Lake & Oak
Lake & Oak make organic tea blends and superfood latte mixes, each named for what it is aimed at rather than for the leaf it is built on — gut love, super green, ashwagandha + chill, rose schisandra glow.
The range runs from straightforward teas through to cacao and turmeric blends meant to be made with milk.
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Which blend, and when
The names describe intention rather than ingredients, so here is what is actually in each and where it tends to fit in a day.
| Blend | Built on |
|---|---|
| Mega Matcha | Matcha with adaptogens — the morning one |
| Super Green | Green tea base |
| Coco Rose Earl Grey | Earl grey with rose and coconut |
| Chaga Coconut Chai | Chai spices with chaga mushroom |
| Gut Love | A herbal blend, caffeine-light |
| Ashwagandha + Chill | Ashwagandha — the evening one |
| Turmeric Ginger Tonic, Sun Mylk | Turmeric blends, good with milk |
| Cacao Mylk, Mint Cacao Bliss | Cacao blends — closer to hot chocolate |
What to expect from the adaptogens
Several blends are built on adaptogenic ingredients — ashwagandha, chaga, schisandra. These are traditional herbal ingredients with a long history of use, but the evidence for specific health effects is limited and mixed, and these are teas rather than medicine. Treat the names as describing intent, not an outcome.
Worth flagging plainly: if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or taking prescription medication, check with your doctor or pharmacist before drinking herbal blends like these regularly. Ashwagandha in particular is one to ask about.
The mylk blends are not really teas
Cacao Mylk, Mint Cacao Bliss and Sun Mylk are powder blends meant to be whisked into hot milk rather than steeped like leaf tea. They sit closer to a hot chocolate or a turmeric latte than to a cup of tea, which is worth knowing before ordering one expecting a brew.
Gifting
These land well as a gift because the packaging and the names do the work, and a tea blend is a low-risk present for someone whose taste you do not know precisely.