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Rooibos with Gingerbread spice, Almond, Cinnamon, Aniseed, Pepper, Cloves and Chocolate Chips.
Spicy but smooth with dark chocolate chips make this a fantastic Christmas tea to have either on it’s own or as a home-made Latte.
It´s not you, cup of tea, it´s me. Seriously, you smell awesome and the ingredients read like a great idea. But I got a perhaps irrational dislike to aniseed (or liquorice, or anything of its family) and dear tea, it´s not going to work between us at all.
(nice rooibos base though)
I got this along with a bag of my beloved Chilli Chilli Bang Bang, because it was limited edition and I didn’t notice the aniseed in there. (Or possibly hadn’t figured out that while I like anise/licorice fine as flavours themselves, I dislike them in most teas.) For a good few cups I thought it was just the unfair comparison with CCBB that stopped this being a winner, then read *cteresa*’s note and went “Aha! Aniseed!”, but then it started to grow on me. The anise flavour is just tempered enough by the strength of the other flavours (all favourites) that I like it. It’s not a problem that it’s limited edition, as long as CCBB comes back for the colder weather. But if not — there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth! (The new Red Chai has aniseed as its first ingredient – not cool, Yumchaa!)
It was alright, not my favourite christmas tea, I swear I could aniseed in it and I really never liked aniseed in anything, it smells good,, just doesn’t taste the same!!!
