Tisane the same tea you’ve had before (ZOMG PUN). 赤い茶.

Posted by Brad.

If you haven’t heard of me, or don’t hang around me often, then you haven’t heard of my recent ventures into the lush, savage, world of tea. While at first it was simple tasting of common bagged teas such as Earl Grey and basic greens, there came a more experimental side of this endeavor, starting with hybrid teas, moving onward and losing the bag with a popular Chinese brand, and staving off into new directions. One of these directions has recently lead me to the discovery of the magnificent Red Tea.

Not an actual tea but a tisane, red tea, or rooibos tea as it can also be known, is not from plant that is associated with all common teas, Camellia sinensis, but is instead made from a bushy plant named, you guessed it, Rooibos. The plant is South African in origin, and perhaps may be one of the nicest things to come from there.

I love it.

The end result is really nice, and while I enjoy mine with a mix of spices, just plain black is just as satisfying. It seems to have a little more kick than regular tea, though that may be just my imagination. I have yet to try it with any milk or sweeteners, but as they say… Once you go black you won’t go…. – Oh, forget it. Anyways, with most other things we post on this site, all I can do is heartily encourage you to go to your local grocer, pick up a nice box of free-trade red tea, boil some water, and sit down in front of a cozy computer to enjoy your new cup of tea.

It’s certainly my new cup of tea. (Insert uproarious end-gag laughter, a la Speed Racer).

EDIT: According to wikipedia, it has no caffine content. Oh my.