Rose scented/flavored tea

by **Mary R** » Dec 14th, '06, 01:27

Rose scented/flavored tea

by Mary R » Dec 14th, '06, 01:27

I love a good black tea (ceylon in particular) scented or flavored with rose petals and rosebuds. It's decadence in a cup.

I'm an English lit student, and this is the tea I turn to whenever I need incentive to read dry primary texts, highly academic criticisms, or obscenely difficult theory. In other words...I drink it every day. It has become my crack cocaine.

Unfortunately, my dealer's been nailed and I don't have no Pepsi habit.

I'm on my last canister tin and would love to be able to buy a similar product from Adagio.

EDIT: I figured I should amend this, just in case. Ceylon is fine, but this flavor is better with Keemun and pretty interesting with Yunnan. (2/12/07)

Last edited by Mary R on Feb 12th, '07, 19:42, edited 1 time in total.

by **Samovar** » Dec 14th, '06, 08:54

by Samovar » Dec 14th, '06, 08:54

I also wish that Adagio would carry this tea and I favor the ceylon also.

I currently drink Rose Petal tea from the Republic of Tea but I would prefer to purchase it from Adagio.

Teatime

by **sjschen** » Dec 14th, '06, 12:10

by sjschen » Dec 14th, '06, 12:10

Just to hold you over, if you have access to a Chinatown or a Chinese supermarket then you may be able to find dried rose buds, chrysenthemum, and osmanthus.

And with some good black tea, you can become your own dealer

by **Daughter...** » Dec 14th, '06, 22:00

by Daughter... » Dec 14th, '06, 22:00

Yes, Adagio, please bring on the roses!
Mary R, you can also find rosebuds at enjoyingtea.com and teaspring.com. They do blend really well with all sorts of teas, like darjeeling or snowbud.

by **Mary R** » Dec 17th, '06, 00:42

Rosebud! Rosebud!

by Mary R » Dec 17th, '06, 00:42

Thanks for the suggestions! It didn't even occur to me that *I* could put my own roses in my own tea. Wow. I feel like I've been beaten with the stupid stick.

I spent a very happy hour looking over those sites, and the next time I run down to Indianapolis, I'll pop into the Asian grocery to see what they offer.

The Republic of Tea's "Rose Petal" is also my current brew. It's a good one, but I think they sprinkle the tea or the petals with a little extra rose oil. You open that canister and, *poof,* you're in a flower shop.

by **Word4word** » Jan 1st, '07, 19:16

by Word4word » Jan 1st, '07, 19:16

I agree. I love rose tea! Personally, I would like a decaf version, though, so I can drink it any time.

by **Chip** » Jan 1st, '07, 20:03

Re: Rosebud! Rosebud!

by Chip » Jan 1st, '07, 20:03

Mary R wrote:Thanks for the suggestions! It didn't even occur to me that *I* could put my own roses in my own tea. Wow. I feel like I've been beaten with the stupid stick. I spent a very happy hour looking over those sites, and the next time I run down to Indianapolis, I'll pop into the Asian grocery to see what they offer.

The Republic of Tea's "Rose Petal" is also my current brew. It's a good one, but I think they sprinkle the tea or the petals with a little extra rose oil. You open that canister and, *poof,* you're in a flower shop.

I think authentic Rose tea (traditionally speaking) is simply layered with fresh petals during the manufacturing of the tea much like true jasmine tea is layered with fresh blossums during manufacture. When done this way, I like either...tastes so natural...and contemplative. When rose or jasmine oil is added after the fact...it just tastes and smells aweful to me. RofT used to only sell authentic versions...but they have gotten away from that practice for at least several years for most of their floral teas.

Website · by **Parelle** » Jan 7th, '07, 23:26

by Parelle » Jan 7th, '07, 23:26

May I ask for a variation on this great idea - a Rose Flavored Earl Grey! I've had several, but as I'm addicted to the Adagio Earl Grey, I'd like best to have it from here.