Pina Colada Honeybush

I am one of those people that actually prefer rooibos over honeybush, woodsy taste and all. That said, this honeybush is VERY GOOD. I drank it hot, but now I’m thinking I need to make a huge pitcher of this iced. Should be awesome.

Thanks to Meghann M I had a fantastic mail day! Samples of different 52teas!! This definitely makes a Monday brighter. After sniffing each bag, I finally decided on trying this one.

Oh, sweet baby jeebus, is this good. Pineapple, coconut, rum, sweet, tasty. Just like a pina colada should be. I had it hot tonight (brewed for 10 minutes), but will definitely be trying it iced!

I’ve only one complaint about this tea: it’s non-alcoholic, and I’ve no rum to put in it.

Tried a sample of this tea today. I liked it. It sort of reminded me of coffee. I did not really taste the tropical notes, but overall a good tea.

This is more like it.

In my first cup the flavours tasted a touch artificial, and there was a lot of dryness in my mouth, however since then I’ve splashed the dry leaves with cold water before adding the boiling and it seems to clear those issues right up (well, there’s still a little dryness, but I think that’s a honeybush/rooibos thing.)

Not quite at the level of TeaNoir’s Bangkok, but unlike most it’s at least playing in the same (Premier) league and will help stretch that precious last 2 ounces a bit further.

Edit: Chris has decided it sounds like a Bond Girl’s name and is now doing Sean Connery impersonations. My day is complete.

I’m surprised to see this tea hasn’t been logged/commented on more. This is the tea I am thinking of entering into the World Tea Championships next year. It is truly spectacular.

Absolutely heavenly iced. I had it hot with a splash of cream. The coconut is the real star here, transforming plain old rooibos into a base for something delectably delicious.

tried this tonight – boy it is delicious! pineapple and coconut! perfectly balanced and yummy.

Slurp. I’m not a tisane drinker by any means. I’m no great fan of rooibos. I like my real tea. Thus, I’d never tried honeybush, and I was pretty sure I never wanted to. Then I read all the great reviews about this, so I decided to give it a try. I’d like to have a caffeine-free option available. So, I brewed it up, and wow! It really does smell like a pina colada. It tastes like one too. I can’t really figure out what the base honeybush flavor is, but whatever it is, it was overshadowed by the pina colada-iness, which is just fine by me. Now, if this flavor could be added to a black tea, I’d be in total tea heaven.

light flavor, but i hear that has to do with drinking it warm? maybe i’ll try it next time cold for more flavor.

This is a good tea also but not one of my favorites.