Pardon me. I've been saying stuff like that all week, because I have that voice. You know the one. Low. Gravelly. Deep. It's late October, just got the first real cold spell of the year, it's cold/sore throat time. I've been feeling fine, aside from sounding like the dude on Men's Warehouse commercials. I'd love to hear him take some hits off a helium balloon sometime, by the way.
So chilly...insides need some warmin' and calmin'...it's tea time. But too early yet for lemur tea.
Fortunately, there's SPRINGBOK tea!
Trader Joe's Autumn Apple Rooibos Tea proudly has a well trained springbok balancing an apple on it's snout on the box. Why? Well, because rooibos is from South Africa...so are springboks...if it's a TJ's seasonal tea, there needs to be a cute, lovable animal on it. Connection. Boom. Springbok tea.
Never mind that it's actually spring in South Africa right now...I digress.
It's good tea. Not great, but good. Rooibos, in my admittedly limited experience, is kinda a complex flavor for different flavors to arise out of. It's kinda the same here - unless a decent amount of sugar gets dumped in, the apple gets a little lost. I mean, it's there, but really needs to be coaxed out. There is a sweet and fruity taste to the tea, but I wouldn't default directly to apple.
I will say the longer the tea steeps, the better it tastes. The directions on the box say six minutes. Go longer. Keep that tea bag in there while you drink it - the last few swallows are the best and most vibrant without being overkill.
Sandy likes the tea a smidge or two more than I. I think it's because she usually adds sugar or honey to hers, while I prefer mine sans additive. To her, the autumn apple tea tastes like a good cross between hot apple cider ("that can be too apple-y and sweet') and tea - not too much one or the other. She's also generally more into tea than I am, which may help. It's a good solid four for her, while a three-ish, suits me just fine.*
Bottom line: Trader Joe's Autumn Apple Rooibos Tea: 7 out of 10 Golden Spoons
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*Hahaha, get it? "Suits!" Hahahh....maybe I'm more delirious than I thought
I think maybe a bit of cinnamon and spice can make this tea like pie
ReplyDeleteI was not into this at all - I feel like it tastes a little chemically or something? I throw in a fox tea bag with it, and it's good...
ReplyDeleteI loved it, but it disappeared... :(
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