Nov 15
Numi’s Teaview Snapshot
 | "The caramel is mellowed by the rooibos so the effect is warm and comforting. This tastes like someone put a very high quality caramel in liquid form, no fake sugary flavors, just smooth and rich."
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8.5/10
Even though I'm a sucker for anything sweet, I'm not normally a fan of caramel or sticky sweet things. Despite that, the scent of this tea is so heavenly, I got caught more than once with my nose in the bag, taking huge sniffs of the sweet toffee scents of the dried rooibos tea. The combination of caramel bits and rooibos meld perfectly here since rooibos tends toward the sweet and creamy anyway. After steeping, the deep red tea has a pleasant and comforting sweet scent. Without any additions, my expectations of the cream in the cream caramel felt stunted; there's no detectable creaminess here. The scent felt stronger than the flavor, which to me feels like a tease. I took a suggestion from the Tea guys and added a bit of condensed milk....wow! Now the flavors are all there with enough body to satisfy cream lovers. The caramel taste is light and nice, not overpowering at all. This is a caramel tea for adults who love sweet flavors, not children who believe that sweeter is always better. The caramel is mellowed by the rooibos so the effect is warm and comforting. This tastes like someone put a very high quality caramel in liquid form, no fake sugary flavors, just smooth and rich. Without milk and sugar this didn't reach its potential for me, but with those additions, yum, yum, yum.
— 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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