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January 27, 2005
Rose Petal Tea
Name: Rose Petal Tea
Kathy's Rating: 6.5/10.0
Company: The Republic of Tea
Origin of tea: China
Price: $10.50/2.8oz (~80g)
Tea form: Loose China black tea with rosebuds and petals.
What they say: Tea for the Queen of Hearts - Royal tea blend has the light spice of delicate, young rose buds & petals atop the sweet fullness of China black tea. This Victorian tradition is perfect served in fine China cups for kings, queens, friends & loved ones.
Preparation method: Pour boiling water over tea. Infuse between 3-5 minutes.
Review: I decided to compare this tea with Tealuxe's Victorian Rose tea. Both teas are loose black teas, scented with rose. I carefully prepared both infusions exactly the same way - same water source and same infusion time. If you are interested, you can see my review on Tealuxe's Victorian Rose tea as well.
Overall, I liked Republic of Tea's Rose Petal tea. The tea itself is visually stunning with full-sized rosebuds. I can see why this tea is seasonal and hard to find at retail stores - it must cost a bit more to process than most other teas Republic of Tea offers. The taste is surprisingly subtle for a black tea. I felt that the black tea base was perhaps a bit too subtle. I say this because I also have a green, rose-scented tea which I enjoy very much, because of its subtle, more vegetal taste. The review for that is here.
For a black tea, the taste should be richer and bolder than this one is. I'm looking for a significantly different taste for those occasions when I need something stronger than green tea. Otherwise, I'll just go back to the green rose-scented tea, which overall, I like the best of all the rose-scented teas.
Posted by Kathy at January 27, 2005 09:33 PM