A nice tea to finish off the weekend. And with it, I present the newest installment of my Sunday Tea and Books reviews!
This is a caffeine-free blend with rooibos, rosehips, hibiscus, lemongrass, and orange peel. Going in, I knew it was going to be very tart because of the hibiscus and rosehips – even when I opened the bag, I smelled a hit of tart scent that had to be the hibiscus, with the lemongrass giving it a note of citrus. I normally am not a fan of hibiscus, so this gave me some pause.
However, brewed up, the tartness and citrus flavours actually work well with the woody flavours from the rooibos. I was surprised to taste any rooibos at all, in fact, since I could barely see any in the dry leaf. There’s a really good mix of sour and herbal flavours here, and the tea brews up to be a beautiful ruby red. I’m glad that I iced, this, though, since I think it would have been too mouth-puckeringly sour if drunk hot.
The instructions on the package they sent me said to steep it with boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Because I made it iced, I used 6 tsp for 3 cups, steeped it for 5 minutes, and then added the ice cubes. I also added a big spoonful of honey to the tea before I iced it.
Which literary character did it remind me of, though? You’ll have to check the post to find out: http://christinavasilevski.com/2014/05/sunday-tea-books-citrus-hibiscus-herbal-simple-loose-leaf/
