Last of the new Wellness teas!
Probably doesn’t surprise anyone that I really enjoy this tea – I feel like I’ve said that about practically all the rose blends that DT has done this year, of which there have been many. I think it’s a beautiful blend though, and I adore the name – since this is specifically designed to be a sleep aiding tea blend I think it’s probably as perfect as you could get! I believe it’s the hops and linden flower specifically that are meant to be good for helping you sleep, and of course the blend itself is caffeine free too. Another element that I really like is that this is a sleep blend without any chamomile or valerian root since both of those are ingredients that people often have strong aversions to (sometimes because of the taste, sometimes for allergies, etc.)! I think that’s really cool; and a sleep tea without chamomile is a BIG win for me personally since I detest the taste of it…
In terms of taste this is a pretty simple blend IMO – the two strongest notes are definitely rose and honey and I really like those two coupled together. There’s something super soothing about rose to me, and the honey element paired with the sweeter rooibos base and hint of hops in the blend feel like a very nice way to keep the rose from tasting almost perfume-y. It’s still really fragrant, don’t get me wrong, but there’s a supporting sweetness to it! I like this blend a lot, and while I haven’t bought any yet it’s one that I do have intentions of picking up.
I know people are probably a little sick of rose; it’s a polarizing flavour and there’s been a lot of it this year. There were so few floral teas in the collection at the start of the year (aside from Jasmine) and there was a big push this year to inject some into the wall. However, I really do hope this one lands with people. I mean, I hope that all the rose teas do just because I love that profile so much in tea blend – but this is one functional/wellness blend that I actually do personally really strongly believe in and support (possibly because I do struggle a lot with insomnia) and I’d really like to see it do well enough to stick around because, really, all our sleep teas basically have chamomile in them now…
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I wish I loved rose more — it tastes like soap to me! It’s so beautiful in the cup, though! The only blend I like it in is Love Tea #7, mostly because the other flavors blend/mask it so well.