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Aug 28

Melange Rooibos from 52Teas

52 Teas,Chai Tea,Flavored Tea,Rooibos,Tea Review 8:00 am | 1 Comment

Melange Rooibos from 52TeasI wasn’t all that excited to receive another rooibos blend.  As I’ve mentioned before (probably way too many times) rooibos (particularly red rooibos) is not my favorite base for a tisane.  But, after hearing so many positive things about it, my skepticism was assuaged a bit.

One quick glance at the ingredient list suggests that this is – essentially – a spiced chai blend.  Cinnamon, cardamom and cloves?  All that’s really missing from this list is ginger … and I’ve had a few spiced chai blends that didn’t contain ginger.  Not a lot, but a few.

This does smell amazing.  The cardamom and cloves dominate the aroma, especially in the brewed tisane, with lovely notes of cinnamon in the background.  It’s one of those beautifully warm scents that makes me want to just hold it up to my nose and smell for hours!

But eventually, the scent becomes so enthralling that I can’t help but take a sip.  Oh!  This is nice!  The combination of cinnamon, cardamom and cloves creates such a delicious flavor that is sweet yet spicy – not a “hot” spicy, but a pleasantly warm, comforting kind of spicy – and it marries so well with the rooibos.

Usually, when I find a rooibos blend tasty, it is because I can’t taste the rooibos … but here, I can taste the rooibos, and it actually completes the cup.  The nutty flavor of the rooibos rounds out the zesty spices, complementing them.  And the spices seem to curb that funky sweetness that I sometimes taste with the rooibos … all I taste is sweet spice.  YUM!

52Teas describes this rooibos blend as

Geeking out a bit this week, with a tribute to one of my favorite novels.

Here’s our Melange Rooibos with caffeine-free African rooibos, cinnamon, sweet green cardamom and clove. The rooibos makes a great base for these spices, and the result is amazing hot or iced. While we can’t attest to this tea’s ability to help you navigate folded space, we think it will put a smile on your face.

I didn’t know which novel 52Teas was referring to, so I had to find out more.  If you’re confused too, read more about this tisane here, and check out the link that will direct you to Wikipedia page about the book.

But I guess you don’t have to be familiar with the book to enjoy this tisane, because I’m loving this!  Before tasting it, I found myself wishing that a different base was used – honeybush, for example – but, now that I have tasted it, I must admit that it’s just right … just the way it is!  And it tastes good hot or iced, too!



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Aug 19

High Mountain Black from In Nature Teas

Black Tea,In Nature Teas,Tea Review,Unflavored Tea 4:00 pm | 1 Comment

High Mountain Black from In Nature TeasHigh Mountain Black tea from In Nature teas arrived in their signature box today, and I was reminded that summer was almost over, but for those of us that love hot tea, this is a good thing.  In the box, I was treated to a rainbow of sepia tones and an aroma to match.  Notes of honey and rich bold earthy notes flanked by a warm cinnamon and a subtle brown sugar.

Their packaging alone, the beautiful tan boxes with aromatic tea inside are a wonderful decoration for your kitchen, but are also tightly sealed with a foil lining inside to preserve the flavor and aroma of the tea for as long as possible!

The leaves are whole, leaves and buds, in golds and deep rich brown hues.  They brew up to a rich golden amber color and the leaves dance and unfurl wholly, to reveal slender spear-like leaves, and lovely whole buds.  The flavor sings with earthy richness and honey tones, enhanced richly by the cinnamon. A warm astringency lingers and has a touch maple buffers this to a pleasant warming taste.

In Nature has this to say:

Black/ Red (Ji Hong Men):  The best Black Tea in the market. Superior taste and aroma. One can drink at any time and even during meals. Unlike with most Chinese Teas, people will often add sugar and milk. It is also known as Red Tea (hong cha).

This tea brews to a reddish-brown colour with an exquisite rich soothing taste and aroma.

I usually prefer tea without sweetener, but this tea is absolutely exquisite with or without sweetener.   Honey is the best, but turbinado sugar is another good one. With or with out cream or milk, this one has so many subtle tones and bold flavors, the addition of those simply brings some more to the front than others, thus, making for a great tea to accompany everything from a heavy dinner to a light afternoon treat.

No matter how you taste and enjoy this tea, In Nature teas once again has brought us an amazing and highest quality tea. The care and expertise of their staff shows through. Enjoy and Bon Appetite!



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