Another sample I received from AmazonV today.
I was so excited to try this one as I could smell it immediately once I opened the package. It smells delightful, raspberry, cream, baked goodness.
I brewed it for 8 minutes with nearly boiling water. The liquor is a brilliant red brown in my clear glass mug.
It smells divine, fruity bake-y with a hint of creaminess to it. The taste is berry, but not a tart ripe berry, more of a calm baked in raspberry coffee cake with cream cheese in the middle. I think this tea gets across its flavor quite accurately, I just don’t think it’s the tea I was craving this evening. May add a tad of sweetner to see if this improves.
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There is about 1tsp of sediment at the bottom of my cup even after straining with a fine mesh infuser. Rooibos/Honeybush teas sure are dusty. If that’s what it is.
What did you use to steep it? For Rooibos and Honeybush I’m sure to use a paper filter (I use the ones from Adagio) and that eliminates a lot of the sediment/dust/grossness at the bottom of the mug.
I used one of those tea balls that is fine mesh screen. I’ll try paper filters next. Also have a finum basket on the way, so maybe that would help too.
The finum basket is nice, but the pesky little sediments will still fall through.
Drats, I thought that might solve it. As long as the leaves don’t still get through. I need something to infuse the tea other than a teaball when my french press is in use (i’ve been using it to cold brew tea).
Finum seems to trap the rooibos really well. I love it. I actually use that the most now. For the most part I stopped using the my silly ingenuiTea. Washing that was too much of a hassle. Finum basket is a quick process.
There is about 1tsp of sediment at the bottom of my cup even after straining with a fine mesh infuser. Rooibos/Honeybush teas sure are dusty. If that’s what it is.
What did you use to steep it? For Rooibos and Honeybush I’m sure to use a paper filter (I use the ones from Adagio) and that eliminates a lot of the sediment/dust/grossness at the bottom of the mug.
I used one of those tea balls that is fine mesh screen. I’ll try paper filters next. Also have a finum basket on the way, so maybe that would help too.
The finum basket is nice, but the pesky little sediments will still fall through.
Drats, I thought that might solve it. As long as the leaves don’t still get through. I need something to infuse the tea other than a teaball when my french press is in use (i’ve been using it to cold brew tea).
Finum seems to trap the rooibos really well. I love it. I actually use that the most now. For the most part I stopped using the my silly ingenuiTea. Washing that was too much of a hassle. Finum basket is a quick process.