African Solstice
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Commercial Description
This rooibos blend is light and fruity with a soft vanilla note. Sometimes called 'red tea,' rooibos is an anti-oxidant-rich herbal tisane.
Brewing Instructions: (from Tea Forte)
Steep for at least 5 minutes in boiling water. Unlike tea, rooibos never grows bitter from steeping. Steep as long as you like.
Ratings & Reviews
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94 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5Brytta Sóþword (333 reviews) on Aug. 9th, 2021
I actually tried the loose version of this tea rather than the sachet, but the product page is the same as linked here.
I enjoyed this! I got two good steeps out of it. It has a nice, smooth feeling. It’s definitely a nice flavored rooibos.
Bonus: My son also loved the sunflower on the packaging.
57 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 2/5Alex Zorach (1448 reviews) on Mar. 17th, 2010
Smooth and really well-balanced...the aromas of fruit, rooibos, and vanilla blend well; it's hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. A warming tea. Rich aroma but mellow flavor...no bitterness and a surprisingly clean aftertaste.
I was able to make two infusions (3 min. and 5 min.) with a small 8-oz cup, although I think it would be stretching it to brew a larger cup more than once. The second infusion was weaker overall but surprisingly balanced, retaining the same character as the first cup.
I'm impressed with this blend. A lot of fruit and vanilla rooibos blends are poorly executed and have an artificial taste but this one really works well. My only complaint is the price...it's so expensive ($1+/cup if you buy the pyramid infusers, and over 40 cents/cup loose) that I don't see why I would buy this over any of the outstanding loose teas available from any number of other companies in a similar price range.
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