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“This is another type of tea I haven’t had in a while. I steeped 5 g of leaf in 150 ml of boiling water for 1.5, 2.5, 3, 5, and 7 minutes, plus some long, uncounted steeps. The dry aroma is of heady...” Read full tasting note
“Exactly after a year later I do have this tea here again. And well, I think that my impressions are fairly similar to last year — strong rose aroma, but not that much in the flavours; however, the...” Read full tasting note
Name is “sic!” as on website, in Advent Calendar 2024 label says “Rose Congou”.
The scenting of black tea with rose petals and/or rose oil has a centuries-old tradition in China. The resulting “Rose Congou” became a staple of early European tea culture in the 19th century. Our Imperial Rose Congou is a black tea from Yunnan, scented with pure essential oil of the Damask rose. When brewed, the seductive fragrance of the dry leaves translates into a rich, full-bodied flavor profile dominated by high floral notes.
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This is another type of tea I haven’t had in a while. I steeped 5 g of leaf in 150 ml of boiling water for 1.5, 2.5, 3, 5, and 7 minutes, plus some long, uncounted steeps.
The dry aroma is of heady rose, followed by malt and cocoa from the Yunnan black tea. The first steep leads with lovely, fragrant rose, followed by malt, dark cocoa, wood, hay, and tannins from the Yunnan base. I have a feeling I should have started at one minute. Steep two is still delightfully rosy, with the rose somewhat obscuring the tannins in the black tea. I also get notes of cocoa, wood, hay, earth, and tannins. The three-minute third steep calmed the tannins down substantially while retaining the rose. In steeps four and five, the rose is still prominent but a bit fainter, with supporting notes of malt, wood, earth, and tannins from the base. The rose lasts into the final steeps, while the base fades.
I have a soft spot for rose, so I enjoyed this tea, but the base could have been smoother. I think Wang Family Tea had a rose-scented black tea at some point, and I’m sure I would enjoy that one even more.
Flavors: Cocoa, Dark Chocolate, Earth, Floral, Hay, Malt, Rose, Tannin, Wood
Exactly after a year later I do have this tea here again.
And well, I think that my impressions are fairly similar to last year — strong rose aroma, but not that much in the flavours; however, the balance of tasty Yunnan tea and rose works just perfectly.
Also, again, I would love to see a few petals in this.
