People have always flavored tea. With herbs, fruits, berries, flowers and other things. In the beginning, it was often done for natural medicinal reasons, as tea was a medicinal herb. Sometimes it was done to get that fantastic taste of a flower or a berry. There is an endless amount of flavored teas on the market. Many people don't know that most of them are made from essences. It's the best way to highlight the flavors in the tea.