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Congou Rose is blends black tea with seven layers of rose petals to make a satisfying, full-bodied, rosey tea with a smooth and sweet aroma.
All about Congou Rose, Loose Leaf Black Tea
What it’s like, and how to make it
CaffeineMedium caffeine
TypeBlack
FlavourRose
CharacterFloral
What’s in itblack tea, rose petals
Perfect for
High tea
Latte ready
How to brew it
212°F / 100°C
Steep 3–5 minutes
Use 1 tsp per 8oz
Past five minutes it turns bitter
Takes milk better than any other leaf
Beyond the cup
Steep into cream for a rose-scented panna cotta or crème brûlée. Infuse into a simple syrup for rose-flavored cocktails or drizzling over Turkish delight. Pairs beautifully with anything you’d serve at a Middle Eastern dessert table.
What’s in it
Every herb in the blend, and where to read about it on its own.
The honest assessment: rose petal tea's primary value is cultural, sensory, and ritualistic rather than pharmacological. Essential oil content in petals is vanishingly small (4,000 kg of flowers yields 1 kg of oil), so virtually all volatile terpenoids are lost in tea preparation. What the...
The leaf of one evergreen shrub, fully oxidised. Black, green, white and oolong tea are all Camellia sinensis; what separates them is what is done to the leaf in the hours after it is picked. Black tea is withered, rolled to break the cells open,...
Malt, honey, dark amber; brisk and full, with tannin enough to take milk
Rose meets tea. Sip alongside dark chocolate, Turkish delight, or Middle Eastern pastries. Pair with our Ras El Hanout, Cardamom, or Baharat for a spice-and-rose evening.
This is the perfect floral tea for a blustery afternoon paired with fresh scones or on a spring morning paired with shortbread. Th…
This is the perfect floral tea for a blustery afternoon paired with fresh scones or on a spring morning paired with shortbread. The rose petals make it an experience.
I've been buying tea from Diana for about 5 years, and my favorites are "Buckingham Palace", "Cream of Earl Grey", Amaretto (rooib…
I've been buying tea from Diana for about 5 years, and my favorites are "Buckingham Palace", "Cream of Earl Grey", Amaretto (rooibos), and many more! I love the selection, and the descriptions of all the teas, so you know what is in all of them. The service is Great!! I love the samples, and that way you can add on more teas to your collection.
This is the perfect floral tea for a blustery afternoon paired with fresh scones or on a spring morning paired with shortbread. Th…
This is the perfect floral tea for a blustery afternoon paired with fresh scones or on a spring morning paired with shortbread. The rose petals make it an experience.
I've been buying tea from Diana for about 5 years, and my favorites are "Buckingham Palace", "Cream of Earl Grey", Amaretto (rooib…
I've been buying tea from Diana for about 5 years, and my favorites are "Buckingham Palace", "Cream of Earl Grey", Amaretto (rooibos), and many more! I love the selection, and the descriptions of all the teas, so you know what is in all of them. The service is Great!! I love the samples, and that way you can add on more teas to your collection.
This is the perfect floral tea for a blustery afternoon paired with fresh scones or on a spring morning paired with shortbread. Th…
This is the perfect floral tea for a blustery afternoon paired with fresh scones or on a spring morning paired with shortbread. The rose petals make it an experience.
I've been buying tea from Diana for about 5 years, and my favorites are "Buckingham Palace", "Cream of Earl Grey", Amaretto (rooib…
I've been buying tea from Diana for about 5 years, and my favorites are "Buckingham Palace", "Cream of Earl Grey", Amaretto (rooibos), and many more! I love the selection, and the descriptions of all the teas, so you know what is in all of them. The service is Great!! I love the samples, and that way you can add on more teas to your collection.
This is the perfect floral tea for a blustery afternoon paired with fresh scones or on a spring morning paired with shortbread. Th…
This is the perfect floral tea for a blustery afternoon paired with fresh scones or on a spring morning paired with shortbread. The rose petals make it an experience.
I've been buying tea from Diana for about 5 years, and my favorites are "Buckingham Palace", "Cream of Earl Grey", Amaretto (rooib…
I've been buying tea from Diana for about 5 years, and my favorites are "Buckingham Palace", "Cream of Earl Grey", Amaretto (rooibos), and many more! I love the selection, and the descriptions of all the teas, so you know what is in all of them. The service is Great!! I love the samples, and that way you can add on more teas to your collection.
This is the perfect floral tea for a blustery afternoon paired with fresh scones or on a spring morning paired with shortbread. Th…
This is the perfect floral tea for a blustery afternoon paired with fresh scones or on a spring morning paired with shortbread. The rose petals make it an experience.
I've been buying tea from Diana for about 5 years, and my favorites are "Buckingham Palace", "Cream of Earl Grey", Amaretto (rooib…
I've been buying tea from Diana for about 5 years, and my favorites are "Buckingham Palace", "Cream of Earl Grey", Amaretto (rooibos), and many more! I love the selection, and the descriptions of all the teas, so you know what is in all of them. The service is Great!! I love the samples, and that way you can add on more teas to your collection.
This is the perfect floral tea for a blustery afternoon paired with fresh scones or on a spring morning paired with shortbread. Th…
This is the perfect floral tea for a blustery afternoon paired with fresh scones or on a spring morning paired with shortbread. The rose petals make it an experience.
I've been buying tea from Diana for about 5 years, and my favorites are "Buckingham Palace", "Cream of Earl Grey", Amaretto (rooib…
I've been buying tea from Diana for about 5 years, and my favorites are "Buckingham Palace", "Cream of Earl Grey", Amaretto (rooibos), and many more! I love the selection, and the descriptions of all the teas, so you know what is in all of them. The service is Great!! I love the samples, and that way you can add on more teas to your collection.