Tea Time | Taylor's of Harrogate Rose Lemonade

Company: Taylor's of Harrogate

Tea: Fruit

Brew Time: 3 - 5 Minutes

Water Temp: 100'c

Teabags / Loose: Teabags

Rose Lemonade is our love letter to sunshine and summer. We’ve blended tangy lemon peel and zingy lemongrass with fragrant, organic rose petals and a posy of English country garden ingredients – like sweet blackberry leaves, rosehip, apple and hibiscus. It’s a seriously refreshing infusion with elegant floral notes.

I hate Rose. I'm just going to throw that out there right at the beginning of this review. So why the hell did I pick this tea up I hear you ask? Honestly... I have no idea why! I'm a sucker for pretty packaging and was craving some ice tea. I assumed it would make a nice pink lemonade kinda thing. 

I first of all made this tea hot because I really wanted to give it a try. When the tea is hot the flavour you get is a hot lemon tea with a subtle undertone. I really really loved the tea at this beautifully piping hot temperature. I should imagine it'll be a nice hot drink in the summery weather. Yes I drink tea when it's hot outside. But the issues evolved when it started to cool down, the rose flavour really started to take hold, even after I'd taken the tea bag out. I really don't like rose stuff and when it got quite tepid it had become too much for me. I much preferred the stronger lemon and subtle rose. Than an overpowering rose and hint of lemon. 

I then brewed 3 teabags in one cup of water and a half teaspoon of agave syrup. Left to cool and tried over ice. It was pleasantly quite nice, maybe it was the agave! This was lush and will definitely be a staple for me in summer. The packaging is super cute don't you agree? 

So pretty. 10/10 Taylors for packaging!

The last thing I wanted to mention about this tea was the aroma. The smell of this tea really was very pleasant, it didn't smell like your grans old perfume like I expected. It smelt kinda sweet from the rose and tart from the lemon. Very inviting. It brews to a lovely pink colour. I brew it for 4 minute, getting the best from the lemon. I'd suggest if you prefer the stronger lemon taste add a slice of lemon with the tea and then add hot water. 

Source: tailors of Harrogate website. I had to include, it's such a gorgeous picture!

All in all I really enjoyed this tea at it's hottest and over ice with a little sweetener. I would buy it again definitely! You get 20 enveloped teabag in a box for £2. 

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