Rooibos Chai / Spiced Rooibos

This 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 nic...

Cup 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, turmeri...

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...

The first thing I notice about this tea is how very strongly it smells like cinnamon, I really like that smell. The dominating taste is definitely the cinnamon and also the cardamom. This is a very intense herbal tea and I wouldn't drink it for relaxation, but I would definitely drink it other times like in the morning...

The dry-bag* and in-cup scents were robust and screamed "chai", which is great since I enjoy such tea. Cinnamon and cardamom stood obvious, cloves and black pepper being apparent with some concentration, the other ingredients a good deal less so. Even though ginger is the second ingredient (behind rooibos), I only co...