Perfect Pairings & Recipes forRooibos Tea

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Flavour Analysis

Rooibos tea’s first impression is definite golden sweetness, but caramel, rancio and hay soon reveal the profile beneath. A sugar note supplies sugary sweetness, while a vanilla note threads in sweet aroma, and toast and chestnut notes give the profile its more complex finish.

Dominant Flavour Families

Herbal / Herbaceous
Sweet
Maillard
Earthy
Woody

Flavour profile of rooibos tea

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Honeyed

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Rooibos tea

HoneyedSweet

rooibos tea6.8

Warm, golden sweetness with floral, waxy undertones similar to natural honey. Strong in rooibos tea.

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