My friend received the Solstice Tea Traders “ultimate tea sampler” but isn’t a tea person so he re-gifted it to me. This is the fifth mini tin from the set I’ve pulled out to work through. I don’t mind red rooibos, but I admittedly am more of a fan of it as a base for blends rather than straight-up, and I’ve never really cared for red rooibos when cold brewed or iced… but cold brew is what the weather has been calling for lately, so I decided to give it another shot. And… that first sip gave me that medicinal taste I remembered from long ago which turned me off from red rooibos prepared cold. Something about it just really brings it out for me. But… I also found I kinda got used to it? And when adding some of the rose syrup I’m still working through, or a packet of lemon ginger, just to give the tea some other added flavor, it was actually pretty pleasant. Still glad to have this one from the set past me, though.
Flavors: Medicinal, Woody