Well, don't I feel like a doofus. I was by a Teavana store last week and had to pop in and see if there was anything new that smelled good. Indeed yes, there were lots of new flavors, but the one I came home with was this divinely-scented Cranberry Singapore Sling Rooibos. Funny name, eh? When I got home I visited Teavana's web site, and there I learned this tea is named after a famous Southeast Asian cocktail. Now how was this poor Baptist child supposed to know a thing like that? Ah, well.
Teavana actually had a heap of new flavors, and I
almost got the Caramel Almond Amaretti herbal tea, but it was beat out by the amazing scent of the cranberry rooibos. According to Teavana, "This tantalizing taste of tart, sweet, and creamy flavors is a nod to the past, created by combining tart cranberry and cherry with sweet pineapple and orange, finished with Madagascar vanilla."
Cranberry Singapore Sling Rooibos, it must be said, is one of the best-smelling teas I've ever brought into my house. If you are a fan of the old Luden's Wild Cherry cough drops, as I am, you will remember the divine cherry scent that greeted you every time you opened the box. Well, this tea's scent is pleasantly reminiscent of that one, and sometimes I just walk by and open the bag and sniff away. If this weren't $7.80 for two ounces, I'd buy up a bowl of it and use it as potpourri. The taste, I am pleased to report, lives up to the scent, and I am sipping through this stuff like mad. If you're near a Teavana, you might want to sniff out some, or another new fall blend, for yourself!
Mmm, this does sound yummy. I have different flavours of rooibus that I enjoy but nothing this exotic.
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Too funny, I wouldn't have known that it was a drink name either.
ReplyDeleteSounds divine - and there's no alcohol in this version, so enjoy despite the name! (That almond amaretto one sounds equally wonderful.) I need to see where the Teavana stores are!
ReplyDeleteThat's too funny, but thanks for the "heads up". I'll check it out on my next trip to Teavana.
ReplyDeleteNothing smells as good as Teavana teas!! I bought one a couple years ago called Tahitian Limeade and I would do the same thing... just open the jar and sniff. Yums!
ReplyDeleteI've been known to use tea like potpourri! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why Teavana is so expensive for certain teas. Guess they have to pay the high mall rent somehow. :-)
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