PBJ Rooibos

Jaime spoiled me! :) Thanks again Jaime!

Here is one that received low ratings for the most part. I must say it’s pretty tasty in my honest opinion. It could be that the ratings are low because 52 Teas is cherished by many on Steepster and they come up with some really awesome offerings and most of them intensely flavored…I didn’t find an intense flavor with this one, however. The flavor was subtle. I LOVE that I saw 3 HUGE Peanut Butter Chips in my cup before infusing! I like how it’s sugary-sweet. It smells like peanuts but, again, the aroma is subtle. I can taste the strawberry and it’s yummy. I can also taste the rooibos…that’s ok. This infuses VERY dark…almost like a black tea.

I can’t say the PBJ is over the top or even strong…but overall it’s a tasty flavored Rooibos. I’m not disappointed. I’m not blown away.

Fairly good!

Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp if I had followed directions it would have been 3
Additives: none
Water:22 ounces filtered boiling, but then sat for a little as we sniffed quizzically
Tool: Cast Iron Teapot with Mesh basket strainer
Steep Time: a little over 7 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: It smells, just like a pbj sandwich
Steeped Tea Smell: Strawberry rooibos
Flavor: Rooibos, hint of strawberry, Militiajim found the hint of PB but it’s hiding from me still
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: Sweet
Liquor: Dark reddish-brown translucent

Perhaps I need to steep it longer?

Last night I drank a coconut custard pie, and tonight I drank a PBJ. I think I have a drinking problem (j/k) ;-)

Post-Steep Additives: none

images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/04/52teas-loose-leaf-rooibos-tea-pbj.html

I like 52teas a lot; I like the concept and I like some of their wild and crazy blends that turn out to be not the least bit crazy when you drink them. I have subscribed for almost 6 months and will probably continue my subscription, although I worry that they have a silo full of rooibos someplace.

I like the classic PBJ combo and I generally like what 52teas does with peanut flavors. But this “tea,” as others have noted, was a disappointment. I could not find the flavor. I hope that 52teas will start a subscription program where one can simply opt out of rooibos. I have so many of their rooibos packets dismally waiting for the love they will never find at my house. How did rooibos get to be a tea anyhow? Would the world of wine permit cranberry juice or Kool-Aid to be counted among its vintages?

Oh, 52teas! Please lavish your love and your ingenuity on the black and green tea blends that I love so much.

I was delighted when I got my mail this evening as there was a surprise package awaiting from AmazonV! A sample of PBJ Rooibos was in there among others, and the first I decided to try.

I didn’t set a timer, but I know it was over 5 minutes, but not sure by how long. I tried a few sips hot, a few after a minute or two, and several sips throughout our 1 hour tv program, but I can’t seem to taste anything other than pure red rooibos.

I’ll follow the directions more carefully and then allow myself to rate this. Maybe it needs a set 7 minute steep to get flavors out of it.

Hmm…pleasant but not “wowed”. The tea smells like PB&J but the taste is sadly mostly rooibos. Nice rooibos, but still, just rooibos. For the most part, there is a little nuttiness and a hint of strawberry, but I have to really search to find it. I finally can taste the strawberry when I get to the bottom of the cup.

I love peanut butter. As in, if I have less than 3 jars in the house, I have a mild panic attack and immediately go to the store. What if I make cookies? What if I want fudge? What if I have half a jar for dinner? I can’t run out!! Yup, that kind of love.

So when I saw that 52teas makes this, I knew it had to be mine. Peanut butter, strawberries, rooibos? Yes, please!

I could smell the peanut butter from the other room whilst it was brewing (10 minutes). It smells just like peanut butter that’s been microwaved (what, you don’t microwave peanut butter?). And it’s yummy. So, so yummy. Better than yummy. OMGBBQ*NOM* I can taste the rooibos (and if you don’t like rooibos, then you’re done for with this brew), and the rich peanut butter, and a hint of strawberry at the end of the sip and as the aftertaste.

love

I think this may be the first peanut-flavored tea I’ve tried, although I’ve had almond, hazelnut and chestnut teas before. The nuttiness is pleasant, but it is not strong. It balances with the rooibos flavor but doesn’t transform/transcend it into a truly peanut butter beverage.
I can’t detect the strawberries, so I think calling this “PBJ” isn’t quite right because there isn’t any jamminess. :(

I’m glad this is caffeine-free, because I need more evening teas, but I can’t help but wonder if the PBJ would taste better with a different tea base since the rooibos seems inclined to overpower it?

I agree with everyone reviews, there’s nothing that is PB & J about this tea. There’s a small hint, it’s so faint like it’s not even there. A ghostly hint, that’s what it is. I like rooibos, but this is just rooibos to me, plain and simple.

This is SUCH a good idea for a tea blend that I think it needs to be redone. Because my bag is essentially just a plain rooibos tea. Even looking in the bag all I see is plain rooibos. When I sniff it I don’t really get anything but rooibos. And when I brew it there’s nothing else there. I LIKE plain rooibos, but as I’m fond of saying- I can buy it plain when that’s what I want. Totally bummed out that I didn’t get a peanut buttery taste out of this.