: an infusion (as of dried herbs) used as a beverage or for medicinal effects
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The cloister houses an herbalist doling out tisanes and tinctures and a boulangerie producing sourdough loaves from flour milled on-site.
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Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Every other Friday at 7 p.m., the store hosts the get-together, offering samples of several teas — including a caffeine-free tisane — and healthy snacks.
—Dallas News, 12 Oct. 2022
Salads were assembled, fish grilled, wine bottles opened, verbena leaves picked for a late-night tisane.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2022
The invigorating pink tisane is delicious, with accents of anti-inflammatory nettle and a little thyme to stimulate the immune system and soothe the soul.
—Emma Elwick-Bates, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2022
The base of this cocktail is a tisane made with juniper berries, white peppercorns and grapefruit and orange peels.
—Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2021
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Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Every other Friday at 7 p.m., the store hosts the get-together, offering samples of several teas — including a caffeine-free tisane — and healthy snacks.
—Dallas News, 12 Oct. 2022
Salads were assembled, fish grilled, wine bottles opened, verbena leaves picked for a late-night tisane.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2022
The invigorating pink tisane is delicious, with accents of anti-inflammatory nettle and a little thyme to stimulate the immune system and soothe the soul.
—Emma Elwick-Bates, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2022
The base of this cocktail is a tisane made with juniper berries, white peppercorns and grapefruit and orange peels.
—Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2021
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“Tisane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tisane. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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