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Coco Chai Rooibos Tea Review

16 October, 2013 by Giselle Rochford 4 Comments

Coco Chai Rooibos

The Tea:

Tonight I had a cup of Coco Chai Rooibos, another tea from David’s Tea’s starter kit. It’s a combination of rooibos, cinnamon, cardamum, ginger, cloves, pink peppercorns and coconut (heavy on the coconut).

The preparation:

Use 1.5 tsp of tea per cup and steep in 98C water for 4-7 minutes. I left mine in for around 5 mins.

The Smell:

Coconut. That’s really all I could smell. I didn’t get the spicy scent of the chai I was expecting, just lots and lots of coconut. The coco chai rooibos reminded me of the coconut buns my mother used to buy all the time, which I loved πŸ˜€

The Taste:

The initial taste was definitely full of coconut but the more I sipped the more I got the spicy taste I was looking for, and then some! The pepper added a little kick that stayed with me for a while after each sip, but I really enjoyed it. The mix of sweet and spicy isn’t one that I usually enjoy but it really did it for me in this coconut chai πŸ™‚

The Benefits:

Aside from the benefits of rooibos tea and the chai spices, the coconut in the coco rooibos chai tea helps boost the metabolism and can aid in weight management.

The Experience:

I’ve been rushing around all day, seems like everything I every had to do in my life was due today (slight exaggeration ;)) I’m lacking sleep and missed lunch and am dead tired. But this tea soothed me. I’ve been finding that, unless I really hate the tea I’m drinking, whenever I have a cup, everything gets really peaceful. I immerse myself in all things tea and just concentrate on enjoying the tea. It’s actually an amazing feeling and is one of the reasons I’ll continue trying to drink tea every day, even after October is over :).

What do you think of the Coco Chai Rooibos from David’s Tea? Let me know below!

~Giselle

 

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Comments

  1. Chantal says

    17 October, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    Coco Chai Rooibos is delicious!! Also, do you have enough options for tea to take you through the month? I’d like to send you a couple samples from my stash!

    Reply
    • GiselleR says

      17 October, 2013 at 9:41 pm

      I think I’ve got about 5 more from the starter kit that I haven’t tried but one of my friends offered to donate some tea to my cause cuz she’s got a bazillion! So I should be good. Thanks for the offer tho πŸ™‚
      I would love more suggestions from you cuz The Skinny was actually okay πŸ˜€

      Reply
  2. Amanda H @EatHardWorkHard says

    15 January, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    I love tea but I’ve never tried anything like that. Sounds amazing!
    Amanda H @EatHardWorkHard recently posted…ENERGYbits Review and GIVEAWAY

    Reply
    • GiselleR says

      16 January, 2014 at 6:24 pm

      Would you believe that I actually wasn’t a fan of tea until I started trying out all these teas? If you love tea now, you really should look into trying out some specialty tea shops…it’s like a whole different level of tea drinking lol

      Reply

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