Ronnefeldt Tea
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Had afternoon tea just now. I ordered this and my friend ordered Apple Dreams, so we could readily compare the 2 teas. Our conclusion was that this one was less likable than the other. The colour of the liquor was cherry red, indicating that hibiscus was there. This kinda surprised me – just why would anyone add hibiscus to a peach tea?? And peach is not even supposed to be red! The infusion was heavily scented with peach flavouring, which was sweet, enticing but too synthetic. Disappointment came when I took the first sip – there was NO peach flavour at all and I could taste apple instead. I looked into the teapot and saw heaps of apple pieces… I thought my peach tea had got mixed up with my friend’s Apple Dreams but the truth was, it wasn’t. The apple flavour was weak because it was overshadowed by the tartness. Seriously, I needed to rinse my mouth with water every time after sipping this infusion, or my taste buds would be too overwhelmed to taste the food!
This is one of the better infusions by Ronnefeldt. The notes of apple and lemongrass are equally potent, making it a very refreshing drink. Lemongrass, in particular, does a good job in balancing against the tartness of this infusion, making this a rather sweet and enjoyable cup.
Bought this tea in a market in Augsburg, Germany. As I couldn’t read German, I had no idea about its ingredients when I bought it, but I had very high hope for it cos it had a really lovely, fresh apple aroma when dry. Sadly, it has turned out to be a let-down. The tea is very light and has a very faint yellowish green colour. I can barely get any apple flavour out of it; the major note is lemongrass instead. Not for anyone who wants a fruity or sweet cuppa, but worth a try if you like exotic or herbal tea because it tastes like summer in Thailand.
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The last Ronnefeldt bag I have on hand – there’s no information on it to indicate just exactly what type of red berries might be in here. The bag itself is too gauzy to get much of a view through, though I do note that the material inside is mostly greenish with red flecks.
On steeping, the liquor becomes a garish pink-purple – keep this one far away from white furniture and carpets. I’m thinking hibiscus is probably playing a starring role in this beverage. One sip confirms it – really, really tart, to the point where I need to add two lumps of sugar rather than just one in order to make it drinkable. The hibiscus flavor is there, but others in there as well which make it more than just a Red Zinger rip-off. I’d guess there’s raspberry in there and something with a woodier taste, again I’m guessing but I think it might be acai.
As an iced drink on a hot day I think it would be super; hot, it leaves me a little, well, cold.
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I completely agree with the ice drink, i had a sample ice tea with red berries with red orange brown sugar and fizzy, it was amazing. I found this description for the Red Berries on Gastronautgroup.com “fruit infusion mixes of apple-pomace, hibiscus, citric acid and rose hip peel. The sweet, fruity aroma of ripe raspberries and strawberries capture the flavour of summer (strawberries/raspberries).”
Hello and thanks for the great review of Red Berries. We wholeheartedly agree with regarding to keeping the tea away from anything white (even counter tops). The Red Berries tisane is composed of Hibiscus, apple pieces, currants, rose hip peel, sweet blackberry leaves, elderberries, black currants, blackberries, strawberry and raspberry juice concentrate. I hope that this answers your questions regarding it’s composition.
Sound delicious
Trying this tea courtesy of TeaEqualsBliss – Thanks!
Not my favorite rooibos tea, but it isn’t bad either. The raspberry flavor is very faint, as if it’s competing with the flavor of the rooibos. I experience more of the tart tingle on my tongue from the berry than I do actual berry flavor.
I can also taste the cream – but it too is quite delicate.
What I like best about this particular blend is that the flavors have managed to mask that artificial sweetness taste that I often get from rooibos, so what I’m left with is a slightly woodsy, slightly berry, with a touch of vanilla cream tasting cup. I’m tempted to allow it to cool significantly to see how it might fair as an iced tea.
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eh… the more I’m drinking this, the less I’m liking it (and that rarely happens). The tea seems to be losing flavor as I go, rather than it intensifying – which is really odd.
LOL, I think this might have been mine originally – I seem to recall giving away my bag of it to TeaEqualsBliss awhile ago in the “Take It Away” thread.
I wasn’t terribly thrilled with it either, but since I’m not a fan of pretty much any red rooibos tea I’m possibly biased. :D
I’m not a huge fan of red rooibos either – although there are some that I really do like (52Teas chocolate banana for example). This one just didn’t have enough flavor to it to keep me interested, I’m afraid.
I’ve just mixed a tsp of this with a tsp of silver needle (that ebay – not so good one).
