St Clements takes its name from the old nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons," and the citrus in the cup makes the reference obvious. This is a white tea base built around blood orange pieces, orange peel, lemon verbena and camomile, with rose petals, hibiscus, strawberry and kiwi pieces rounding it out. The result reads as sweet and citrusy up front — orange, lemon, lime, blood orange, strawberry — with rose and hibiscus giving it a floral, slightly tart edge, and the white tea leaves keeping a light, delicate character underneath rather than anything grassy or heavy.
Tea & Coffee, the company behind this blend, credits it to one of its own former staff, who worked out the combination through trial and error before it became a regular offering. It's a good example of a flavoured white tea built for drinking straight rather than dressed up, since the fruit and floral notes are already doing the work.
White teas like this tend to carry less caffeine than black or green tea, since the leaf is picked young and barely processed. Hibiscus has long been used in traditional infusions associated with supporting healthy blood pressure, camomile is a familiar bedtime tea often reached for to help with sleep, and rose petals have traditionally been used to ease menstrual discomfort — worth noting as traditional associations rather than guarantees.
Brew it with water at 90°C and steep for about two and a half minutes. Given how much fruit and flower is already in the blend, it holds up well on its own, without milk or sweetener added.