Hrísey Island

Our angelica leaf comes from many places in pure and wonderful Icelandic nature. Among these is Hrísey island, with a population of only 180.

Hrísey is a remote island in North Iceland. During summer, the word "night" loses its meaning to the islanders, as Hrísey enjoys perpetual sunlight around the clock.

Angelica this far north needs to grow as fast as possible during the short but beautiful summer. It's bathed in sunlight, day and night, and grows quickly to an impressive height of up to 6 feet. By late summer it's ripe and ready for use by the locals, who eat the seeds for breakfast and drink warm angelica tea during the dark winter which inevitably follows.