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Doubt about the quality of rooibo bags
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 1:42 pm
by pinovski
Hello everyone.
Thanks to this forum I confirmed what it supposed, that most tea bag is very inferior in quality to organic bulk tea. I was wondering if this also applies to rooibo, since I have seen that its pieces are very small, I have consumed organic rooibo and it even looks a lot like what is in the bag, and the color it leaves in the infusion is also very similar between both, then I was wondering if maybe the bag rooibo could be more reliable than bag tea because of its nature. The rooibo that I consume says '' 100% natural, certified ... etc '' is supposed to be good, but nowadays it is impossible to have a minimum of security ...
greeting.
Re: Doubt about the quality of rooibo bags
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:30 pm
by Victoria
Hello, Welcome to TeaForum. When a tea has many small dust particles, that do not beneficially contribute to taste of tea, I will use a stainless infusion ball, and or a filter when pouring. Although I haven’t purchased tea with a lot of dust in years, unless it’s ground matcha. I only use tea bags occasionally when traveling. Recently, I traveled with teabags that had sencha and matcha powder mixed in from Kagoshima Co., delicious. This companies branding/marketing is a little awkward, the tea is called; Birouen Tea House, Oraganic "Smile Tea" (Tea bag) with Matcha sprinkles
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If you have doubts about a tea, the best approach is to only buy from reputable farmers or vendors that you trust.
Re: Doubt about the quality of rooibo bags
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:57 am
by d.manuk
Victoria wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:30 pm
"Smile Tea" with Matcha sprinkles
Re: Doubt about the quality of rooibo bags
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:46 pm
by Victoria
Shine Magical wrote: ↑Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:57 am
Victoria wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:30 pm
"Smile Tea" with Matcha sprinkles
Lol, ha it made me smile -much tastier than I’d expected
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Re: Doubt about the quality of rooibo bags
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:22 am
by JoonasJ
pinovski wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 1:42 pm
Hello everyone.
Thanks to this forum I confirmed what it supposed, that most tea bag is very inferior in quality to organic bulk tea. I was wondering if this also applies to rooibo, since I have seen that its pieces are very small, I have consumed organic rooibo and it even looks a lot like what is in the bag, and the color it leaves in the infusion is also very similar between both, then I was wondering if maybe the bag rooibo could be more reliable than bag tea because of its nature. The rooibo that I consume says '' 100% natural, certified ... etc '' is supposed to be good, but nowadays it is impossible to have a minimum of security ...
greeting.
I think rooibos tea in a bag can be as good as loose rooibos tea. You just have to choose a reliable brand. However, if you are using tea bags, the downside is that you can not adjust the amount of tea you are using (unless you use several bags).
I prefer organic rooibos tea in unbleached bags. Rooibos Rocks is an excellent brand of rooibos tea. Have you tried it already?