Flavored Rooibos

Half-litre pot at home, made from fine rooibos leaves. Pours clear orangeish amber with no sediment. Clear aroma of rooibos, with touches of fruit and mild hints of chili. Mild but clear flavour of rooibos, with fruity touches and clear but not aggresive notes of chili. Creamy palate with an aftertaste of chili and mil...

Half-litre pot at home, made from very fine rooibos leaves, added small pieces of dried peach and linden flower. Pours clear dark orangeish amber with no sediment. Clear and intense aroma of peach and rooibos, with mild floral hints. Mild, refreshing flavour of peach and rooibos - clean and simple. Mild palate with a r...

Bought as Carstensens Rooibos Havtorn & Fløde (Sea-buckthorn & Cream). Half-litre pot at home, made with tiny chestnut brown rooibos leaves mixed with dried buckthorn pieces. Pours clear copper brown with no sediment. Clear aroma of rooibos leaves and cream, with touches of cocoa and buckthorn. Sweetish flavour of roo...

Chocolate and peppermint are two of my favorite flavors in all this mighty land. As such, I'm a major sucker for trying such teas, even expensive ones like this or Harney & Sons. So I grabbed a tin* of the R of T version at a local World Market, as a minor Christmas present to myself.

The dry-bag and wet-bag ar...

Upon opening the foil pouch, this smells strongly and plainly of rooibos. Adding the water brings a surprisingly strong aroma of orange oil.

The flavors play well together. The orange lends sweetness to the tart hibiscus and rose hips. The nuttiness of the rooibos adds a nice, nutty complexity that isn't often foun...