AliasHali Advent Tea Day 10
Until yesterday, I had an old-fashioned pink rose in a delicate green glass vase on my desk. I was surprised to see a rose in bloom in the garden last week on the very old rose bush I brought to my house from my mother’s, and I cut it to bring in and enjoy it. (I have rooted that bush several times now and there is one flourishing at my son’s house as well! The rose faded and the color of the petals deepened, so I picked off the petals and scattered them in the path of Mary riding the donkey through the advent candle spiral.
This tea tastes like that rose. The base is mild for a Keemun. The rose scent is delicate and natural, but the more I drink the more it is building up – rose-y and peppery with a little tingle on my tongue. I think this might almost be the perfect rose black tea for me.
I wouldn’t have it for breakfast. This is a tea to drink as I am drinking it now – a relaxing break between tasks, served in a pretty bone China cup – Old Country Roses, appropriately.
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How nice that three people on Steepster had a rose tea today! It’s amazing that you still have roses blooming in your garden in December.
I have five tiny Pink Fairy blossoms left out there, but once they go it will be the last I see of roses until April, I expect! The other rose posts made me remember whaich tea the rose in this is reminding me of – it is Rose Congou from Upton!
How nice that three people on Steepster had a rose tea today! It’s amazing that you still have roses blooming in your garden in December.
I have five tiny Pink Fairy blossoms left out there, but once they go it will be the last I see of roses until April, I expect! The other rose posts made me remember whaich tea the rose in this is reminding me of – it is Rose Congou from Upton!