2024 Shangdong Rose Valley
Perfect little whole rosebuds picked dew-fresh and slow-dried for an enchanting and sweet floral flavor. A graceful, sweet, and fragrant infusion.
Shangdong has a long recorded rose cultivation history of more than 1300 years starting during the Tang Dynasty by a monk named Cijing. During the Qing dynasty, the Pingyin region became a major premium rose production center in China.
Tea Notes
- Appearance: Translucent, pale golden liquor.
- Aroma: Graceful, sweet, fragrant rose.
- Flavour: Floral, marshmallows, delicate rose, earthy.
- Mouthfeel: Soothing, smooth, delicate, and light.
Brewing idea
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5-8g of buds per teacup (150-200ml). Boil fresh, filtered water at 80℃, steep for 5-15 minutes.
Naturally caffeine-free, Rose has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for thousands of years for its many health benefits. Some of our favorite health benefits of Rose Tea include the opening of the shen, a term used in TCM for the spirit/heart. If your energy is low and you feel your heart has closed off Rose Tea is a great heart opener.
Rose Tea is also good skinhealth thanks to the high amounts of vitamin C, an antioxidant vital to our body's healing process.
Rose tea also aids digestion, and has anxiety/stress-relieving effects.
