This was included as part of a mixed box so thankfully I don’t have any more – otherwise I’d be pretty pissed if I just spent money on a whole box of this tea.
The tea has a faintly sweet vanilla smell, but I noticed that it also has this weird chemical odor to it. I wonder if that was left behind by the decaffeination process? The taste isn’t much an improvement. It’s a thin, weak brew (though admittedly I didn’t steep it as along as I could have) and what little flavour that is there is artificial and harsh-tasting. Next time I’ll pass on this one.
Did you get a funky sort of rooibos-y note? I bought it to-go once and deeply regretted the choice. I thought it was the cardboard cup, but every time I see someone post about it they seem to have disliked it immensely, so I’m beginning to think it wasn’t the flavour-stealing cardboard at all…