I got a whiff of this tea the other day when the Carnival theme debuted and the leaves were very fragrant, and a little strange. Today, I got to try Root Beer Float, back to back with Cherry Snowcone. Neither were a top flavor for me, but I came to get tea, so here we go! I went with the root beer. I like root beer, birch beer, cream soda, ginger beer as sodas outside of the tea world, so this wasn’t too crazy of a step for me. If you don’t like root beer, this probably won’t be for you. I like that there is sasparilla in the mix, it adds authenticity in addition to added flavoring. I wish there more more natural things that could be in the blend to make this taste like something; but what we consider a root beer flavor doesn’t really occur in nature. I’d rather there wasn’t chocolate pieces in the blend, since I don’t really taste the creaminess and don’t need sugar in my tea constantly. Ultimately this blend is a bit strange, sort of like drinking chocolate tea cold with no milk. It tastes like root beer flavoring, but less sweet than a root beer barrel candy. I don’t know if it’s rooibos or the sasparilla that gives this a medicine aftertaste. Maybe if you drink your tea with lots of sugar and milk this ends up like a creamy dessert? Not my style, but glad I could try it.
Flavors: Medicinal, Root Beer, Vanilla
