Our Fortnum & Mason Valentine’s hamper arrived today and I decided we really should go ahead and try the tea. I plan to use it this weekend as a celebration tea time for a friend who has had very good news. I needed to know if it was good and if it was a tea that was likely to appeal to her.

I did double steep this and combine the steeps because I wanted enough for both me and Ashman to try, and I didn’t want much caffeine this late at night. I think in future I may not resteep this one because it is very light already. I will have to try it again early in the day full strength to see how it tastes that way.

This is a very light tea and the rose flavor is quite mild. That’s good because my friend – and Ashman – will tolerate mildly floral tea but not strong rose flavor. Jasmine is well liked by both, but something with a huge floral punch like Bellocq’s Wedding Tea is not well received by them.

There is enough hibiscus to turn this a lovely light pink shade and it does add the tiniest tart twist but not much. The rose is noticeable but mild. The white tea flavor is also milder than some other white teas that I have on hand.

It was okay, especially with their blackcurrant biscuits, and I am not sorry we bought it, but I would not go out of my way to purchase it again. Maybe having it stronger will change my mind on that. I am toying with the idea of mixing it with a little of the Teavivre White Peony that I have much of on hand.

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I am a music teacher, tutor, and former homeschool mom (25 years!) who started drinking loose leaf tea about fourteen years ago! My daughters and I have tea every day, and we are frequently joined by my students or friends for “tea time.” Now my hubby joins us, too. His tastes have evolved from Tetley with milk and sugar to mostly unadorned greens and oolongs.

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