Skala (Rooibos, Berries)

The dry ingredients smell Marvelous!!!!

Most of these ingredients I wouldn’t normally choose in an herbal because I usually don’t care for full flavor tarty herbals…but…I’ll try anything once…

Based on the ingredients and being able to see everything obviously when looking at it…and the powerful smell I really thought this would be tart, but, altho it’s quite juicy and fruity it’s more of a smooth and pleasant herbal and it just maybe because of the green rooibos pairing!? Not sure…but what ever da.u.de did with this blend I sure do like it! So much so that I might just have to say this is my FAVORITE Fruity Herbal I have ever had…and guess what…it has hibiscus in it! BUT…it doesn’t seem to be bothering me! WOW! I’m so surprised with this one!!!! Great job on this!!!! I’m drinking it hot but KNOW it will be great cold/iced too! Again…I just can’t get over how much I like this one (based on the ingredients and my previous attempts with other brands and ended up being not so good) WOW!!!! I’m liking this :)

I’m adding more points to my rating because I’m so blown away by how much I like it based on the ingredients!!!! Seriously! I’m shocked!!!!

I love this tea. It’s amazing. I just wrote up a review for www.itsallabouttheleaf.com on this one and it blew me away. Nom to the Nom power.

Wow, what a delicious medley of fruit scents that is being held in the dry leaf of this rooibos blend. Sweet and juicy notes mix together with a slightly tart undertone. Steeped, it remains fruity in smell, with some nutty scents mixed in. The liquor is bright and clear and light red in colour.

For all the intense smells, the taste of this tea is very much muted. Regardless, it has an all-around fruity flavour that is strong, but does not overwhelm the taste of the rooibos. This alone was a welcome change from many other rooibos fruit blends I have tried. The tea also manages to keep the tartness to a minimum (again, very much appreciated).

I quite enjoyed the fact that the ingredients were so well balanced. None of them seemed to overwhelm the complete flavour of the tea, leading to a pleasingly blended finish. This was a great drinking experience, for which I give this tea an 80/100. I am really glad I tried this tea.