Description: Chocolate and Pineapple waft gently through premium rooibos. A light nutty finish.
Ingredients: Cedarberg South African Rooibos, chocolate pieces, cornflower petals, natural flavours
Brewing Instructions: none given, but I'm assuming it's similar to other Rooibos, which is 1.5 tsp, fully boiling water (212°F/100°C), 4-6 minutes.
Caffeine: 0 (Caffeine free)
(From the bag)
Steph's Thoughts:
Happy new year! I'm at a friend's house and she offered me tea. I figured I'd take the opportunity to try something new. As always, the chocolate won out.
Dry leaf notes are rooibos with a hint of chocolate.
Brewed aroma calls to mind sweet rooibos with an after-aroma of fruit.
Upon first sip, I realize that this tea doesn't require any sweetener as it is a very sweet tea. There is a little chocolate flavour but it's not overwhelming. The rooibos cuts through the other flavours. I suppose the fruit taste that they were going for is pineapple, but it's very mellow, almost like a candied dried pineapple rather than a fresh juicy pineapple. I find the tea pairs very well with both a sweet snack and a salty meal.
I find that with flavoured rooibos, companies often err on the side of less flavour, more tea. I tend to prefer my flavoured rooibos the other way around. The problem with rooibos, though, is that it has such a distinct flavour of its own. It's hard to pair and blend properly.
I think that this tea could use a bit more flavour, if they're going for "flavoured tea." If they're going for a straight tea with very subtle chocolate and fruit notes (and I do mean very subtle), then they've succeeded. Perhaps my expectations are too high.
Verdict: Not too bad. I would drink it again.
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