I bought this from someone’s stash sale (VariaTEA I think?). I’ve been sitting on it for a while now. The first time I tried to make some, it came out inexplicably bitter, and I was sort of afraid to try it again. So I tried it today with the same parameters and it came out with only a tiny bit of bitterness. Go figure. Anyway, the leaves are rather small and dark, and there are rose petals mixed in with them. It smells very strong and perfumey, with a sweet fruit element. I added some sugar to help tone done that little bit of bitterness.
This tea isn’t bad, considering I’m not the biggest fan of rose. The rose is definitely the most present flavor here, unfortunately. There’s some apple there too, and it’s a kind of tart green apple flavor. And there’s a bit of black tea taste, but it’s overall very submissive and mellow in the background. I thought this would be more similar to Fauchon’s apple tea, but this is more of a rose tea with a bit of apple, while that one is all apple.
Not going to rate this since I don’t like rose, but I would definitely recommend it for people who do. Into the rehoming box it goes.
Flavors: Floral, Green Apple, Rose, Sweet
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I like rose, so this one at three minutes and 200F is great for me. At four minutes I get almost no rose but a lot of sour apple, which a few others have really loved. It amazes me how much the steep time alters this tea. Could the bitterness be the sour apple flavor rather than leaf bitterness? Or is it astringency?
I like rose, so this one at three minutes and 200F is great for me. At four minutes I get almost no rose but a lot of sour apple, which a few others have really loved. It amazes me how much the steep time alters this tea. Could the bitterness be the sour apple flavor rather than leaf bitterness? Or is it astringency?