Ever heard of a company called Starbucks? If you haven't you need to get out more, no offense. In the MSP airport there is at least three of them. Recently while I was there in the wee hours of the morning I bought a cup of their Vanilla Rooibos. It sounded good so I figured I would try it. Sure enough, it was.

Name: Vanilla Rooibos
Type: Rooibos
Company: Starbucks
Purchased: Starbucks
Comments: Good flavor. Light on the vanilla and heavy on the Rooibos. I think it would make for a wonderful latte with pure Rooibos concentrate.

Do you like Rooibos tea?

Tea and Tell

          Have you ever opened up a package of loose leaf tea and thought, "Wow, what a weird concoction!" So I went to go look up the ingredients and here is what I found: Red Rooibos, apple bits, cinnamon, ginseng root, bean peels, ginger bits, mistletoe, St. John's Wort, lemongrass, field eryngo, cardamom, clove, black pepper and lemon peel. Not to mention it has a very unique smell. Not bad, mind you, just very unique.

Name: Ginseng Vitality
Type: Rooibos, Herbal, Spice
Company: Teavana
Purchased: Given to my mom from a friend
Comments: The Rooibos is almost drowned by all the other ingredients in the tea. The spices leave a slight tingly sensation and great after taste.


What weird tea have you tried lately?

Pudding and Tea

         

           I am by no means a food critic and I don't fancy that I will ever be one, but I do like food.  Who doesn't? So many people pair food with drinks, wine being the most compared beverage; or so it would seem. Anyway, I found an interesting food and tea combination tonight.

Vanilla pudding and Rooibos Tea.

I combined the tea from Indigo and Teavana to get a really good tropical Rooibos mix.

Perhaps other puddings would also go well with tea. Any ideas?

Rooibos in Paradise

Name: Rooibos Tropical

Type: Red, Rooibos

Company / Purchased: Indigo

Taste: There are a few tropical hints but not enough to overpower the sweet and slightly nutty taste of the basic Rooibos flavor.

Mmoro. If you have already forgotten what this means then go check out the last post on Rooibos.

               

The Rooibos I’m drinking right now looks exactly like what you see in the picture above. It only needs to be steep for 5 – 7 minutes and once done it’s very soothing. I’m actually having trouble writing this post because it’s so relaxing. Picture yourself in your favorite place with your preferred drink of choice and you have the flavor of this tea.

I also suggest you try a Rooibos Latte if you ever get the chance. The warm milk froth mixed with the Rooibos froth is absolutely amazing.

Sorry nothing very educational in here today. Just too relaxed with this tea I guess…

Red Tea and Rooibos

 Mmoro everyone!  {Mmoro means good morning in Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa)}

Today we're going to talk about the two different types of red type. The first type is completely oxidized bud leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. This is not to be confused with the more common type of red tea which, like herbal tea, doesn't actually contain any of the Camellia sinensis plant.  Rooibos, pronounced roy-bos, can only be found growing in South Africa in the Cederberg region of the Western Cape province. Like tea made from the Camellia sinensis and herbal tea Rooibos can have many different herbs, spices, fruits etc, added to it. Speaking of which here is what I'm drinking right now:

Name: Pacific Sunrise

Type: Rooibos

Company/Purchased : Teavana

(Really good tea but a warning to those who purchased tea from there: do not ask for their tea tins unless you need them. I thought they came free and I looked at my receipt later only to realize they charged for them.)

Name: African Nectar

Type: Rooibos

Company: Mighty Leaf

Purchased: Dunn Bros

Rooibos is one of those teas that can surprise me with a different flavor even after the third or fourth try of the same type of tea. I wasn't very fond of the taste of Pacific Sunrise at first but the second time I tried it I thought it had a very relaxing flavor. Almost reminds me of warm milk. On the other hand, the African Nectar I only like with a bit of honey added to it. Perhaps I'll give it another try next time I'm at work and we'll see if I find yet another different flavor.

If you try any of these teas I try or have a tea you want me to try out let me know! Send me an e-mail or just feel free to comment on my most recent post.

Have a great day!