If you just love yummy stuff, you don’t want to miss a stop at ImmuneSchein Tea Haus.
Lemon, ginger, and honey: The very words are soothing, and those who understand some core principles of healthcare can back up that instinctive reaction with solid facts. All three ingredients are well known for boosting immunity, reducing inflammation, and a host of related benefits. If it sounds like something the village healer would recommend, that’s because it’s exactly that: three whole-food ingredients that combine in a way that will, as ImmuneSchein co-founder Corinna Geib says, “make your taste buds dance.”
Even if you just love yummy stuff, you don’t want to miss a stop at Immune Schein Tea Haus. The classic lemon-ginger-honey triad is just one of the wonders you’ll discover among an encyclopedic variety of elixirs, fine teas, chocolates, and much more. The high-quality, small-batch, handcrafted ginger blasts are available in turmeric, elderberry, lavender, lime mint, rosemary ginger, black currant, and many more; vegan formulas are also available.
The high-quality, small-batch, handcrafted ginger blasts are available in turmeric, elderberry, lavender, lime mint, rosemary ginger, black currant, and many more; vegan formulas are also available.
ImmuneSchein’s flavors will even enhance your adult beverage game. “What a great find! I use these elixirs with my home cocktails and daily smoothies,” says a reviewer on Google. “It surely makes these drinks tastier and flavorful.”
Growing up in Germany, Corinna absorbed more than she realized from her grandfather. “He was always brewing up some magic potion on his wood stove, feeding the birds, caring for his hundreds of cacti, or cooking one of his homemade meals, using spices and herbs that were rather exotic. As a kid I was not in awe—it was just what he did. But he planted seeds deep in my awareness. I love making and creating things, being in the garden, enjoying nature, and indulging my curiosity about different cultures and ingredients.”
“Anyone that had the slightest cough around me, I would give this tincture to them. Since then, lemon, ginger, and honey have always been part of my life and for everyone around me as well, whether they liked it or not!” - ImmuneSchein founder Corinna Geib
At 18, Corinna read a recipe book entitled “Healthy and Fit with Ginger,” and decided to try making one of the book’s simple tinctures. “Anyone that had the slightest cough around me, I would give this tincture to them. Since then, lemon, ginger, and honey have always been part of my life and for everyone around me as well, whether they liked it or not!” Her career path led her into the medical field, where she honed her gifts for research and marketing. On her first trip to the US, she met Jason, a charmer who’d grown up in Oklahoma, and her three-month work trip became a year-long adventure after which she and Jason relocated to Germany.
In 2009, the couple pared their belongings down to two suitcases apiece and headed for the US, exploring in a used car, looking for a place that felt like home. Work brought them to Asheville, North Carolina, where Corinna took an herbal remedy workshop that covered extraction methods, reawakening her love of tinkering with tinctures and simple, healthy ingredients.
"We don’t hesitate to curate our store with a large variety of goods from all over the world
“As usual, I shared the products with friends and colleagues, and Jason was immediately excited after seeing the response,” Corinna remembers. “He was adamant that I should quit my job—we’re talking about a good position in international sales—and just start my own company.”
After finding themselves at home in the Hudson Valley, the couple decided to give that idea a shot and realized Corinna had found her bliss. “In the beginning, my goal was to have fun creating and sharing these elixirs, selling them at local markets, and bringing in enough money to cover my costs and a little profit as my income,” she says. It turned out that ginger, honey, and lemon are a combination most every culture agrees on. “It triggers so many memories in many people of mom or grandma making something similar,” says Corinna. “When it comes to different cultures, there is a connection in each one’s history, and it is fun to hear the joy in people’s responses when they sample the elixir for the first time.”
You can shop ImmuneSchein online, and ImmuneSchein’s product line is now in about 100 stores around the US, but in the Tea Haus you’ll find more than 1,000 different products: artisanal foods, local items, soaps, candles, teaware, and more, curated from around the corner and around the world.
In most cases, that first taste is the reawakening of a beautiful relationship. And Corinna and her team have stayed true to the simple, natural principles Corinna absorbed in the Black Forest while expanding the selection at ImmuneSchein Tea Haus. “We don’t hesitate to curate our store with a large variety of goods from all over the world,” says Corinna. “We offer over 95 different chocolates from 14 different countries, nearly 50 different fish conserves. Expect the unexpected!” Also expect a warm welcome and a wealth of gentle mind expansion.
“The time that we spend with each customer, engaging, enjoying, and helping them organically creates a great, stress-free experience, making them leave happy and with a natural desire to want to return. We believe that this, combined with our unique selection and consistency of high-quality products, makes customers eager to return.”
Of course, everything is still 100% real food. “Our goals have adjusted a bit over the years of growth,” says Corinna, “but we still have fun making and sharing the elixir, and our most important goal is to always stay true to ourselves and our values. We’ll never compromise quality or integrity.” You can shop ImmuneSchein online, and ImmuneSchein’s product line is now in about 100 stores around the US, but in the Tea Haus you’ll find more than 1,000 different products: artisanal foods, local items, soaps, candles, teaware, and more, curated from around the corner and around the world.
So do stop by for an in-person tasting and a cuppa. You’ll find yourself in a pretty, light-filled space, and leave equipped with new resources for your personal wellness—the kind of stop that can warm up the chilliest winter afternoon.
Immuneschein Tea Haus
1776 NY-212, Saugerties
845-684-5136
immune-schein.com
