"TeaGschwendner's Rooibush Cream Caramel is a creamy and delicious cup. I loved every last drop!" Laura’s Teaview: 8.5/10 Other Teaviews: Cindy gave it 10/10, Numi gave it 8.5/10, Nicole gave it 9/10 Your Reviews: Add your review »

Caramel Rooibos is one of my favorite dessert teas. My first experience with loose tea was a caramel rooibos and toffee rooibos mixed in a hot drink and I was hooked! Now, it is always in my tea cabinet and is one of things that I don’t ever want to run out of. I have purchased it from a couple of different sources and have kinda started to subscribe to theory that once you had one, you’ve had them all. Mind you, they are all good. However, out of curiosity, I decided to compare TeaGschwendner’s version to my current supply to see if there are any negligible differences.

TeaGschwendner’s website lists the ingredients for this cream caramel rooibush as rooibush tea, caramel bits, and natural flavor. My sample did not contain any caramel bits, which is unfortunate. By the way, rooibush is aka rooibos and red tea. The ingredients of the caramel creme rooibos in my personal cabinet were red rooibos, candied hazelnuts and safflowers. Thus, there are some differences between the two.

So I boiled up enough water to steep a cup of each. While I was waiting for the cups to cool I did a sniff test. TeaGschwendner’s has a more of a creamy aroma while my personal stash is that more of a hazelnut aroma. Based on smell alone, I would prefer that of the hazelnut version. Intrigued, I did a side-by-side taste test and thoroughly enjoyed the merits of both versions of the tea.

The difference in the aroma holds true for the taste as well. TeaGschwendner’s is more creamy tasting, almost as if a splash of cream has been added to the cup. The one in my current stash is a bit less creamy and lends itself to more of a hazelnut flavor. Both are delicious–it would just be a matter of your personal preferences, whether that be more for a creamy taste or something that errors on the side of tasting a little like hazelnut. I think my experience with TeaGschwendner’s version would have been further enhanced by having a few of the caramel pieces to melt into the drink. This caused for a small point deduction in my overall rating of the tea.

TeaGschwendner’s Rooibush Cream Caramel is a creamy and delicious cup. I loved every last drop! In case you are wondering, TeaGschwendner’s creamy version of caramel rooibos was my favorite!!! While I didn’t prepare any of my sample this way, the website does indicate that it is great iced–and I have had caramel rooibos cold–Delicious! I can also tell you that this type of tea is great blended with many other teas such as Formosa oolongs, spicy teas, and toffee rooibos to name a few. TeaGschwendner offers free shipping on orders over $35 and I would encourage you to make this a part of your order.

— To purchase TeaGschwendner Rooibush Cream Caramel, 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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