Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Additives: none
Water: filtered boiling 1 cast iron teapot full
Tool: Cast Iron Teapot with Mesh basket strainer
Steep Time: a little over 7 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: Banana (MilitiaJim Fake banana) chocolate if you look for it
Steeped Tea Smell: woody
Flavor: woody, banana, sweet
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: banana
Liquor: deep cloudy reddish brown
This was a gift from Teaplz
I am sadly not getting any of the chocolate, very little of the banana (it might be a brief flirt at the beginning but then gone), the apple I think just sweetens it.
In summary, smells better than it tastes, it doesn’t taste bad it just tastes like rooibos and after that smell you expect and want something more.
I have enough left for another pot, perhaps more, I think I’ll try a shorter steep.
Post-Steep Additives: none
images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/03/art-of-tea-loose-leaf-rooibos-tea.html
Sorry this is ick and you didn’t like it either!
oh it’s not ick! just disappointing, I tried not to get my hopes up after reading all the reviews but it just smells sooooooo delicious.