I really enjoy honeybush in the evenings. It is a little sweet and I have always enjoyed the offerings from 52teas. This is the first order I have placed with all the changes!
This is really good. It is fairly sweet and to raspberry is slightly tart. I am getting a bit of the pastry, but sadly thnot cheesecake is way in the background.
I guess I have always been brewing honeybush incorrectly, I always just guessed at the parameters. I have been brewing for 5 minutes with boiling water. I am not sure if it makes a big difference or not.
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In my experience as a tea reviewer, I found that using boiling water to brew honeybush (and rooibos) – that weird, sour woody flavor comes out more significantly which is why I write the parameters with a slightly lower water temperature. I find that the lower temperature keeps the sour wood flavors at bay and since honeybush doesn’t get bitter because it doesn’t have the tannins of tea, you can steep it longer to get more flavor out of it.
Thanks for the tip, 52Teas! I will have to try that with my next rooibos.
Thankyou so much 52teas I am not sure why that reasoning has never occurred to me before!! Now I can enjoy those honeybush blends even more!
Wow, thanks for tip, 52Teas!
In my experience as a tea reviewer, I found that using boiling water to brew honeybush (and rooibos) – that weird, sour woody flavor comes out more significantly which is why I write the parameters with a slightly lower water temperature. I find that the lower temperature keeps the sour wood flavors at bay and since honeybush doesn’t get bitter because it doesn’t have the tannins of tea, you can steep it longer to get more flavor out of it.
Thanks for the tip, 52Teas! I will have to try that with my next rooibos.
Thankyou so much 52teas I am not sure why that reasoning has never occurred to me before!! Now I can enjoy those honeybush blends even more!
Wow, thanks for tip, 52Teas!