Recently, I was pleasantly surprised to come across a new tea company called Strip Teas. Quite an exotic twist on the second most popular beverage in the world – second only to water. As you can see from the photo – loose tea is packaged in disposable aluminum infusers in the shape of a strip. Hence the name… Strip Teas. Last night, I had the first opportunity to try this new product. Strip Teas have several original tea blends to choose from – last night’s choice – Pushkar Rose.
Composition: Whole Nilgiri tea leaves blended with roses indigenous to Pushkar, India.
Dry Visual: I am unable to ascertain as the tea comes prepackaged in an aluminum infuser. Thanks Strip Teas for the picture of the actual loose leaf tea.
Dry Aroma: The gentle scent of a rose. Definitely floral.
Flavor: How does one describe the taste of a rose? Pushkar Rose is unique in that it is not purely composed of rose petals and other non-tea ingredients also known as herbal tea. What I truly enjoyed about Pushkar Rose is the combination of Nilgiri and rose petals. Nilgiri provides the girth of a black tea, however, I was impressed by its mild nature. The only downside is that it was a little dry.
The flavor provided by the rose petals was dominant, but not overpowering. Pushkar Rose is well blended-both ingredients created a delightful floral brew. I was surprised to be able to obtain two infusion from one strip tea. The first cup was enjoyed without sweetener whereas a teaspoon of Sugar-In-The-Raw was added to the second infusion. I cannot say which I enjoyed the most. While the sweetener eliminated the dryness, it also changed the flavor profile – the floral quality was slightly masked.
Liquor: A rich golden brown.
Brewing Time: The recommended steeping time is 1 Strip Tea for 2 – 4 minutes in boiling water. I steeped for 3 minutes as recommended for the first infusion and 5 minutes for the second infusion.
Manufacturer: Strip Teas
Caffeine: Yes.
If you have had an opportunity to try Pushkar Rose, please stop by and share your experience. Until then… Happy Tea Drinking!
Ooh, that sounds wonderful! I’ll have to try some. Did you buy it online or in a store?
Emily,
Sorry the links didn’t work earlier. Strip Teas is an online retailer – you can google “original strip teas” or click on any link in the post. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Very interesting! Sounds like a good idea and a nice tea!
Lisa,
If you like black tea and rose petals you’ll love this blend.
I am fascinated by those “strip” infusers! Must try!
I am pleased that they blended rose with Nilgiri. Some people don’t care for Nilgiri because it is so smooth, but I think it would blend brilliantly with the rose.
Hey Lainie,
I have a few more strip teas to write about. I’ll tweet the link on twitter when posted. Agreed – Nilgiri and rose is a great blend.
o wow – what a cool design! I need to try that out!
Madam Potts,
I agree, the design is very ingenius. I’ve also noticed that many of the teas are blended with Nilgiri, which is very nice. I normally am not a huge black tea drinker, but I really like Nilgiri.
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