Rooibos, what is it exactly?

I wondered about this over a cup of higgins and burke Caramel rooibos tea today. (tastes divine but smells a little medicinal)
And so now here I sit, sipping said tea and researching what exactly this plant is and why its suddenly so popular amongst tea snobs such as myself.
Rooibos (pronounced Roy-bos) is a plant grown primarily in South Africa which translates to Red Bush, which makes sense given the tea's natural red hue. The needle like leaves are harvested from these tall, broom-like plants with yellow flowers and oxidized into what is essentially a red herbal tea. An unoxidized green Rooibos is also available on the market, however it has a more grassy taste than the red.

Its one type of herbal tea that you can, however get away with putting milk in without it being a curdled disaster. and apparently it can be made into a fancy cafe beverage like the london fog (called a Cape town fog. definitely on my to try list!)

Some nice teas I reccomend:
Tetley Vanilla Rooibos
Higgins and Burke Caramel Rooibos
David's tea Creme brulee green rooibos. 

first post!

I haven't operated a blog in a long time and I figured I might as well start up again. a little on the random side as a purveyor of hot beverages. How did this come about? Well I've always enjoyed tea but became something of a coffee addict instead in college... Which then promptly escalated to an addiction to Monster and Rock Star energy drinks. So in an attempt to rid myself of that carbonated monkey on my back and the fact that I have a ridiculous amount of tea, I am going to try to drink tea every day, and write about the different ones I've tried. 

I also would like to provide information for the tea connoisseur of discerning tastes.

I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I do writing it!
Cheerio darlings!

Berlynn