This is the feed of all reviews of Flavored Rooibos on RateTea.http://ratetea.com/style/flavored-rooibos/58/http://ratetea.com/review/7127/http://ratetea.com/review/7127/Sun, 30 Nov 2025 01:46:59 ESTThis long-named tea is (for now) online at World Market and eBay, and in-store at the former, but not Republic of Tea's (RoT's) own site. The typically (for RoT) cylindrical steel container had 36 small round pouches of tea stacked like potato chips inside. A sticker adorned the lid, and was labeled as, "LIMITED EDITION", perhaps just for this 2025 holiday season? Just in case that's true, I'm reviewing it soon after grabbing some, in time to be useful for other readers before it runs out. If this i...http://ratetea.com/review/7122/http://ratetea.com/review/7122/Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:08:06 ESTThis is a lovely tea -- especially given its ingredients. I don't normally enjoy licorice or anise, but here they magically blend beautifully. This is going to go on my regular "to get" list.http://ratetea.com/review/7084/http://ratetea.com/review/7084/Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:30:49 ESTFrom my first sniff of this tea in TWG's Bangkok shop to the latest chug, I'm struck by the strong resemblance of this flavored rooibos to Murchie's "Cozy Caramel Rooibos." Both use high-quality rooibos with suitably strong flavorings (in this case, as described on TWG's website, "a secret TWG Tea blend of sweet French spices") to achieve much the same effect. The brew ends up a rich deep tan-red, clear, sweet and delicious! The main differences here are twofold: * A substantial element of French va...http://ratetea.com/review/6945/http://ratetea.com/review/6945/Mon, 04 Sep 2023 10:28:34 ESTAs with their other product that I have reviewed (Bombay Masala Chai), the concept is great, but the execution is lame. The sachets only contain around 1/5 their volume of dry product, which (as can be expected with rooibos) doesn't expand very much when wet, leaving the wet bags still 1/4 full or less. What a waste of space! How about putting more in each...a lot more? That at least would give this product two advantages: stronger flavor per serving, which is sorely needed given the tea's overall goo...http://ratetea.com/review/6883/http://ratetea.com/review/6883/Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:19:51 ESTThis blend of rooibos, orange peels, hibiscus, and cloves (the visually obvious ingredients...I think there's some cinnamon and ginger in this too) wasted no time rocketing to the top of my flavored-rooibos list, and very nearly the top of all herbals for me. The website says the tea is modeled after pomander oranges, which makes sense with the cloves so highly involved, but the flavor is more complex than that. Part of a holiday-tea variety box, I could detect this tea's dry aroma outside the wrapping...http://ratetea.com/review/6839/http://ratetea.com/review/6839/Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:31:19 ESTOrange-vanilla isn't a rooibos flavoring I had tried yet, but it's a favorite in general, both for black tea and going back to the childhood Creamsicle days. It's also labeled as naturally flavored. Therefore, even though I ordinarily wouldn't buy a 40-pack of a new tea taste-untested, I figured a gamble on this offering from Whole Foods. It worked...this is one of my favorite flavored rooibos teas. The dry-bag scent is quite well-balanced between rooibos and orange, with a hint of vanilla, and repre...http://ratetea.com/review/6829/http://ratetea.com/review/6829/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:48:22 ESTI got this tea for my wife, who likes cranberry flavor, but she has avoided it because the main aroma and flavor is from the rooibos (which she doesn't like). So to please her, I drink it instead. ;-) This is one of the very few flavored or herbal teas I've had containing rooibos where the rooibos clearly dominated the other flavors. Indeed, when I sniffed the dry bag then the wet bag after steeping, I barely could detect the berry components at all, and the hibiscus didn't reveal itself. Only in th...http://ratetea.com/review/6810/http://ratetea.com/review/6810/Sat, 07 May 2022 16:04:48 ESTThis mostly organic tisane is a mix of rooibos, cocoa, and coconut, along with a little vanilla cream flavoring. The aroma is mostly vanilla cream, with a little fresh grain. The flavor is a very nice blend of cocoa, coconut, and vanilla along with mellow rooibos. I take it with plant milk and sugar. Another very nice tisane from SerendipiTea. http://ratetea.com/review/6764/http://ratetea.com/review/6764/Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:51:24 ESTCup at home, made from a sachet containing leaves of rooibos and pieces of cinnamon, cloves, turmeric, cardamom, garlic, and cornflower - all