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Red bush tea is red tea that is grown in Africa. It is naturally caffeine free which is good if your trying to cut down or if you are pregnant. It is also low in tanning and contains lots of... more

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  • 70 of 70 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    VC81

    5 Stars It's Not Just A Tea.....It's A Lifestyle!!! Review with images 05/12/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Unique taste; plethora of health benefits; multiple uses

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Some may find the taste too unusual

    Redbush tea, or rooibos as it is more commonly known, is an age old drink from South Africa, which is revered for its unique flavour and plethora of health benefits. It is an ideal beverage for the modern health conscious world. Although it is just beginning to catch on here, in its native South Africa rooibos tea holds 40% of the hot drinks market, and the average South African is reputed to drink around 5-6 cups per day. WHAT IS REDBUSH TEA? The hardy redbush shrub, Aspalathus linearis, grows only in the scenic Cederberg Mountains in the Western Cape of South Africa. The species has ... more
  • 64 of 64 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    5 Stars The health benefits of Red Bush (rooibos) tea 18/09/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good for you and caffeine free

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Possibly an acquired taste

    FIRST SIGHT I said in a previous review that I didn't know much about coffee, but I like to flatter myself that I know one or two things about tea. I was first introduced to Redbush tea a couple of years ago while spending some time working in Boston. A cousin owns a coffee shop there, and during the course of my shameless poncing of free beverages, along with a slice of some nice lemon cake he served me some tea which he described as "African bush tea". He's a bit of a tea expert. Alongside the coffee shop he also has a fancy shop that sells all kinds of imported tea, and this was some stuff ... more
  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jlearner

    5 Stars Redbush is my tea of choice 20/04/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Tastes great and might just be good for you

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not everyone likes the taste

    I grew up in South Africa drinking Rooibos Tea and was delighted to find it is now available in the UK. The name has been anglicised here as Rooibos literally means Red Bush. The tea actually comes from South Africa and grows in the Cape where I come from. It is made from the leaves of a herb called aspalathus linearis and was originally used as a herbal medicine by the by the indigenous Khoisan tribes. This tea is different to the ordinary teas you can buy such as Tetley or PG. Firstly it is caffeine free instead of decaffinated. The difference is that decaffinated tea is tea that has had the ... more
  • 25 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    vlarisma

    5 Stars Health in a Red bush 18/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Healthy

    Disadvantages Disadvantages an aquired taste for sure

    The highlight of my pre-school days was the aroma coming from the kitchen every day at 11 o’clock where my grandmother brewed a pot of Rooibosh tea. I grew up on it and to me it was like mother’s milk but my older siblings disliked the taste and smell. Gran made a strong brew, using the loose leaves (it was not available in teabags then). Definitely an acquired taste, but one worth cultivating. Rooibosch (Aspalanthus linearis) is indigenous to the Cedarberg in the Western Cape, South Africa. The Khoisan were probably the first to use and discover the healing properties of the bush ... more
  • 44 of 44 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    thecatsmother

    5 Stars No spoonful of sugar to make this medicine go down 06/11/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Tastes great, positive health benefits, and no caffeine

    Disadvantages Disadvantages a bit pricey compared to black tea

    The first and most obvious thing to say about Redbush Tea is that it tastes good. Otherwise, it would take a real masochist to continue to drink it for its health properties alone. No, it doesn’t taste exactly like normal tea, but it’s the nearest in taste I’ve ever found – slightly sweeter, with an almost nutty aroma and flavour. This natural sweetness means you don’t have to add sugar, though if you are a real died in the wool tea drinker you can add milk if you feel you can’t live without it. Try doing that with other herbal teas, and I’ll bet you’ll only try it once. After brewing (just ... more

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Tea Packaging Tea Bags
Tea Type Fruit & Herbal
Tea Subtype Rooibos
EAN 5037146010407

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