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Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic is regarding the other Red Tea, Rooibus. So, share your experience with Rooibus...or lack there of. If you drink Rooibus, why do you?
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I drink Rooibos occasionally. Esp when I need help getting to sleep. I have suffered from insomnia since grade school and only wish I had found Rooibos in college. Rooibos helps me get to sleep, doesn't knock you out. Just fall asleep faster.
It's monday after easter and it's a green tea day for me. I need to detoxify!
It's monday after easter and it's a green tea day for me. I need to detoxify!
I'm not too fond of any fruity-flavored rooibos teas. 
Mar 24th, '08, 10:39
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Can't drink rooibos -- a food allergy or at least a sensitivity thing. Dries out my mouth and tastes like I'm drinking straw. But I've only met 1 other person with the same issue, so our non-consumption of rooibos shouldn't hurt the market too much. 
Started today with an orchid oolong (overpriced & disappointing yet I refuse to give up on it until it's gone!). So now at work I'm moving on to Adagio's trusty Oolong 40. After yesterday's Easter feast, it's a day for lots of tea to clean out the bloodstream!
Started today with an orchid oolong (overpriced & disappointing yet I refuse to give up on it until it's gone!). So now at work I'm moving on to Adagio's trusty Oolong 40. After yesterday's Easter feast, it's a day for lots of tea to clean out the bloodstream!
"Top off the tea... it lubricates the grey matter."
(Jerry Ledbetter, "Good Neighbors")
(Jerry Ledbetter, "Good Neighbors")
I drink a mug of adagio's vanilla rooibos with a splash of milk almost every night at bedtime, unless I'm drinking adagio's foxtrot or peppermint.
I've tried Dragonwater's sweetheart rooibos, which is a bit sweeter. Dragonwater's chocolate mint rooibos is excellent. From a tea swap (thanks, TexasTea!), I've had ginger lime rooibos which is very good. Plain rooibos I didn't like as much.
In my tea cabinet, I have mango rooibos and carmel rooibos samples that I have yet to try. I also have samples of green rooibos that I should have tried already, but it's hard to break my vanilla rooibos routine!
Here's a little tip to share (me? a newbie? sharing a tea tip? ) Rooibos is very fine and makes a mess when brewing. Cinnamon Kitty suggested making tea bags with loose rooibos which works very well. I also found a great mug from For Life that comes with an extra-fine infuser and mug cover/infuser holder that works perfectly for rooibos.
This morning, I finished off the last of my adagio gyokuro.
Edit: I just finished off a mug of dragonwater's rooibos creamy caramel. I'm not too fond of it. It's not overly sweet, but the flavor tastes more like butter than like caramel.
I've tried Dragonwater's sweetheart rooibos, which is a bit sweeter. Dragonwater's chocolate mint rooibos is excellent. From a tea swap (thanks, TexasTea!), I've had ginger lime rooibos which is very good. Plain rooibos I didn't like as much.
In my tea cabinet, I have mango rooibos and carmel rooibos samples that I have yet to try. I also have samples of green rooibos that I should have tried already, but it's hard to break my vanilla rooibos routine!
Here's a little tip to share (me? a newbie? sharing a tea tip?
) Rooibos is very fine and makes a mess when brewing. Cinnamon Kitty suggested making tea bags with loose rooibos which works very well. I also found a great mug from For Life that comes with an extra-fine infuser and mug cover/infuser holder that works perfectly for rooibos.This morning, I finished off the last of my adagio gyokuro.
Edit: I just finished off a mug of dragonwater's rooibos creamy caramel. I'm not too fond of it. It's not overly sweet, but the flavor tastes more like butter than like caramel.
Last edited by TimeforTea on Mar 24th, '08, 15:38, edited 2 times in total.
