Tisane Information:
Leaf Type: Rooibos
Where to Buy: TeaFrog
Tisane Description:
Our most popular Rooibos blend, the Love blend is an aromatic delight that you will not be able to resist! This tea is so good, we sample it at every show, and sell out at every show! The scent and flavor are simply to die for!
Learn more about this rooibos blend here.
Taster’s Review:
I’m generally pleasantly surprised when I come across a rooibos blend that I enjoy. And really, I don’t know why I should be surprised anymore, as I tend to find more that I actually DO enjoy versus those that I do not like. But usually, the blends that I do like are ones where the flavorings have managed to mask the flavor of the rooibos in such a way that it obscures the flavor of the rooibos entirely. It’s a more startling discovery, though, when I come across a rooibos blend where I can actually taste the flavor of the rooibos and I’m still enjoying what I’m tasting.
But this Love rooibos blend from TeaFrog has managed to do just that. I can taste the nutty flavor of the rooibos, and it works really well within this blend. The nutty flavor adds depth to the sweet, luscious orange notes and the lovely floral tones, without coming off as too funky or sweet. Instead, it is very evenly flavored and has a richness that I don’t often find with rooibos (which usually tend to taste kind of thin).
This is nice served hot, but I like it even better cold! I had intended on drinking it hot this evening, but, after taking a few sips of it, I got busy doing something and when I returned to my teacup, the beverage had gone cold. Rather than toss it, I added an ice cube or two, and sipped on this deliciously orange-y, nutty tisane. I like the balance, I like that I can taste the rooibos without tasting some of the funkier flavors of the rooibos, and I like that while it is sweet, it isn’t too sweet. Very enjoyable, indeed!
Rose Violet Calendula Oolong Tea from Butiki Teas
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Oolong
Where to Buy: Butiki Teas
Product Description:
Rose Violet Calendula Oolong is a high altitude tea from Taiwan. This tea is infused with rose, violet, calendula, and jasmine. This tea starts out light and progresses to a sweet and floral flavor that lingers. Rose Violet Calendula Oolong is good for multiple infusions.
Taster’s Review:
Every once in a while, I’ll taste a tea that makes me say “wow” out loud. This is one such tea.
As the description above suggests, I was expecting the flavors of rose, violet, calendula, and jasmine. I was expecting a very floral tea. But I wasn’t expecting as beautiful a bouquet of flavors as I was treated with with this tea. The flavors are so exquisite in this Oolong. It is like the air of a beautifully blossoming garden filled with these flowers – air so fragrant that you can taste it!
This tea starts out delicate, with the rose dominating the sip and the green notes of the Oolong filling out the background. Hints of the other flowers approach the palate ever-so-softly and weave in and out of the sip. As I continue to sip, these flavors develop, but just as the flowers they represent, the flavors remain gentle and delicate.
If you like floral teas, this should be at the top of your tea shopping list, and it would also make a perfect Mother’s Day gift for that tea-loving Mom!
Serenity from Element Tea
Tea Type: Black Tea
Where To Buy: Element Teas
Product Description:
This tea combines the decadent pleasures of delicious vanilla and grenadine. The warm and comforting finish will make this your tea of choice.
Brew Time: 3 – 5 minutes
Ingredients: Decaffeinated Black Tea, Calendula, Sunflower Petals, Natural Flavors
Tasters Review:
The first time I sampled this I didn’t read the product description on it until after I tried it first! I wondered “what the heck am I tasting” and I mean that in a very positive way! It was just that I couldn’t quite put my finger – or in this case my tongue – as to what that lovely flavor was! Come to find out it was Grenadine but with the combination of the vanilla it really changed it up a bit and tasted ‘out of this world’! It created it’s own new taste! It’s floral and fruity but fun and almost candy-like! I really like these two tastes together especially when it accompanies a nice, solid black tea base!
This is also a great tasting decaf tea! Probably one of my all-time favorite decaf teas, actually!
Lemonade Tea from Jar of Tea
Tea Type: Green Rooibos
Buy From: Jar of Tea
Product Description:
That perfect caffeine free lemonade tea with organic green rooibos, organic lemon grass, organic lemon peel, organic lemon myrtle, organic calendula, and organic flavoring. Perfect over ice!
Ingredients: organic green rooibos, organic lemon grass, organic lemon peel, organic lemon myrtle, organic calendula, and organic flavoring.
Jar is 5 inches tall by 3 inches in diameter.
There is approx 3.4 ounces of tea in the jar which makes over 68 cups of tea.
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BREWING INSTRUCTIONS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Use 1 teaspoon per cup.
There are many ways to use loose leaf tea.
1. In a teaball
2. In a french press
3. In a pot and use a hand strainer when pouring into cup
4. In a loose leaf tea bag
5. Pour over a coffee filter. The only mission is to strain the leaf from the water before serving. It’s that simple!Rooibos is a hardy leaf and is usually brewed in a full boil, however, due to the herbs in this blend, it is best brewed about 190-200 degrees. Depending on strength desired, you can steep anywhere from a few seconds to a couple mins. Rooibos is naturally sweet and usually does not need sweetener. However, Rooibos is excellent with milk, cream and a little honey!
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Each Jar of Tea is blended and packaged in a real store, not a home kitchen! If your ever in the area, stop by Park Hill Pantry which is located at 3718 JFK Blvd., North Little Rock, Arkansas 72116. If you have any questions, call us at 866-950-AURA between 11am-7pm central time Tues-Fri and 11am-5pm on Saturday.
Tasters Review:
Yesterday I tried LEMONADE from Jar of Tea and LOVED it.
I know I am getting straight to the point with this review and not building up to my conclusion like I usually try to do but this Flavored Green Rooibos gets straight to the point as well – so it’s only fitting.
If you like LEMON you will like this tisane. If you like LEMONADE please TRY this flavored green rooibos!
The green rooibos background seems to fit the bill with the other lemony flavors here and it makes for an awesomely sweet lemonade taste. I’m sure this would be wonderful iced but let’s just say it didn’t make it that far. It was so yummy it didn’t stay in the cup long.
I will say I LOVE the way the way the jars and labels are decorated from Jar of Tea (even if some tea lovers argue glass isn’t their preferred way of storing or the safest long term storage method). But if you are a fan of different label and packaging or giving as a gift or have a cool/dry/dark place to display this jar – or if you are like me and don’t think it will last very long on your shelf because it’s so darned yummy you can’t resist it – you are going to want to check this one out!
Jar of Tea’s website is lovely and their customer service is top-notch! They have a creative selection of tea and tisanes and for that I am truly thankful.