Easing into the Summer with Rooibos

Work has been really hectic lately, so I haven't written much about tea. Happily, that should change soon and I can get back to more regular tea-blogging. Even though I have not been writing about tea, I have certainly been drinking it.

Recently, I have been enjoying a somewhat different drink: rooibos. Made with the Aspalathus linearis plant, and grown only in South Africa, rooibos (sometimes called "red tea," even though it comes from a different plant than tea) is an enjoyable drink with plenty of flavor and plenty of health benefits. Here's an overview about rooibos:

http://coffeetea.about.com/od/typesoftea/a/rooibos.htm

and here's a picture of the rooibos plant:

http://www.rishi-tea.com/store/rooibos_detail/rooibos.html

Over the last few weeks, I have been drinking two varieties of rooibos from Rishi-Tea:

• Blueberry rooibos, and
• Earl Grey rooibos

Both of these are organic, fair trade products. I have a lot more to say about these, but I'll save that for a later blog entry. More to follow soon!