Let’s Do Tea – Jellybean Dream Rooibos Tea Review

April 1, 2009 by Diana  
Filed under Tea review, Tisane

I was contacted by Amy, a tea consultant from Let’s Do Tea, to sample some of their teas.  Let’s Do Tea hosts tea parties all over the United States, but you can also order tea from them.  I will be sampling Jelly Bean Dream today and another 2 teas tomorrow.  I was suppose to review this tea with Jonquil, a friend of mine, but we became so full after bubble tea that she had to decline so I’m doing this review solo!

Watermelon & Vanilla Jelly Bellies in my tea

Watermelon & Vanilla Jelly Bellies in my tea

The ingredients of this caffeine free herb and fruit tea are hibiscus, rosehip, apple bits, currants, pineapple, strawberry bits, Jelly Belly jelly beans, and flavourings.  There are no instructions on how to brew this tea, so I am going to remove the Jelly Belly jelly beans before brewing!  I got watermelon and vanilla Jelly Belly jelly beans.  As my sister said “What they put Jelly Belly jelly beans in their tea?  That’s so pimp.”  You can include them into your tea brew but I would imagine that it would taste like a hot sugary soda.  Ew or mmmm depending on your tastes!  Imagine if you got a jalapeno and butter popcorn jelly bean in your tea sample!

red rum, red rum!

red rum, red rum!

Anyways time to try this tea.  As I’m steeping this tea, the apple pieces are expanding and I’m picking up aromas of berries.  The color has become a brilliant red, the hue of the tea looks a lot like cranberry juice.   This tea is very mild and the body was quite light.  There wasn’t an overwhelming berry aroma.  I was definitely tasting the apples in the tea over the berries.  I wish this tea was more balanced – maybe the jellybeans would have helped?  I imagine this would be a good tea to lure kids into trying tea with a treat lol!  Or if you like teas with a overpowering apple base and a hint of berries then this is the tea for you.

Can anyone comment and let me know if they’ve actually tried this tea with the jellybeans?  I really curious as to how the flavour profile changes.

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