Seriously how can the dry leaves look so different if its the same plant?
Tea is ok, cant barely tell silver needle is in it – i should have started steeping it first then add melon one later…
OK, smell of the leaves i dint like too much, seems quite intense…
I’m starting with short steep (2 minutes).
Color is light. Slightly yellow/green-ish. I can barely feel the smell of the actual tea. Kinda surprising after smelling the intense leaves.
Ohhhh mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Delicate. Wow. I’m quite impressed. It’s so subtle, gentle, and yummy. Can taste both white tea and melon. In right combo. Pai Mu Tan makes it smooth and what i call nutty (like gently greasy like sunflower or pumpkin seeds) but idk, gotta figure out what word you use for it lol. I like it when flavored teas don’t totally overtake the original tea in them. Melon is well melony :D You know kinda sweetish, refreshing. They go very well together…
Oh the leaves of this tea are big compring to the ones I’ve had before. Love that…
pic:
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l188/malomorgen/Teas/wmelon.jpg
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I noticed again on the first steep that colder the tea gets flavors get stronger. Thats obviously Ronnefeldt’s “thing”. With Bourbon Vanilla i liked colder better for stronger vanilla bourbon flavor. Here i kinda prefered hot tea with stronger PaiMuTan scent.
2nd steep 2,5 minutes, slightly colder water
Bit darker, tastes like the first steep.
3rd steep
Got cold and I like it. Very refreshing. Maybe i just found my summer drink. Well that and my Melon margarita :D Not even yummy teas will make me give up that treat…
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OH YUM!!!!!
Sounds delicious! And I can’t wait for you to try some loose leaf oolong. Many of those have giant leaves, and yet they start out so tiny :)
i do have 2 loose leaf oolongs but none of them was that memorable. or had big leaves. got some real stuff coming in soon. can’t wait either ;)
It seems I have much more of this left than I remember…hum…well, I haven’t done my Rooibos of the day yet so…here goes…
It has a faint scent of Raspberry and I can smell a hint of cream this time around…which I don’t remember from last time.
It’s like sweet on sweet…eh. A little cigar like too. Still not blown away by this one…but it IS a rooibos and it IS appreciated via Jillian.
Another surprise from Jillian. I agree with her description saying that it tastes a little like Raspberry flavoring but I certainly wouldn’t call it creamy. I’m hot and cold on Rooibos…here’s why…I usually like it ok BUT they usually taste the same…even if they are flavored or the flavoring isn’t enough to write home about – so – enough tho I do tend to like it in general it’s usually not out of this world by any means. I find this one just ok…yes there is flavoring but you can totally taste the Rooibos in it regardless and eventho it’s raspberry it’s not creamy…so…I’m really middle of the road on this one…it’s not bad but it’s not especially great either. I’m stoked I got to try something from this company tho! It’s another new company for me – so that’s awesome and THANKS to Jillian I was able to try it. I will say I like this better cold than hot – just for the record.
Very disappointed with this one. Earl Grey is my favorite tea closely followed by rooibos but I found that this particular mix is not at all the dream combination I was hoping for. The rooibos flavor is very strong and bitter and earl grey (bergamot) is very faint. They just don’t harmonize well with each other.
This tea was a gift from my mother about a year ago – before I told her that I’m not a huge fan of rooibos teas.
I’ve never tried this brand before so I don’t know what to expect and what their other teas might be like quality-wise. Looking at the dry tea I can see little raspberry druplets mixed in with the rooibos, which is a point in the tea’s favor. There’s a distinct raspberry tang to the smell of the tea while it was brewing aswell, though not anything I would call ‘creamy’.
The flavour, unfortunately, is pretty blah. There’s a bit of sweet raspberry flavouring to it, but mostly it’s just a light rooibos tea.
You poor thing the tea sounds so disappointing and you were all set up to have a nice afternoon tea party, that really sucks. At least you had your friend’s Apple Dreams to try.
I really cannot stand when tea flavouring tastes artificial its like its always too much.
Yup… everyone says Ronnefeldt is great, but I’ve been disappointed by their fruit infusions repeatedly. I will stick to their choices of flavoured black teas next time!
Sounds like a good idea – it is so hard when people talk up a particular brand and you’re like “this is awful what are you talking about?!” But at least they have something they can offer you in their black tea department.
Some brands/ shops really do excel in particular fields and fall kind of flat in others, but only trying will reveal who’s good at what.