system and a focused mind.
It helps you settle those nerves, transition out of go-go-go mode, and actually be present with the people you came to see.
Make It Festive: Holiday Fruit Tea
Turn your Cortisol Daytime Tea into a simple holiday fruit tea.
Brew a large batch with sliced apples, oranges, strawberries, and lemon. Serve it warm or chill it ahead of time and pour it over ice with fresh fruit. It makes a colorful alcohol-free drink guests can sip as they arrive.
With Dinner: Blood Pressure Support Tea
When everyone finally sits down to eat, bring out Blood Pressure Support Tea.
This tea was practically made for a fall or winter holiday table. It's bright, tart, and berry-apple sweet with cranberry, hibiscus, hawthorn, cinnamon, ginger, orange peel, cardamom, clove, star anise, and other warming spices.
The Blood Pressure Support Tea was created to support the heart and healthy blood pressure while also supporting digestion. And those warming spices make it a delicious herbal tea to pair with a heavier holiday meal.
Instead of another soda, cocktail, or sugary drink with dinner, guests can have something warm, flavorful, and completely alcohol-free.
Make It Festive: Cranberry Apple Tea Cider
Turn Blood Pressure Support Tea into a cranberry apple cider by steeping it with fresh cranberries and diced apple.
Serve it warm with a cinnamon stick and fresh rosemary sprig in each mug. The deep red color, fresh fruit, and holiday spices make it beautiful enough for the dinner table without requiring a complicated recipe or loads of added sugar.
After Dinner: Bye Bye, Bloat Tea
You finished dinner. Then you went back for seconds. Then someone brought out pie.
Holiday meals tend to be bigger, richer, and heavier than our everyday meals, so it's pretty normal to feel overly full or bloated afterward. That's when we bring out Bye Bye, Bloat Tea.
Bye Bye, Bloat Tea was created to support healthy digestion and help with occasional bloating and digestive discomfort. And supporting digestion isn't only about getting rid of that overly full feeling.
Your digestive system also has the important job of breaking down the food you eat and helping your body absorb nutrients. Your gut and immune system are also closely connected, making digestive health an important part of supporting overall health during cold and flu season. That makes an herbal digestive tea an easy addition to your lineup of holiday wellness drinks, especially after a big meal.
Make It Festive: Holiday Citrus Bloat Tea
Bye Bye, Bloat is delicious as-is, so keep this one simple.
Add a generous squeeze of fresh lemon for a bright citrus flavor, or add a small splash of orange juice and garnish each mug with a fresh orange wheel. It's light and refreshing after a rich holiday dinner.
During the Nighttime Festivities: Cortisol Evening Tea
Dinner is finished, but the party definitely isn't. Someone pulled out the board games. The kids are watching a Christmas movie. Dessert is on the table. And your family has started telling the same stories they tell every year.
This is when you can start shifting from the excitement of the day into something a little more relaxing. The Cortisol Evening Tea is a great choice for this part of the night.
Cortisol Evening Tea is made with relaxing herbs that support the nervous system and help your body begin winding down after a busy day. And because its flavor is fairly neutral, it's really easy to transform into something a little more decadent.
Make It Festive: Herbal Hot Cocoa Bar
Turn Cortisol Evening Tea into the base for a cozy hot cocoa bar.
Brew a large pot and let everyone customize their cup with cocoa, milk or dairy-free milk, cinnamon, or their favorite hot cocoa toppings. It's a fun way to give guests a festive nighttime drink without alcohol or caffeine, and the kids will love it as well.
Another Nighttime Option: Cortisol Sleep Tea
If your family is more into holiday mocktails than hot cocoa, put out Cortisol Sleep Tea instead. Its naturally fruitier flavor makes it a great base for a holiday mocktail or iced tea.
Cortisol Sleep Tea contains relaxing herbs traditionally used to help calm the nervous system and support restful sleep, making it especially nice toward the end of a long holiday evening. Plus, if you want to support cardiovascular health, it contains lots of heart-healthy herbs like linden and hawthorn.
Make It Festive: Sleepy Holiday Mocktail
Brew Cortisol Sleep Tea ahead of time and let it cool. Pour it over ice, top with sparkling water, and garnish with fresh cranberries, berries, or an orange slice. Now you have a colorful holiday mocktail that guests can enjoy while playing games or sitting around talking, and they don't have to worry about hangovers in the morning.
Create a Holiday Drink Bar
If you're hosting a larger gathering, turn these ideas into an entire holiday drink bar.
Set out your teas along with a few festive additions such as:
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Fresh cranberries
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Apples
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Oranges and lemons
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Cinnamon sticks
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Rosemary sprigs
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Sparkling water
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Cocoa
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Milk or dairy-free milk
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Honey
You can even put out little signs with each tea and when to enjoy it:
Before dinner: Cortisol Daytime Tea
With dinner: Blood Pressure Support Tea
After dinner: Bye Bye, Bloat Tea
Later in the evening: Cortisol Evening Tea or Cortisol Sleep Tea
Make Wellness Part of the Celebration
Healthy holiday drinks don't have to mean skipping everything fun. You can enjoy the big meal, eat dessert, stay up playing games, and still sneak a few supportive habits into your celebration.
Plus, pay attention to what teas your guests like; that sounds like Christmas gifts waiting to happen. Happy Holidays!
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Disclaimer: The information on this website has been compiled from published sources and is provided only as a guide. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness. Although our teas are generally regarded as safe, please consult your doctor before trying herbal remedies, especially if you are currently taking medication, pregnant, or breastfeeding.