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“GCTTB I haven’t been drinking much rooibos lately. Historically I like desserty rooibos more than fruity. This is nice – if all rooibos was as good as this one, I’d drink more of it. It’s...” Read full tasting note
“GCTTB Rd 3: You know you gotta be just a little bit tired when you search for a tea by the phrase “Ruby Red Christina” because that’s who put it in the box so obviously steepster must know which...” Read full tasting note
“I had really high hopes for this tea when I ordered it. I saw the redcurrants in the ingredients list and hoped they would be tart and fruity like in my old favourite, Teaopia’s Spring Morning. I...” Read full tasting note
With just a sip of this Ruby Red tea you are sure to fall under a spell of enchantment! A magic mix of rooibos, an herb grown exclusively in the scorching sun of South Africa, and red currants, a winter hardy plant native to Western Europe, will mesmerize your senses and will carry you into a wonderland. The soft, sweet flavor of rooibos is perfectly mixed with the tart, sour flavor of red juicy currants and apples, resulting in a sparkling, aromatic infusion. This naturally vitamin and antioxidant packed tea is a great everyday brew to protect against sickness and to keep your health in peak condition. Amaze your senses with this Ruby Red infusion that will wrap up your imagination into a fairytale atmosphere.
Ingredients: Rooibos Tea, Apple bits, Flavourings, Black currants, Red currants, Cornflower blossoms.
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I haven’t been drinking much rooibos lately. Historically I like desserty rooibos more than fruity.
This is nice – if all rooibos was as good as this one, I’d drink more of it. It’s rooibos, but it’s more subtle in the background rather than that woody/medicinal in your face ick that it sometimes is (lower water temp shorter steep also helps). I’m not so sure about currant – what does currant taste like? – but it’s juicy and tart fruity against the woody sweet of the rooibos. This is a well blended tea – sad that they have gone out of business.
GCTTB Rd 3:
You know you gotta be just a little bit tired when you search for a tea by the phrase “Ruby Red Christina” because that’s who put it in the box so obviously steepster must know which tea I mean. Anyways, thank you Christina for the opportunity to try this tea. It says it is an apple/currant rooibos but I am just getting currant, though it is a bit smoother/less medicinal than other currant teas I have had so maybe that is how the apple plays into it? Ultimately though, this tea isn’t something I would reach for given I am not a currant lover so it will continue to travel with the box. It was fun to try though :)
I had really high hopes for this tea when I ordered it. I saw the redcurrants in the ingredients list and hoped they would be tart and fruity like in my old favourite, Teaopia’s Spring Morning. I thought that the apple would just reinforce this, and it would be a big, fruity, juicy cuppa.
However, when I opened the package from RiverTea, the smell that met my nose was not a lovely juicy summery fruitiness, but instead woodsy and medicinal. It reminded me almost exactly of the blackcurrant lozenges I was using to get over my cold.
Subsequent smells of the dry leaf reveal a deeper apple smell, but the medicinal smell still exists. Tonight I summoned up my courage, and drank – and yup. It smells AND tastes like cough medicine.
It’s passable, but it really needs something else in there to overpower the medicinal flavours. Ah well.
I should send you some Janet’s rooiboses soon.