Birthday Cake Rooibos Herbal Tea: UNICORN VIBES/Tea Vibes

by Steeping Beauty

Just the Facts

Caffeine Level: None

Brewing Instructions: ½ teaspoon tea for every 6 ounces of water.

Brew 3-5 minutes (longer for iced tea). Aroma: fresh baked vanilla cake, with moments of citrus and berries.

Color: Amber Color

Ingredients: rooibos, flavors, cornflower petals, confetti sprinkles. Vegan. Description: Caffeine-free magical rooibos loose leaf tea infused with vanilla berry birthday cake and rainbow sprinkle vibes.

Tasting Notes: fresh baked birthday cake, browned butter, whipped cream, vanilla, ice cream, citrus, blueberries, blackberries, honeycomb.

The Review

Unicorn Vibes is a name that induces images of limitless whimsy and flavor-filled fun. So, while I approached the tea with the giddy enthusiasm of a ten year-old with a hula hoop in one hand and a bubble wand in the other, my adult skepticism told me to quell my inner child.

As of late, most rooibos teas with exciting names seemed to overpromise and underdeliver. I tend to like my tea on the medium-strong side so I increased the steeping time to 6 minutes. The moment the infuser hit the water a light amber hue began to emerge, deepening in tone until it became a deeper peachy amber color at the final steeping time. Initially, as the tea steeped, the aroma of vanilla gave way to a vanilla-berry scent that caused me to salivate.

I had never been this excited for a rooibos in my life! My inner child was winning, she knew this was going to be good and couldn’t wait to get her hands on it. I tried the brew without any sweetener and was astonished at the natural sweetness it exuded. I then tried the tea with regular sugar and then honey. Honey overpowered the vanilla and made it cloying. White sugar made it sweeter than it needed to be but was pleasant enough.

My favorite way was definitely au naturel since I could easily see this being great as an iced tea and a starter tea for children. I couldn’t stop drinking the tea in part because the flavor was as exceptional and unique as the name it bore. Mostly, my inner child kept goading me to have a little more as memories of childhood tea parties with friends, ice cream trucks circling the block, making cupcakes doused in sprinkles and the local candy shoppe came flooding back with each sip.

Want to Know More About This Tea?

Leaf Type:  Rooibos

Where to Buy:  Tea Vibes

Description

UNICORN VIBES is a caffeine-free magical rooibos loose leaf tea infused with vanilla berry birthday cake and rainbow sprinkle vibes. This is such a unique tea because it’s part of our “dessert tea” line. That doesn’t mean it’s super sweet; it just means it’s naturally sweet in a subtle way.

When brewed, UNICORN VIBES is a gorgeous amber color and gives off the comforting aroma of a fresh baked vanilla cake, with moments of citrus and berries.

Steep a cup or two of this dessert tea at night time or after meals to help fight sugar cravings. The creamy finish of vanilla, berries and citrus satisfies your sweet tooth and your mind will be like “That cake was delicious!” – but guess what? – with no calories. We highly recommend this tea with a splash of milk or cream for the full “cake effect”. Enjoy!

Learn even more about this tea and tea company here!

Steeping Beauty

I have been in a love-affair with tea for almost as many years as I have been alive (Trust me, it’s a long time). My first introduction came courtesy of a mini porcelain tea set Santa Claus brought me when I was roughly 3 years old. I was too young for the actual drink, so my mother would put strawberry milk in the teapot, and when I wasn’t looking, she would slip candied flower petals in the cup to let me know the flower fairies had visited. My tea palate has matured since then. Now, when I try new teas I view each one as a journey that transports me to a place or time that I would never have visited without it. This is also the reason that I enjoy reading and watching PBS and classic movies as much as I do. (By classic I don’t mean 1980’s. I’m talking silver screen with the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, and Cary Grant to name a few). While I admit, I am partial to cozy mysteries and their classic authors like Agatha Christie, I don’t discriminate and read plenty of contemporary authors too. I am also a HUGE fan of Jane Austen and I adore watching movies that have been adapted from her books. They are the perfect excuse for cucumber sandwiches, scones with lemon curd and a piping hot pot of Earl Grey tea. But, I am not as predictable as I make myself out to be. I am addicted to subscription box services, Downton Abbey (still), magazines like Victoria, Anglotopia (visiting England is on my bucket list), and Tea Time, and I am quite the Potterhead too! My children are in college so I foster and have adopted several rescue rabbits. When I’m not catering to my lap-sized fur-babies I am with the four-legged kind because I coach an equestrian team and love horseback riding and horses!

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Arabian Nights from Fox Tea Club. . . .

by SuperStarling

It’s black. It’s green. It’s creamy. It’s buttery. It’s fruity. It’s got complete roses in its blend.

This tea sounds like an indecisive hot mess, I know. The blend’s ingredients sound like someone had a bunch of leftovers and upended them into a vat. (They include, for reference, Black Tea, Calendula, Cornflower, Green Tea, Mango, Pineapple, Rose).

But it totally works. It’s sweet and friendly and flowery. I’m not getting “Arabian Nights” from this (possibly because I’ve never had Turkish delight). I’m getting “Mother Goose.” This tea is a fairytale jumble. All of your favorite stories and flavors, blending together. It’s a dessert potluck. *

* (note: Have you ever had a dessert potluck? Probably the best party I ever threw.)

If you’re in the mood for some sweetness, throw this in your kettle. All the rabbits and sprites in the forest will be clamoring to join you.

Here’s the scoop!

Leaf Type:  Green/Black
Where to Buy:  Fox Tea Club
Description

Exotic seductive smoothness and delicate spice aromas float from the cup with each sip of this black and green tea blend, which includes calendula, red rose, and cornflower petals. Remarkable subtle tones of vanilla cream with rich sponge cake recall warm deserts evenings with the crescent moon rising in the starry sky.

Learn even more about this tea and tea company here!

SuperStarling

"Hey, everybody! I'm Leah, a graphic designer from Pennsylvania, United States. I live with my husband and rescue mutt in a house with colorful walls. I love fonts, colors, animals, flowers, novels, illustration, geeking out, and -- obviously! -- tea. I've only been heavily into tea for about a year, but I've found I tend to prefer loose blended black dessert teas. I normally drink them hot western style without anything added; if I add in some vanilla almond milk or honey, I promise I'll mention it! When I'm not blogging here, I'm blogging at leahlucci.com/starling or posting to Instagram (super_starling), so come say hi!"

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