 How's everybody doing this lovely tea day? I thought I would talk about the fun differences between honeybush tea, which is what this is, and red roibos tea. Now the first main difference is the name itself. Now what most people know as red tea is red roibos tea, which is also called red bush tea or just bush tea. And honeybush is actually just a more specific special varietal that is not exactly directly related to red tea, but they actually are both grown in South Africa exclusively. Roibos is only grown in a small region of the western Cape province of South Africa. It's about a 3,000 square mile area in the Cedarburg Mountains near Cape Town. Honeybush can be found in the coastal districts of the western and eastern Cape provinces, but mostly in the mountains north of the Cape of Good Hope. And it is still mostly grown in the wild. Oddly enough, it's resisted cultivation. So there's actually, I think, two primary industrial honeybush farms right now, otherwise it grows naturally only, which is really kind of cool. And I think that is because either the natural wildlife like the ants or the birds or something along those lines is doing something to the soil or the product itself that makes it grow properly. And it's kind of like the vanilla orchid, which needed a particular kind of bee in order to be pollinated and work its cycle. It's very, very particular that way, and they haven't quite isolated what exactly makes it tick. So that's interesting. The other interesting thing is this, is the taste. Red Roibos tea, like a black tea or a green tea, can really only be brewed so long, like maybe five, seven minutes before it starts getting a bit bitter or too harsh and too heavy. Honeybush tea, it can go on and be brewed and brewed and brewed and actually still be fine. This one, I actually brewed about 14 minutes, and it still tastes perfectly fine, nothing too crazy about it. And I'm having it plain right now just to feel the overall effects. And it is what they say it is. This one, they say the honeybush tea is a little bit more on the woody side compared to the red roibos tea, and I would definitely agree with that. It does have a depth to it, but there's also a smoothness to it. It doesn't feel harsher grading it anyway. And this is, like I said, even after a long brew time, which is very cool and interesting to know. Now one of the other interesting differences is the properties of them. Red Roibos has studies showing how it can help you control those pesky wrinkles. It's also believed that it may help with digestion, sleep, allergies, colic, and mental health issues. Honeybush, on the other hand, has research showing how it is good for bone health and skin health. It is also possibly good for the relief of menopause symptoms, strengthening the liver, sore throats, and alleviating respiratory problems for coughs, colds, and asthma. Now the biggest thing I want to talk about is the difference with the antioxidants. Now honeybush tea is much higher in antioxidants, in fact they say it's like the highest level of any tea with antioxidants. And they use a scale called the ORAC scale. And this means Oxygen Radical Absorbent Capacity. Yeah! And the ORAC score for, let's say, let's bring them up here. For Red Roibos, an ORAC score is 1537.6 for 8 fluid ounces. Matcha comes in around 1384, so it's underneath Red Roibos. Green Roibos, a different variety of Roibos, comes in at 2093.6. And Honeybush tea comes in at 2705 for 8 fluid ounces. So it's almost twice as much as Red Roibos and is actually just about twice as much as Matcha in its level of antioxidants. So that is impressive, people. Very impressive. Those are just a few of the really cool and interesting differences of Honeybush tea compared to Red Roibos tea. Do you like Honeybush tea? Do you like Red Roibos tea? Do you have a favorite? Green Roibos maybe? Let me know in those comments. I'd be loved to hear from you. Otherwise, you guys have a nice day. Go out and make it a wonderful tea day.