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
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!
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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Hi, Amy the Let’s Do Tea consultant here. So glad you received the samples! Steeping the Jelly Beans with the tea adds a hint of sweetness and balances out the fruit flavors. I personally think it is the Jelly Beans that makes the tea taste so good, although I always love a good apple flavored tea!
The jelly beans are a big part of the Let’s Do Tea Jelly Bean Herbal Tea. It is wonderful, especially cold with a little sugar. Perhaps you might want to try it again, this time brewing it with the jelly beans in the tea. Herbal tea can be brewed as long as you want, to your taste. Let’s Do Tea has many delicious teas, including Lemon Souffle Rooibos, Walnut Green and Strawberry Cream Black tea. Just a thought