DAVIDsTEA White Chocolate Rose Tea

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White Chocolate Rose (WCR) is an interesting Valentine's day tea from DAVIdSTEA.  The tea is beautiful with curled white chocolate shavings and pink rose buds, such a romantic tea!  It smells just like a Crabtree and Evelyn Rosewater perfume I used to wear, it smells exactly like It!  You can imagine by apprehension on this one as i don't normally like perfume or floral-laden teas.  This is a black tea so I hoped the maltiness would balance out the floral notes. 

Ingredients: black tea, White Chocolate, rose buds, natural and artificial flavoring
The dry leaves: smells just like rose perfume.  It is a beautiful tea full of white chocolate and rose buds

The steeped leaves: a lighter rose smell with beautiful rose buds peeking out from the black tea.  The white chocolate was melted

The taste:  I was surprised with this one.  The black tea definitely balances out the rose.  In fact, the rose is so mild, it reminds me of those rosewater candies that I used to eat when I was little.  Just the subtle hint of rose kissing the black tea.  The first thing i taste is the astringent black tea base followed by the rose which does leave an aftertaste.  I find the aftertaste is more floral than when i am actually drinking the tea.  Also, I don't taste any of the white chocolate at all!  I tested the tea unsweetened however I did add a bit of white gold honey to this so as to balance out the flavors.  Overall this is not bad.  I don't think it is amazing and i would not repurchase it but I am glad I tried it.

Best For: this would be so fun for either a tea party, or, as a wedding tea!
The tea will be available for purchase at davidstea.com on January 31st.
Until next time, happy sipping!!



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