157 Tasting Notes
Thanks to Epi Tea for the sample.
Right away, the first thing I could think of after having sipped this tea was being six years old in poverty-stricken Russia, suffering from a nasty flu, and being forced to drink some strange raspberry-honey-pepper-medicine concoction from a thermos by my mother.
Now, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I took a trip down a certain memory lane that I thought I would never see again. The flavor is just about identical to what I drank all of those years ago, but far more tolerable. The raspberry flavors are overwhelming…I think the tea should be renamed to Raspberry Rooibos.
Not my cup of tea, but I appreciate the opportunity to try it nonetheless.
Thanks to Epi Tea for the sample!
I was a bit nervous to try this tea due to the lavender flavoring—I have always been a fan of plain Earl Grey tea, spiked with noticeable amounts of Bergamot. I was pleasantly surprised to discover, however, that this tea was not overwhelming in the least. There is a perfect amount of lavender flavoring and does not interfere with the nature of Earl Grey. My only recommendation would be to have some Bergamot flavoring into the tea, if only a little bit. Otherwise, great tea!
Thanks to Epi Tea for the sample sachet.
This is my first experience with Rooibos tea of any kind. I can’t say I was too thrilled with this tea…others have described it as having an orange cough-syrup taste, and I would have to agree. The tea smells a lot better than it tastes, in my opinion.