Smelling the dry tea, I don’t get much vanilla, but I do detect an almost fruity scent to it, which is unusual.
Once steeped, I was surprised at the almost woody, rooibos taste. I was expecting the honeybush to taste lighter and the vanilla to be stronger for some reason. I added a touch of agave, but it didn’t really balance out the flavours. I let this steep for longer than the recommended time (I have with other honeybush teas and they were ok), so maybe this was operator-error. I’m going to hold off on rating this one until I have a chance to try it again properly.
Preparation
Boiling
7 min, 30 sec
