Rooibee Red Tea Review

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Rooibee Red Tea is the only bottled USDA-certified organic rooibos red tea on the market. They are available in five unique flavors: Watermelon Mint, Peach, Unsweetened, Cranberry Pomegranate, and Vanilla Chai. Tea made from rooibos has been enjoyed in South Africa for generations and has recently gained popularity in order parts of the world because of its health benefits and inherently sweet character. It is high in antioxidants, naturally caffeine-free, gluten-free, and is low in calories. 

Flavors include:
Watermelon Mint
Peach
Unsweetened
Cranberry Pomegranate
Vanilla Chai

Review: I have never tried red tea before but I like iced tea so I was very interested to see how these tasted. Well, as it turns out, my children have a new found fondness for iced tea as well and they were kind enough to give me a mere sip of each of the flavors before completely hijacking my samples! I loved the naturally sweetened taste to the tea. Black teas can be a bit bitter and green teas a bit, well in my opinion, disgusting.  These were really good and my kids could not agree more. 

The very first variety we sampled was the Watermelon Mint. I would have never guessed that the combination of these two flavors would have worked, but it tasted so good and was really refreshing.  My son also enjoyed the Vanilla Chai but this was not my favorite because I really don't like chai and the taste was pretty prominent. My favorite flavor was the Peach and my daughter really enjoyed this one was well. It was perfectly sweetened and the peach had a very natural taste. I was most excited to try the Cranberry Pomegranate because no one in my family likes sour fruits....until now, I guess. After a long day at work I was looking forward to actually getting to drink one of these on my own. Instead, I came home to an empty bottle and my son shrugging his shoulders stating, "at least you can write about how I really liked it".  Darn it! They were kind enough to leave me 1/2 of the Unsweetened bottle because they liked this one the least. I usually do not like unsweetened tea, but this one was really good because there was a natural sweetness to the red tea.  My kids have been begging me to go to the store to buy more and I will gladly do so. This is a great way to get my kids away from unhealthy drinks and they can enjoy tea without the caffeine. I will just have to make sure to hide a stash of it for myself!!

Buy it here: Rooibee Red Tea can be found in all 50 states and they will be adding a store locator to their website soon. Until them, they can be found at the following retail locations: Central Market, Giant Eagle, Mariano's, Dierbergs, Spec's Headquarters, Dorothy Lane, Sprouts, Earth Fare, The Fresh Market, Vitamin Cottage, Harmon's, Whole Foods Market, Kroger, and Woodman's.

*I was provided with the above mentioned samples in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.