In the morning, when you seek a fresh, lively cup before starting the day, Tisane Vive Ortie Menthe Bio has one feature to know: unlike most herbal infusions, it contains caffeine, supplied by guarana. It is a daytime cup, to be kept for the hours when you are busy.

Guarana, Paullinia cupana, is a climbing plant native to the Amazon, whose seeds are used. Here it accompanies nettle, grown in France, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Slovakia, Egyptian mint and rosehip from Chile, South Africa and Eastern Europe. Liquorice root, goji berries, mallow and marigold flowers complete the blend. Each plant comes from organic cultivation.

The dry blend, green and red, smells of the meadow. The liquor, golden green, opens on the frank vegetal character of nettle, at once crossed by the freshness of mint. The rosehip and goji berries bring a tart, fruity note, and the liquorice a discreet sweetness that rounds the finish. The guarana itself barely shows in the taste, except for a slight bitterness at the very end of the mouth.

For 500 ml, use 6 to 7.5 grams of blend, which corresponds to 12 to 15 g per litre; the water, heated to 100 °C, then steeps for at least five minutes and at most ten. It is drunk hot at breakfast or cold from a flask, prepared the day before and kept in the refrigerator.

It goes well with a red fruit muesli, a slice of wholemeal bread, or a yoghurt. We weigh it for you in Nice as in Bordeaux; afterwards, an airtight container will keep it dry.