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Honeybush Vanilla from Teavana

Steepster Score 37 Ratings Rate This Tea

75/100

Honeybush Vanilla

Herbal Honeybush Blend by Teavana

This close relative of South African Rooibos, is a delicious tisane with a rich honey overtone, flavored with genuine Madagascar vanilla beans. Rich in vitamins and Antioxidants.

How to Prepare
Use 1.5 teaspoons of tea per 8oz of water. Heat water to 208 degrees and steep for 5-6 minutes. 2oz of tea equals 25-30 teaspoons.
Ingredients:
Red (fermented) honeybush tea with Vanilla pieces.

38 Tasting Notes

wish i had a punny tea name
55

To be honest I think rooisbos is one of my least favorite tea types; not to say they’re all awful or anything, but I tend to dislike them more than the rest. That being said, I’m not particularly a huge fan of this tea when brewed by itself; somebody had mentioned honeybush giving a fairly soapy aftertaste, and I definitely agree with that. It does, however, serve me very well for mixing! I combine it with some dark spicy chais to sweeten em up!

Lavender Whimsy
94

One of my favorite teas from Teavana but not because I love the flavor by itself (it’s good but not something I gravitate toward.) I love it because it’s a magnificent blending tea. It adds the right amount of sweetness to any other tea, specifically when used iced. My favorite thing to blend with this is Teavana’s Sevenberry Sangria.

Nina
97

This smoooooth honeybush is a popular tea in my teacup and also my best friend’s. I bought her plenty of teas/tisanes and this is the one she drinks most every day and night. It’s a great smooth creamy yum cuppa hot wonderful.

JoonSusanna
60

Okay – by itself this is too overpowering. But when mixed with the white ayurvedic chai, it is much better – the spices in that balance the vanilla very well. A good afternoon or evening tea

Elyse
79
Elyse 2 tasting notes

Smelled delishcious. Needed something soothing for my throat after a long weekend with a wedding, so I added some honey to it. Smells nice and vanilly. For some reason I decidede to have it cold, rather than hot. Not bad, but probably definatly better hot.

I was right. Much better warm. Sick again so also added some honey.

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teacupdiaries
65

Naturally sweet and caffeine free, this is a great tea to have on hand. I especially like it with Teavana’s white chai but it’s good on its own, too. The vanilla is very authentic tasting; no synthetic nastiness in this one.

Luthien
75

This is a lovely smooth tea, with a stronger vanilla flavour than most other vanilla teas I’ve tried. I’ve been drinking this in the evenings the past couple of days and really liking it as the last tea of the day.

Sean
86
Sean 3 tasting notes

I actually really like this. It’s more light and vanilla-y than my usual vanilla red tea, and would be good blended with something…but what…

Blended with Matevana for a subtle, but delicious light drink. I used about a tsp total for a cup, but could easily go for twice that and a longer steep time.

Smooth, delicious, and always relaxing.

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Britt Wight
75
Britt Wight 2 tasting notes

I mixed this with South African Rooibos. Iced it. Drank it. Yeah.

honeybush is great way to help get over a cold. it’s an expectorant so it helps break up the gross mucus in lungs when you’re sick. it mixes well with a lot of flavors…not that i couldn’t drink it by itself all day…

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Regan
75

Great honey taste. One of my favorite Teavana tea to drink!

johnquix
75

Steeped for the entire 6 min. Strong, sweet and warm. Really great for vanilla lovers.