I almost never buy rose scented tea. Not because I dislike the flavor but rather I can usually achieve the same thing by blending in a dried rosebud to any tea. This tea basically confirmed it.
The smell out of the bag is very faint with the barest whiff of rose, cherry, and almond. The brewed tea has a soft rose flavor that’s nice but also very similar to my Teavivre dried rosebuds. Can’t taste much of the underlying oolong. Where this tea really shines is cold brew. Here the greenness of the base oolong comes through complemented with a gentle touch of rose.
This could be a good tea for those who are into rose or floral scented teas that aren’t overpowering. I personally would just add a rosebud to regular oolong tea to obtain the same result but this is a nice option too if you want a pre-blended rose tea.
Flavors: Almond, Cherry, Floral, Rose
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I bought some dried rosebuds from Tao Tea Leaf a while ago, but never thought to blend them with oolong. I might have to do that for oolongs that aren’t that interesting on their own.
Definitely give it a try. Dried rosebuds are quite versatile for blends. I’ve blended them with nearly every kind of tea (black, green, oolong, white, herbal) with good results. One of my favorite combinations is jasmine silver needles and rose.
I have a bunch of jasmine silver needles from Teavana and that sounds like a good way to use them up. Do you use only one rosebud for a 355 ml mug?
Depends on how potent your rosebuds are and how strong of a rose flavor you like. I would start with one rosebud and go from there. You can also crush it slightly if you want to taste more of the rose.
Thanks! My rosebuds are kind of old, but I’ll start with one and see how it goes.
Oh what a good idea, to have roses around to add to any tea! And rose & jasmine combination… I should try that soon…
I bought some dried rosebuds from Tao Tea Leaf a while ago, but never thought to blend them with oolong. I might have to do that for oolongs that aren’t that interesting on their own.
Definitely give it a try. Dried rosebuds are quite versatile for blends. I’ve blended them with nearly every kind of tea (black, green, oolong, white, herbal) with good results. One of my favorite combinations is jasmine silver needles and rose.
I have a bunch of jasmine silver needles from Teavana and that sounds like a good way to use them up. Do you use only one rosebud for a 355 ml mug?
Depends on how potent your rosebuds are and how strong of a rose flavor you like. I would start with one rosebud and go from there. You can also crush it slightly if you want to taste more of the rose.
Thanks! My rosebuds are kind of old, but I’ll start with one and see how it goes.
Oh what a good idea, to have roses around to add to any tea! And rose & jasmine combination… I should try that soon…