Pink Rose Bud

GCTTB Round 6

Finished this one off from the GCTTB early in the week.Are you guys noticing a theme between the teas I’ve had this week? Pretty well all floral things…

I realized when I saw this one that I don’t think I’ve ever had a tisane that was all rose petals/buds and so I was curious to see how that would steep up; both colour wise and flavour wise. I imagined it’d look a little pink and then be quite potent. I was wrong on both front though…

The liquor visually was like a soft yellow hue and then flavour wise it was somewhat medium bodied? Very, very refreshing and natural tasting without even the smallest hint of perfumey levels of floral notes, or anything chemical/artificial. And I mean, you woulldn’t expect artificial because it IS all rose buds and nothing else but still mentally I was picking intense, slap you in the face rose notes. Also relatively sweet overall too, honestly.

I’m quite happy with the pick.

Very good floral rose smell and flavour, and also very cheap! I recommend brewing three times to get all the different rose nuances out of the flowers. I brewed twice. 250 mL + hot water (not boiling) + 5 rose buds and left the teabag in. Then I made a cup with cold water and left it for 15 minutes. I think three cups of any temperature water would be fine.

This Rose bud tea is a great herbal alternative for the evening. I love floral teas and this one is elegant rose with a sweet finish. It’s pretty pricey for a herbal tea and compared to other companies that have rose bud tea. I’d like to try out rose bud tea from some other companies too but this one is really good.