Zhi Tea Vanilla Rose

With Valentine’s Day around the corner I think a rose flavored tea would be appropriate to have on hand. Think of having such a tea along with a bouquet of flowers waiting for your special one when they get home on the 14th. Zhi Tea has had other products on here that have turned out to be fantastic, so let’s see if their vanilla rose is another good investment.

The scent of the loose tea put the rose up front, but once steeped vanilla becomes the prime aspect. I must note that the vanilla isn’t excessively sweet though and keeps to tasting of the natural root and not the imitation extract. Upon tasting the rose returns as a floral hint, that seems to be a part of the hearty black tea. Adding sweetener brings out the vanilla on the palate, and I think this tea was intended to have cream. You’re left with the wholesome tea as an aftertaste.

This is tea makes me think of a British friend asking me how many sugars and cream I want with my tea while in a garden with ornately detailed iron chairs. It’s very pleasant, and a favorite of my fiancé. She’d grade it higher, but I’m giving it a B (good).