Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Rooibos
Where to Buy: TeaGschwendner
Product Description:
South African rooibush naturally sweetened by the satisfying blend of strawberries and cream.
Ingredients: Rooibush tea from African, flavor, strawberry leaves and strawberry pieces.
Taster’s Review:
The aroma of this tisane is so delicious. It smells like strawberries and vanilla cream!
The flavor is quite nice too. The strawberry and vanilla flavors seem pretty evenly matched. I don’t really taste one over the other, and I’d say I get an even amount of strawberry and vanilla flavor in each sip. What I don’t get a lot of is the flavor of the rooibos… but you won’t hear me complain about that.
Oh, sure, I can taste a hint of nutty flavor in the background, and it is a distinctly “rooibos” flavor, but, it is not a strong presence. The strawberry has a sweet with just a hint of tart taste, and the vanilla is soft and creamy.
For best results with this tisane, I recommend steeping it in a Libre tea glass like my Libre Glass n’ Poly Mug. I just put a couple of heaping teaspoons of the rooibos into the main chamber of the mug, add the boiling water, and let it steep for eight minutes. Then I screw the filter lid on tight, and let the fine mesh of the lid strain the tea as I sip (and not ONE of the uber-thin, needle-like leaves of the rooibos slipped through).
Using this method allows the rooibos to continue to steep as I sip. Since rooibos has very little tannin, it doesn’t become bitter if you steep it a long time. It just gains flavor! By the time I was halfway through my cup of this tisane, the flavor was intense and very yum.
