Bourbon Street Vanilla Rooibos

This flavoured rooibos has a wonderful toasty vanilla aroma which gives it an enticing and intriguing character it is also exceedingly smooth! A fabulous tea named after Bourbon Street in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans. Rooibos which means Red Bush in Afrikaans naturally has no caffeine and is high in iron, magnesium, potassium, calcium, zinc and Vitamin C.

Bourbon Street Vanilla flavoured Rooibos tea makes a beautiful, russet-orange infusion which grows deeper in hue depending on the brewing time and quantity used, with a fruity sweet, vanilla flavour. This flavoured Rooibos makes wonderfully refreshing iced tea for those hot summer days! Do not add milk but sugar or honey can be added if you like a sweet tea.

25p per pack or tin will be donated to Farm Africa when buying this tea.

Rooibos Tea, calendula petals, almond slices & natural flavourings.

Store in a cool, dry place.

Nuts: Please note that our teas are made in an environment where nuts are present.
Please check the ingredients in case of allergies to any ingredients. If you are in the least bit of doubt please don't hesitate to contact us before ordering!

Tasting Notes:

Bourbon Street Vanilla flavoured Rooibos tea makes a beautiful, russet-orange infusion which grows deeper in hue depending on the brewing time and quantity used, with a fruity sweet, vanilla flavour. This flavoured Rooibos makes wonderfully refreshing iced tea for those hot summer days! Do not add milk but sugar or honey can be added if you like a sweet tea.

Preparation:

Use 1-2 teaspoons of Rooibos Tea per cup, infuse for up to 6 minutes in freshly boiled but not boiling water.
Boiling water may scald the leaves and prevent them from releasing all their flavour.
Serve without milk.

About Rooibos Tea:

Rooibos literally means Red Bush in Afrikaans. It grows only in South Africa and comes from the Aspalathus Linearis plant rather than the Camelia Sinensis; it has needle like leaves. Rooibos tea has a delicate and soft taste and makes a wonderful, rich, red infusion.

Rooibos tea is a fermented tea but is naturally without caffeine. The harvesting takes place in the summer months and most of the tea is picked by hand. The tea is then bruised and cut using tobacco cutting machines and at this stage Rooibos is still green. Fermentation is essential in order to enhance the flavour of the tea, which is piled into mounds and then spread out to dry in the sun. At this stage, the tea becomes an attractive red rust colour. In the final process, Rooibos is sterilised by steam, dried in commercial dryers, then sifted and graded and can be blended with flowers, fruit and spices to add flavours.

Rooibos tea contains no colours, additives or preservatives, making it a natural beverage. Caffeine freeit is rich in Vitamin C, mineral salts and proteins. Rooibos also contains anti-oxidants which can help slow the ageing process and boost the immune system.

Rooibos tea contains no oxalic acid and, according to studies conducted in South Africa and Japan, it has been shown to aid health problems such as insomnia, irritability, headaches, nervous tension and hypertension. In South Africa, Rooibos tea has been used to treat allergies such as hay fever, asthma and eczema. It is also used to treat skin irritations by brewing and then placing directly on to the infected areas. In South Africa also, many pregnant women and nursing mothers drink Rooibos because of its lack of caffeine. Rooibos tea is a great thirst quencher and is an excellent drink for active people, including children.