organic and sprinkled with natural flavourings. Pours clear copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Complex aroma of rooibos and a variety of spices, cloves, turmeric and cinnamon, in particular. Bitterish and herbal flavour of rooibos, with notes of all the other spices that make up the blend. Spicy but not astringent palate, with notes of cinnamon and ...http://ratetea.com/review/6730/http://ratetea.com/review/6730/Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:03:34 ESTMy boss drinks this at work and while it smells like Christmas - I can't deal with this type of tea. It is caffeine free and brews up in about 3-4 minutes. Mid-priced. Affordable. Not my fave. So. Much. Cassia bark.http://ratetea.com/review/6690/http://ratetea.com/review/6690/Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:17:47 ESTI 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. http://ratetea.com/review/6678/http://ratetea.com/review/6678/Thu, 17 Jun 2021 03:25:23 ESTWith a name like this, I certainly didn't expect anything but orange flavor. However, this is the rare tea I've tried where the dry-bag, in-cup and wet-bag scents all were *much* stronger on the main flavoring than the actual taste. That's not necessarily a bad thing in this case, as all three modes of inhalation yielded a brutally potent orange smell, much akin to the flavor of candy orange slices rendered gaseous. While I like orange as a smell and flavor, that was all there was aroma-wise. Whatever...http://ratetea.com/review/6653/http://ratetea.com/review/6653/Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:55:39 ESTOne-litre pot at home, made from leaves of rooibos sprinkled with bergamot oil and flavouring. Pours clear darkish copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of rooibos leaves and bergamot oil. Bitterish and herbal flavour of rooibos leaves, with clear notes of bergamot oil. Smooth palate with an aftertaste of rooibos. I don't think I have ever tasted a rooibos Earl Grey before. I like the idea, though, and this particular specimen of it is really good. Fair price (38 DKK per 100 g). ...http://ratetea.com/review/6569/http://ratetea.com/review/6569/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 18:58:00 ESTPrep: 3tsp, 16oz, 200F, 5min Aroma: Peppermint bomb. Can’t really pick up anything but a ton of peppermint. For the season, that’s A-ok in my book. 8/10 Flavor: Still a ton of peppermint but the chocolate notes fill in nicely. I don’t usually find much flavor from Rooibos and this is no exception. 7/10 Body: This is a nicely built winter tea. Filling and comforting. 8/10 Value: Tiesta only seems to have this available in a 3 pack for the holidays but the price is really solid (2.50ish...http://ratetea.com/review/6566/http://ratetea.com/review/6566/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 17:04:45 ESTCup at home, made from a sachet included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and containing a mixture of Rooibos leaves and vanilla pods and cocoa nibs - all organic and sprinkled with natural flavour. Pours clear dark copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of chocolate and rooibos leaves, with mild notes of vanilla. Herbal and slightly sweetish flavour of rooibos leaves, with notes of dark chocolate and mild vanilla touches. Mild palate with a rooibos aftertaste and v...http://ratetea.com/review/6562/http://ratetea.com/review/6562/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 16:40:12 ESTHalf-litre pot at home, made from a sample included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and consisting of fine leaves of Rooibos, bits of almonds, cardamom husks and seeds and cinnamon, all sprinkled with flavour. Pours clear light copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of almonds and Rooibos leaves, with notes of cinnamon and mild touches of cardamom. Herbal-sweetish flavour of rooibos, with clear almond notes and touches of cinnamon and cardamom. Creamy and mildly he...http://ratetea.com/review/6561/http://ratetea.com/review/6561/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 16:30:26 ESTHalf-litre pot at home, made from a sample included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and consisting of fine leaves of Rooibos, pieces of dried sea buckthorn berries and safflower blossom, all sprinkled with flavour. Pours clear lightish copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of rooibos leaves and cream, with mild touches of buckthorn. Sweetish and fruity flavour of berries and cream, complemented by pronounced notes of rooibos and mild touches of vanilla. Creamy pal...http://ratetea.com/review/6560/http://ratetea.com/review/6560/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 16:25:37 ESTCup at home, made from a sachet included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and