Tulsi Sweet Rose

TTB #3

I enjoy rose blends, and decided to give this a try (I probably never would have tried this if not for the TTB)
It is indeed sweet, like a sweet rose perfume. Luckily it didn’t taste strongly of stevia over the intensity of the rose.

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This has a weird sourness to both the dry scent and the taste.

I’m going to assume that’s not a good thing. It tastes a bit like it’s gone off… :/

Bought a box for work. Seems less rose forward than the bag I snagged from my aunt months ago. Grounding tulsi has a stronger presence.

Still love it and still taste colors. Vibrant!

I’ve been buying bagged teas for work even though I have a desk now, a spare electric kettle at home and enough loose leaf to provide endless cups to our little army in the back corner. I’m starting off as a tea messenger of sorts, spreading the good word by providing some fresh, high quality tea bags. It’s always unsettling venturing into new territory as a stranger (weirdo is more like it), but I bring gifts of peace and goodwill. I found common ground with one of the back-corner denizens, and from there it is spreading quickly <3

I wonder when this tea appeared in my cupboard, but whatever – I have really lots of tea. Way too much to drink them all. Especially all alone.

I took this one as it is caffeine free and it is already 7 pm. Aroma of tea bag is quite strong, rose based with soap (maybe I just think rose => soap) scent. Then some chamomile appears in aroma as well, and my inhale ends with generic herbs note.

When brewed, it became only herbal in aroma. And in taste? It is sickly sweet. And herbal… and soapy. Aroma sounded so promising, but it is herb-soap tea. Moreover very sweet. Oh my…

I saw this tisane on sale at Whole Foods, and figured “why not”. To keep it short and sweet, this blend is perfectly average. The notes of rose and chamomile were quite pleasant, but the “sweet” notes I expected from the stevia were absent as was the flavor of tulsi itself.

Doesn’t smell nice, tastes very rose-y. 2.5/5

…I narrowly avoided ruining this one.

Another from Sips By, one I certainly would not have chosen on my own. Now, I didn’t read the ingredients list, I just made it the same way I make all my herbals. Turns out there’s stevia in this. That’s what they meant when they called it “sweet rose”. It seems obvious to me now.

Sweetness aside, I like this! It’s my first tulsi tea. I’ve always heard tulsi described as “holy basil”, so I was expecting this to be weird. But really, it’s almost like a lychee tea. I can taste what I think must be the tulsi. It’s one of those exotic, peppery, herbal scents that I recognize from health food stores, but could never place. This is all around pleasant and I bet would be lovely over ice. Which maybe I will do over the weekend.

Very floral, but pleasant, tea. The tulsi was there as a background flavor, but the overall feel was of sipping the smell of roses in the sun.

Delicate and refreshing. When I drink it I am instantly transported to an English rose garden in June. It has a light profile and the rose is not overwhelming, but it certainly is the star of this tea. I can drink it anytime and never tire of it.

What a lovely tea! It is mellow, and I really couldn’t detect the rose, but it is very soothing and calming with just a subtle hint of sweetness. I bought this for the health benefits (particularly the metabolism boost and anti-anxiety properties), but this is actually quite enjoyable in its own right.