Honeybush Green
This tea has been retired/discontinued. Formerly BA27.
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Commercial Description
Honeybush is gaining popularity as a caffeine-free alternative to decaffeinated teas. This unfermented version, which is higher in anti-oxidants than traditional Honeybush, has an invigorating aroma and flavor notes of citrus and sweet apricot. Steep for 5 to 10 minutes.
RateTea Notes
Upton replaced this with an organic-certified batch of green honeybush. To our knowledge it has been the only company selling green honeybush for nine or more years.
Brewing Instructions: (from Upton Tea Imports)
2¼ g/cup, 212°F, 8 min.
Ratings & Reviews
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63 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Alex Zorach (1452 reviews) on Sep. 12th, 2009
I find this tea very hard to describe in words.
The aroma of this tea is very similar to that of regular (fermented) honeybush, although perhaps a bit lighter: it is warm and rich, similar to Rooibos but less grassy. The flavor has some crispness but not much bitterness. There's little sourness in the initial flavor but a little tanginess in the aftertaste. Pleasantly lemony...it almost tastes like it has lemon peel in it.
Interesting for a change of pace. I didn't like it the first time I tried it, but it grew on me a lot.
Alex Zorach (1452 reviews) on Sep. 12th, 2009
I find this tea very hard to describe in words.
The aroma of this tea is very similar to that of regular (fermented) honeybush, although perhaps a bit lighter: it is warm and rich, similar to Rooibos but less grassy. The flavor has some crispness but not much bitterness. There's little sourness in the initial flavor but a little tanginess in the aftertaste. Pleasantly lemony...it almost tastes like it has lemon peel in it.
Interesting for a change of pace. I didn't like it the first time I tried it, but it grew on me a lot.
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