Re-review of this tea.
When I had this tea 2 years ago I liked it fairly well as a latte. I dunno if they changed the tea or if my tastes have changed (prob both tbh) but here are my findings:
way 1: plain cup: approx 1.5-2 tsp steeped 5.5 min in 8oz of 200F water: smells amazing, but tastes strongly of wood. This rooibos/honeybush blend is woodier than usual rooibos? Didn’t finish the cup.
way 2: 4 “perfect spoonfuls” (approx 10 tsp) steeped 5min in 8oz of 200F water then mixed with hot, frothed 1% milk: VERY strong wood taste. but milky! Gross. No pumpkin cheesecake taste in the least. Had to mix some anise milk powder (dutch treat- look it up) do I didn’t dump this down the sink. Even then it’s JUST palatable.
Giving the rest of the tea away to the first Canadian (sorry, I only have those stamps) who wants it. I can’t believe how much this was not like pumpkin cheesecake.
Flavors: Rooibos, Wet Wood, Wood
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Actually ended up dumping this latte; the wood was just too powerful :(
So glad I haven’t picked it up yet heh now I can rethink that
You might want to try it with less tea four perfect spoonfuls is a lot for 8 oz.
@AllanK I basically follow this method of making lattes to a t: http://blog.davidstea.com/en/how-to-make-a-tea-latte/
Even still, this tea plain was quite woody and I’m not sure if reducing the leaf would have helped :(
Kristal, try making it with cooler water, like 195 or 185. I find that improves rooibos a lot.
I may try that, Evol Ving Ness.
let us know! i know i had liked this one previously, but i do NOT like woody rooibos…if it’s not woody, i am ok with it
Tried making a latte using the method above but with 185F water. Still quite woody :(
:(
I purchased a wee bit of this to try though I haven’t tried it yet. Thankful to not have purchased more.
Small amounts are great when you can get them! I ordered this and spiced pumpkin when they had free shipping on all orders because I was too lazy/busy to run to my local store
Actually ended up dumping this latte; the wood was just too powerful :(
So glad I haven’t picked it up yet heh now I can rethink that
You might want to try it with less tea four perfect spoonfuls is a lot for 8 oz.
@AllanK I basically follow this method of making lattes to a t: http://blog.davidstea.com/en/how-to-make-a-tea-latte/
Even still, this tea plain was quite woody and I’m not sure if reducing the leaf would have helped :(
Kristal, try making it with cooler water, like 195 or 185. I find that improves rooibos a lot.
I may try that, Evol Ving Ness.
let us know! i know i had liked this one previously, but i do NOT like woody rooibos…if it’s not woody, i am ok with it
Tried making a latte using the method above but with 185F water. Still quite woody :(
:(
I purchased a wee bit of this to try though I haven’t tried it yet. Thankful to not have purchased more.
Small amounts are great when you can get them! I ordered this and spiced pumpkin when they had free shipping on all orders because I was too lazy/busy to run to my local store