Discontinued. Similar tea available.
“I had a pot of this today. It was pretty old. The first cup I had, when I found it again, was pretty good. Each time I’ve been more and more disappointed. I can’t tell if that’s because it’s old,...” Read full tasting note
“I am not a big herbal buff, that said my sister convinced me to try this “tea” and I must say…not bad, not bad at all, but not tea either.” Read full tasting note
“Well, after our second warm day in a row, my allergies kicked up big time today, so of course I brewed up a pot of rooibos as soon as I got home from work. It really does make a difference. In the...” Read full tasting note
“I looooooove this tea. I can’t believe that teavana doesn’t make it anymore. The smell, flavor, everything about it just makes me very happy! It’s a good thirst quencher too!” Read full tasting note
A flowery and fruity blend of green Rooibos, rhubarb pieces, red currants, and pink rose petals.
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:
Green Rooibos, mallow blossom petals, pink Rose petals, Rhubarb bits and red currants.
I had a pot of this today. It was pretty old. The first cup I had, when I found it again, was pretty good. Each time I’ve been more and more disappointed. I can’t tell if that’s because it’s old, or just that my expectations were pretty low the first time. Anyway, it was a fruity cup, with not too much noticeable rooibos, and I ended up throwing out the rest.
I am not a big herbal buff, that said my sister convinced me to try this “tea” and I must say…not bad, not bad at all, but not tea either.
My cousin got me ROT’s Get Relaxed! that I steep in green or white tea.
is this an herbal? and you steep it in green or white?
@Linda yeah all of ROT’s “Be Well” teas, what I like to call their “GET!” line lol are all rooibos and herb blends. But since I never drink any rooibos or herb sans true tea, I steep some green or white tea then use that to steep the ROT bag.
so you are using the ROT’s like a flavoring. Very interesting. Do you have a Trader Joe’s near you? One of my co-workers brought in their green tea flavored with peppermint (like candy canes) smells great tastes like major ick
@Linda, no Trader Joe’s w/in 2 hrs of me. But a friend gave me their chai latte mix as a gift and I am COMPLETELY in love. I used to do mint teas all the time- only mint teas. I added mint to EVERYTHING. Now I rarely do mint unless it’s my cucumber mojiTEA blend or Adagio’s cocomint green, but I may check it out.
Well, after our second warm day in a row, my allergies kicked up big time today, so of course I brewed up a pot of rooibos as soon as I got home from work. It really does make a difference.
In the spring when I’m sneezy, I drink this all day, and it helps to keep the allergies manageable – without the need for otc pills, which I hate. Unfortunately, Teavana has discontinued this rooibos. A shame, because it really is tasty – floral and fruity, but never heavy or artificially ‘flavored’.
I picked up a supply of this late last year after it was discontinued. I have enough left to last me about a week. Then, I’ll have to find another rooibos. Luckily, the Rooibos Tropica is also wonderful and has not been discontinued :)
Teavana’s Rooibos Rose Garden is…uneventful. It sounds far more exotic than it tastes. I suppose it’s vaguely floral, but not at all rosiferous like I thought it’d be. Roses are used a lot in South Asia: in cooking, in beverages, in incense, etc. This likely created in me the expectation of a certain fragrance and flavour, which just aren’t there. I’ve tried a variety of steep times and water temps, now, as well as varying levels of sweetener; this one just falls squarely in the “meh” region.
I keep it in a tin in the freezer and it stays really fresh.. I’m having some now and it’s been in the freezer for months and it is as delicious as always.
That’s a good tip! Thanks for sharing!!