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“I didn’t check the ingredients for this one when I picked it, so the floral scent was very surprising! I’m not a big rose fan, but luckily violet was the dominating flavor. (I also cheated and...” Read full tasting note
“Discovery Advent Tea #14 We start off robust. Strong. My rose flavor. Like a rose a garden. But if you steep it too long it turns unpleasant. Like spraying perfume straight into your mouth.” Read full tasting note
“Ashmanra’s sipdown challenge – April 2023 Tea #8 -April 29 – National Sense of Smell Day: Drink your most aromatic tea! I brought this one in the gallon bag of teas for the trip, specifically for...” Read full tasting note
The man who would become Lewis Carroll was born as Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in January 1832. He spent his happy childhood under the tutelage of his Reverend father, and enjoyed creating fantastical stories for his ten siblings. It was not until after he had graduated university and became a lecturer of mathematics that he met Alice Liddell. He would entertain her and her sisters with the absurd stories that he later published as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. His most famous novels conveyed a childlike look at the seemingly arbitrary rules and customs of adult society.
A tea party plays a memorable role in Carroll’s most celebrated novel as the setting for Alice’s nonsensical meeting with the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. “A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden” where, as the Mad Hatter told Alice earlier, “it’s always tea time.” To make our Lewis Carroll blend, we added our fragrant violet flavor to an Indian Black tea and Rose Congou tea, a China black that has been scented with rose petals during the drying process, to create a deep amber cup with an incomparable bouquet and a flavor that is absolutely heavenly.
Ingredients: Black Tea, Rose Congou tea, violet flavor, and malva flowers.
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I didn’t check the ingredients for this one when I picked it, so the floral scent was very surprising! I’m not a big rose fan, but luckily violet was the dominating flavor. (I also cheated and tried not to scoop up much rose) I added milk and sweetener, and it’s like having one of those violet candies. Again, I’m not a floral tea person, so I would reach for this one very infrequently (but I would reach for it!) I think it does a really good job at accomplishing its flavor goals. The second steep is quite strong as well. Thanks for sharing this one tea-sipper! I’m really glad I got to try it.
Ashmanra’s sipdown challenge – April 2023 Tea #8 -April 29 – National Sense of Smell Day: Drink your most aromatic tea!
I brought this one in the gallon bag of teas for the trip, specifically for the aromatic prompt for today. It sure is floral! One of my floral faves. Unfortunately, allergies today are preventing me from much sense of smell today anyway. But otherwise, it’s a lovely, perfect base for flavors of violet and rose. And a great balance of them too. Not a sipdown.
Had no idea that was even a holiday! I’m glad to celebrate with some beautiful tea :).
Neither did I, but ashmanra alerted us to this odd holiday! haha
That sounds like a lovely tea! How have I overlooked it on their website?
ashmanra – probably because you can only get this blend as four ounces unless you grab it in the author sampler? I tried it in the sampler and loved it, so then bought a tin of it.
I have far too much rose tea at the moment, but once I get low I think I will try this one!
I hope you like it when you try it!
I love that they offer these literary blends! I’ll have to pick up the sampler next time…
I think I’ve only tried 2-3 of the literary blends so far, but I definitely enjoyed them!!
It’s a bit dumb that they only offer them in 4-ounce sizes…
Yeah, they only sell some of their herbal blends in the 4 oz size too, so I just buy one or two on each order so I’m not overwhelmed. It’s a lot of tea!
It kills me they only offer some of their teas in 4 oz. sizes. Unless it’s a bulky, heavy fruit blend, that much leaf for just little ol’ me is not feasible.
This is the rare one I bought a tin of, because it’s a great floral tea.