I really struggled trying to decide where to review this. This came in the Tea Discovery Collection which was a Christmas gift, and was found at Home Goods for half the online price. Bargain!

The description on one of the Steepster pages for this tea appears to be for a different tea, because it mentions tropical fruit and rose, and this tea is pure black tea with rose. Period.
These are sachets and not loose tea so I didn’t want to review under the loose leaf version.

I like floral tea as long as it doesn’t taste artificial. This one has a lovely, just strong enough but not too strong rose flavor. I find rose oily, in a good way, like puerh can be oily. The base is mildly drying but not unpleasant and to me the dryness is mitigated by the oiliness of rose. The rose is definitely more delicate than Harney’s Rose Scented (which I LOVE) but still strong enough to be unmistakeable. This was paired with a plate of homemade shortbread and white chocolate chip cookies. It held up well to competing flavors and the rose still came through.

I am very happy with this particular offering in the collection of black teas and look forward enjoying many more cups.

It was perfect with no milk or sugar for me. It could probably handle a tiny touch of both if that’s what you like.

Martin Bednář

Yep, apparently Whittard have difference between loose leaf and bags opinion. Kinda weird – I am not really sure if they should sale it under one name.

ashmanra

I know, Martin! I am not sure if the plain English Rose is the same as the Tea Discovery English Rose. One has a fancier box, but I don’t know if the contents are really different!

I think that the one entry that says it has tropical fruit is really just an error in which description was copy/pasted to Steepster. They probably have a tea like that. It just isn’t this one.

Martin Bednář

Apparently, Tea Discovery English Rose should contain actual rose in the bags. Other one is having only flavourings, according their website. So, probably it is different tea, although their number of blend is same, price is same, even description. Write them and ask them :D

Yep, tropical fruit seems as an error.

ashmanra

Tore open a sachet. No pink petals, tiny balls of tea and tiny white spheres. More info coming in next review of this.

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Martin Bednář

Yep, apparently Whittard have difference between loose leaf and bags opinion. Kinda weird – I am not really sure if they should sale it under one name.

ashmanra

I know, Martin! I am not sure if the plain English Rose is the same as the Tea Discovery English Rose. One has a fancier box, but I don’t know if the contents are really different!

I think that the one entry that says it has tropical fruit is really just an error in which description was copy/pasted to Steepster. They probably have a tea like that. It just isn’t this one.

Martin Bednář

Apparently, Tea Discovery English Rose should contain actual rose in the bags. Other one is having only flavourings, according their website. So, probably it is different tea, although their number of blend is same, price is same, even description. Write them and ask them :D

Yep, tropical fruit seems as an error.

ashmanra

Tore open a sachet. No pink petals, tiny balls of tea and tiny white spheres. More info coming in next review of this.

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I am a music teacher, tutor, and former homeschool mom (25 years!) who started drinking loose leaf tea about fourteen years ago! My daughters and I have tea every day, and we are frequently joined by my students or friends for “tea time.” Now my hubby joins us, too. His tastes have evolved from Tetley with milk and sugar to mostly unadorned greens and oolongs.

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