The Capilano Herbal Apothecary

I came here with Team Food Soc and we enjoyed the following: a Chamomile Ginger Ale, a Rose Lemonade, and tasters of the Cleanse Me and Spring Tonic. What I love about these teas is that the ingredients are all listed on the menu and there is no mention of any artificial flavouring for these loose-​leafs! I’m a fan of chocolate and all, but adding it to a tea sometimes makes me feel like I’m drinking some alternative Kool-​Aid. The loose leafs look fresh here and if you sit down for a cup you’ll get a big cup (bigger than my sampler) from one of these glass cork containers.
The Spring Tonic was by far my favourite tea. With the licorice root (brown root, yellow inside), it manifested a sweet aftertaste on the middle of my tongue which persisted for at least 10 seconds and it felt amazing. I’ve never had a tea do that to me. The Cleanse Me tasted more like a traditional herbal tea I might drink in between desserts and I could get a good taste of the red clover flowers.
The Chamomile Ginger Ale and Rose Lemonades are herbal sodas. Made with cane sugar and organic lemons, these have a nice fizzy citrus burst of flavour lined with their respective leaves on top.
The Rose Lemonade was simply gorgeous. Deep reds turn the soda pink and it had a good floral taste to it without the chalky sugar aftertaste you’d find in Sprite or commercial sodas.
The Chamomile Ginger Ale was my favourite soda of the night. The ginger added a nice spice to the drink and I liked the little chamomile bits dancing around near the end of the drink.