This tea smells of sweet cooked apple and a fruity base tea with pastry like hints.
I find it benefits from a 5 minute steep. The base does not overpower the flavouring and the fruit is stronger than when I steeped it with shorter steeps. The rose blends with apple flavour in such away that the tea reminds me of spring with a reference to apple blossoms ( which makes sense as they are in the same family), and at other times it reminds me of fall as I get an aftertaste of cooked apples. The base has enough tannins and astringency to give the tea a certain thickness and a reference to baked goods, but taste wise it is quite fruity, and freshening. The bite of Rose becomes more apparent as it cools. It's quite nice.
I think I prefer the brightness of Nina's Marie Antoinette with its crisp granny smith apple like reference and it's lighter base, but this is still very pleasant and enjoyable.
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