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Strawberry Rooibos from Whittard of Chelsea
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oh, this is nice. I have a weakness for red fruits in tea, particularly in rooibos. I think a lot of my favorite rooibos blends have strawberry or other berries there in some form or the other. So when Melanchocolate offered to send me some of this I could not resist accepting. And it is not a disappointment at all.

Funny that I seem to get a subtle green apple (granny smith) taste from a lot of things which are strawberry based – Marco Polo for example and this here. I think it is happening on my brain not on the cup!

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Ysaurella
Ysaurella 2012-11-26 16:20:02 -0500

you’re so lucky to like rooibos ! I’ve tried several but it doesn’t seem to be my cup of tea even if I would have like (this is nice to drink something without theine for the evening)

cteresa
cteresa 2012-11-26 16:49:02 -0500

Have you tried yet Marco Polo Rouge? Maybe that could be the one for you.

About rooibos, I am picky, very picky admittedly, but I am lucky I like plain rooibos (if good! If good it can be this sort of woody honey like taste. If bad, it can taste like wood in a bad way, that is saw dust!). And you are right, rooibos is lucky to like, it is so much more interesting and cozy-inducing than plain tisanes or nasty hibiscus without messing up my sleep!

Ysaurella
Ysaurella 2012-11-26 16:57:05 -0500

nope never tried Marco Polo Rouge but I will !

cteresa
cteresa 2012-11-26 17:51:32 -0500

Don’t buy 100 grams of it! I am now wondering if maybe green rooibos might not be better for you to try – green rooibos is less used but it can be lovely! I don’t have Marco rouge or would send you some, got a couple green rooibos (plain and a spicy one which is not great) that I could send you – with a warning those are not great ! Not bad but not fabulous either

Ysaurella
Ysaurella 2012-11-26 17:53:52 -0500

I think I have some Marco Polo Rouge in a swap with LaFleurBleue (as a mystery blend)…didn’t try ot yet but definitively will

TheTeaFairy
TheTeaFairy 2012-11-26 21:21:46 -0500

cteresa, I agree with you that, even if it’s not my favourite, I will have any Rooibos over a boring tisane or nasty hibiscus!

cteresa
cteresa 2012-11-27 05:14:15 -0500

Do try Marco Polo Rouge, Ysaurella! It might be it – or we should try very different rooibos.

TheTeaFairy, I actually swear that rooibos, a good cup properly prepared can leave me with this warm glowy well-being feeling but the kind which lets you sleep really well and reallt fast rather than a glowy well feeling which makes you organize all kitchen cupboards and finish 2 reports in 3 hours (that is mate for me). But I am picky about rooibos, even if I do like plain rooibos or rooibos where you notice the rooibos itself. I think one thing for sure – flavoured rooibos should almost always have some vanilla, vanilla goes magically well with the natural rooibos taste!

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I like all sorts of tea, flavoured and unflavoured though I am picky. I always willing to try anything new. I am now particularly interested in single origins.

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I like rooibos, though not all bases. I loathe hibiscus. I do not like fennel/liquorice/anise in blends or teas with chicory. I am picky about what I consider true cinnamon.

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