 | "From the moment you first smell the honeybush leaves all the way through the last sip, this tea screams vanilla."
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Class: Herbal
Price: 1/4lb - $6.85
Brewing Parameters:
• Boiling water
• 1 tsp tea / 8 oz water
• Infusion Time: Because herbal teas do not grow bitter, I just left the leaves in my cup while I sipped on the tea.
Dry Leaves:
Chopped up, almost looks like tiny wood chips. Looks very similar to, but not exactly like a rooibos.
Taste:
The rich vanilla flavoring overpowers all of the taste the honeybush has to offer. Personally, I would rather drink the tea unflavored, appreciating the natural earthy and woody sweetness. The tea tastes great, but is so heavily flavored that a bad sugary aftertaste appears about 10 minutes after you finish drinking your cup. It is almost like a liquid incarnation of vanilla ice cream. If you like a complex tea, you probably wouldn’t enjoy this simple brew, but if you just want to drink a cup of tea to warm up, satisfy a sugar craving, or rehydrate, this tea suits you. A great substitute for hot chocolate.
Aroma:
The second I opened my bag of honeybush, I was greeted by a rush of vanilla aroma. When I brewed the tea an intense vanilla aroma emerged from the cup. And, the dry leaves smelled strongly of, you guessed it… vanilla.
Color:
Because I steeped the tea for so long, it developed an almost opaque and nearly black red color. You really have to see the liquor in person to get an idea of how rich the color is.
— To purchase SpecialTeas Honeybush Vanilla, or for more specific information on ingredients or the story behind this particular blend, click here to go directly to the manufacturer's web site.
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