Reading the Tea Leaves

Tea Education, Consultancy, and Tastings

Archive for Category : Rose Black Congou

  1. Scented Tea: Flowers or No Flowers?

    It ought to have been a routine, predictable tasting.  Rose congou, as I have known this Black tea, has not varied much from year to year.  There are a few rose petals, the rosy pink very striking against the black leaves, and the flavor was soft: giving a hint of the familiar fragrance and well [...]

  2. Roses & Tea: Scent & Sense

    I’ve made several references to China’s Rose Congou, a naturally scented Black tea that not only tastes good but represents great value at around $10-15/lb (about a dime or 15cents a cup).  Like Jasmine scented teas (usually Green but sometimes Oolong and occasionally even Black tea), any blossoms or petals remaining in the tea have [...]