containing a mixture of Rooibos leaves and pieces of cinnamon, apples, as well as of dried raspberries, blueberries and cranberries - all of them organic and sprinkled with flavouring. Pours nearly clear copper brown (against white china) with negligible sediment. Intense aroma of berries, with notes of Rooibos and touches of apples. Mild herbal onset of Rooibos leaves, giving way to dryish notes of berries and the...http://ratetea.com/review/6557/http://ratetea.com/review/6557/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 16:06:20 ESTHalf-litre pot at home, made from a sample included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and consisting of fine Rooibos leaves and small pieces of cream caramel. Pours clear copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of Rooibos leaves, with notes of fudge and touches of almonds. Bitterish, slightly roasty flavour with clear notes of caramel and Rooibos leaves. Creamy palate with mild roasty and leafy notes. A nice one. I have had caramel Rooibos before and generally liked i...http://ratetea.com/review/6546/http://ratetea.com/review/6546/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 14:59:47 ESTHalf-litre pot at home, made from a sample included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and consisting of a mixture of fine leaves of rooibos and pieces of almonds, sprinkled generously with flavourings. Pours clear copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Intense aroma of almonds, with touches of rooibos. Mildly bitter flavour f rooibos, giving way to sweetish notes of almonds and vanilla. A rather rough palate for a rooibos tea, with clear notes of almonds. Well, I actually like a...http://ratetea.com/review/6481/http://ratetea.com/review/6481/Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:45:15 ESTHalf-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of Rooibos leaves and pieces of caramelised cranberries, sour cherries and rose petals. Pours slightly hazy orange (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of cherries and Rooibos, with touches of rose blossom and some almondlike notes. Distinct flavour of Rooibos leaves, with clear, dry notes of cherries and touches of cranberries. Smooth palate with an aftertaste of rose and mild acidic hints of cherries. Decent and delicate - another good fruit Rooi...http://ratetea.com/review/6480/http://ratetea.com/review/6480/Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:40:32 ESTOne litre pot at home, made from a mixture of hibiscus blossom, pieces of apple, almonds, and rosehip as well as cinnamon and rooibos, all emitting an enchanting winter scent. Pours slightly hazy brownish dark red (against white china) with no sediment. Intense and seductive aroma of apples and cinnamon, with notes of almonds and touches of rosehip. Pronounced dry flavour of tart apples and hibiscus, counterbalanced by sweet notes of cinnamon and almonds and mild touches of Rooibos. Lingering dry palate, w...http://ratetea.com/review/6458/http://ratetea.com/review/6458/Sat, 26 Sep 2020 14:21:33 ESTHalf-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of predominantly red but also green rooibos leaves and dried strawberries, figs and some other fruit (there is no description of the tea on the company's website yet). Pours clear reddish copper brown (against white china), with no sediment. Clear aroma of rooibos leaves, with notes of berries and mild touches of flowers and some sweet fruit, probably figs. Floral flavour of rooibos leaves with discernible notes of berries and mild touches of some fruits. Clear, ...http://ratetea.com/review/6424/http://ratetea.com/review/6424/Tue, 14 Jul 2020 04:57:18 ESTIt's hard to rate this product because it doesn't sit still, even though it has just three stated ingredients: rooibos, vanilla flavoring, and vanilla bean. The quality and flavor seemed to vary a lot over time, within a given cup. Overall, it's a decent representative of flavored rooibos, and at times presents itself quite deliciously, if one likes vanilla. Yet like a passionate fling with someone attractive, but of questionable trustworthiness, it can turn you on, then turn on you, fairly fast. Drin...http://ratetea.com/review/6388/http://ratetea.com/review/6388/Sat, 09 May 2020 09:35:37 ESTHalf-litre pot at home, made from fine rooibos leaves and tiny pieces of dried mango and sunflower blossom. Pours nearly clear copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Intense aroma of rooibos leaves, with touches of sunflower and faint hints of mango. Bitterish flavour of rooibos, with notes of sunflower and... well, that's it, I'm afraid. I can barely notice any traces of mango in the flavour. Creamy palate with an aftertaste of rooibos and very faint fruity touches. Well, to be honest, I am ...