Red Rocks

Tisane Information:

Leaf Type: Rooibos

Tisane Description:

Our blend of naturally caffeine–free South African red rooibos, vanilla, and almond bits is an herbal delight! Rooibos is full of antioxidants and healthy minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, and fluoride. It has a wonderfully smooth flavor, and is a great cold buster as well as thirst quencher. It brews into a dark red liquor and has a naturally sweet, earthy scent, reminiscent of pipe–tobacco. You cannot over–steep this tea (the longer the better!) and it is fantastic by itself, or with cream and a bit of sweetener. Red Rocks is the perfect, healthy, all-around herbal tea – a favorite amongst athletes and as mom’s choice for children.

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Taster’s Review:

I had been hearing some good things about this rooibos blend over on Steepster, so I knew I had to try it … even if it IS rooibos!

The aroma of the dry leaf is pretty much what you might expect from rooibos: sweet and earthy, with nutty notes (which are further highlighted by the almond) and hints of wood and tobacco. I can also smell the vanilla. The brewed tea smells warm and inviting, like sweet nutty muffins fresh out of the oven.

This is really quite tasty. With most rooibos blends, I’m usually happy if the taste of the rooibos is masked or obscured by the other ingredients, because the flavor of rooibos just isn’t my favorite. But here, The Tea Spot did something a little different, something that I find every once in a while in a rooibos blend … but not often. Here, The Tea Spot utilized the ingredients to highlight the nutty flavors of the rooibos – and they did it well!

The almond and the natural nutty tones of the rooibos work very well together, enhancing the almond notes and adding depth to the overall cup. The vanilla not only softens the cup, but also sweetens it and manages to marry with the sweetness of the rooibos so that it doesn’t have that funky aftertaste that I so dislike. Instead, I just taste a sweet, lingering note of vanilla together with a delicate nutty taste.

This is a very good rooibos blend – one I’d recommend to those who generally do not like rooibos. The flavors here work so magnificently together to create a deliciously smooth cup that is cozy and comforting when served hot, and a tasty, refreshing treat when served iced.

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Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

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