Celestial Seasonings Herb Tea, Lemon Zinger, Tea Bags, 40-Count Boxes (Pack of 6)

by Celestial Seasonings

Product Features

• Case of six boxes, each box containing 40 tea bags (total of 240 tea bags)
• Blend of dried whole lemons with hibiscus, rosehips, and lemon grass
• Naturally caffeine-free; contains all-natural ingredients
• Packaging features whimsical original artwork; stringless teabags help reduce waste
• Produced in Boulder, Colorado, with ingredients from around the world

Product Description

About the Brand

In 1969, 19-year-old Mo Siegel and his friend Wyck Hay found a bountiful harvest of wild herbs growing around Boulder, Colorado. With friends and wives helping, they picked the herbs and produced 500 pounds of their first blend, called MO's 36 Herb Tea. It was packaged in hand-sewn muslin bags and sold to a local health food store. Hay's brother, John, joined the partnership in 1971. The entrepreneurs set up shop in an old barn outside of Boulder, and they expanded their market to stores throughout Colorado, New Mexico, and the East Coast. The partners also began buying herbs rather than picking everything themselves, and the dream of a national herb tea company slowly began to materialize. This dream was reinforced when Red Zinger Herb Tea was introduced in January 1972 and was an immediate sensation. It remains one of the best-selling Celestial teas.

The company continued to grow and revolutionize the tea industry. Herb teas had previously been perceived as only of medicinal significance, but Celestial Seasonings introduced herb teas as flavorful, healthy beverages, virtually creating the modern tea industry. Celestial Seasonings solidified its sources for obtaining ingredients, such as hibiscus flowers and chamomile, by working closely with herb farmers from the Pacific Northwest to the exotic Far East. This forward thinking attracted the attention of food industry giant Kraft, Inc., which bought Celestial Seasonings in 1984. Kraft's guidance brought Celestial Seasonings to the attention of new consumers, further strengthening its lead in the herb tea industry while also introducing a gourmet line of traditional, or black, teas. In September 1988, Kraft sold Celestial Seasonings back to its management, returning the tea company to independent ownership. The company remains headquartered in Boulder, in the corporate facility on Sleepytime Drive.

The company, in 1991, experienced the exciting return of its original founder and leader, Mo Siegel, as chairman and chief executive officer. Since then, the company has expanded upon its herbal expertise bringing to market successful lines of Green, Wellness, Organic, and Chai teas. In 2000, Celestial joined forces with the Hain Food Group, maker of many top-selling natural foods brands. Today, serving more than 1.2 billion cups of tea per year, Celestial Seasonings is the largest herb tea manufacturer in North America and is expanding internationally at a rapid rate. Assured of Celestial Seasonings leadership position in the herb tea industry, Mo retired in September 2002 to fulfill another dream: to finish hiking the last set of 14,000-foot Colorado mountains he has yet to climb.

Celestial Seasonings' Mission:

To create and sell healthful, naturally oriented products that nurture people's bodies and uplift their souls. Their products must be:

• superior in quality
• of good value
• beautifully artistic
• philosophically inspiring

In their own words: "Our role is to play an active part in making this world a better place by unselfishly serving the public. We can have a significant impact on making people's lives happier and healthier through their use of our products."

Product Description

Naturally caffeine free. A zesty blend with real lemon, hibiscus, and citrusy herbs. About Lemon Zinger: Real lemon gives Lemon Zinger Herb Tea its flavor and fresh aroma. We've dried whole lemons from nature an blended them with rosehips and lemon grass to make this taste temptation which will delight lemon lovers. It marvelous, distinctive flavor makes Lemon Zinger Herb Tea zesty hot as well as delicious iced. All natural. This is an all natural product containing no artificial colorings, flavorings or preservatives. Made in U.S.A.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B000E671WU
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Celestial Seasonings Review, June 3, 2007

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Jeanette A. Chadwick (Orangevale, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestial Seasonings Herb Tea, Lemon Zinger, Tea Bags, 40-Count Boxes (Pack of 6) (Grocery)

I love the teas made by Celestial Seasonings. I've been to the factory in Colorado twice and find the tour to be very fascinating and interesting..

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this tea!, November 17, 2006

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestial Seasonings Herb Tea, Lemon Zinger, Tea Bags, 40-Count Boxes (Pack of 6) (Grocery)

Ah, it's a definite American story - in 1969 friends Mo Siegel and Wyck Hay of Colorado began selling the herbal teas that they had previously only made for themselves. From such small beginnings came that famous tea company - Celestial Seasonings.

Among Celestial Seasonings' many products is Lemon Zinger, an herbal infusion that is based on lemons, hibiscus, rosehips and lemon grass. As you can tell from those ingredients, this tea lives up to its name, having a real lemony zing to it!

It wasn't too long ago that I broke out of my black tea-only phase, and began drinking herbal infusions; well this tea came as a real revelation to me. It's good hot, and I really enjoy it when I have a cold or similar illness. But, it also makes a great iced tea, with its lemoniness providing some great relief on a hot summer day. Overall, I love this tea, and give it my highest recommendations!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lemony and decaffeinated!, September 14, 2006

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Snowbrocade (Santa Barbara, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestial Seasonings Herb Tea, Lemon Zinger, Tea Bags, 40-Count Boxes (Pack of 6) (Grocery)

This tea smells like lemon sours! What a great fragrance. This auburn shaded brew tastes lemony with a slight hint of lemon peel bitterness. I imagine it would taste good with some sweetener. Pretty good but not my favorite.

Celestial Seasonings gets extra points for their packaging: they utilize 100% natural recycled paperboard in their boxes and they don't package each tea bag individually. Instead they use a system of a waxed paper bag inside the box that stays shut when you fold it. It keeps the bags fresh and utilizes less packaging than individually wrapping each bag. The art they use on each box is beautiful as are the quotes and information they put on every surface.

Quote from the box:

"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to ourselves." Montaigne.