Congou

Roses et Chocolat perfumed tea is our first black tea in the perfumed tea series, and Dawna has selected Fu Hao and Rose Congou black teas both from China for their rich, dark, almost-chocolatey qualities.

Archive 2008-10-01 Ayala Sender 2008

Roses et Chocolat perfumed tea is our first black tea in the perfumed tea series, and Dawna has selected Fu Hao and Rose Congou black teas both from China for their rich, dark, almost-chocolatey qualities.

Roses et Chocolat Perfumed Tea Ayala Sender 2008

These days I'm drinking Assams for breakfast - and Rose Congou for afternoon breaks.

Taking umbrage Michelle 2007

So you might be able to have an afternoon cup of Rose Congou...

Taking umbrage Michelle 2007

Although no tea is grown near Shanghae, much of the Congou grown in the

St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 Various

From Foo-chow-foo, on the coast, half-way between Shanghae and Hong Kong, is shipped another description known as red-leaf Congou, the bulk of which goes to England also, although we are gradually absorbing an increasing quantity.

St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 Various

Yet, to speak correctly, you are doing a great deal; your imagination is flying in all directions -- from the death of Caesar to the last cup of Congou that you took with a regretted friend.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 266, July 28, 1827 Various

There is a _small_ seed found mixed with the Congou kind of teas, about the size of a pea, which is in every respect similar to the large, except in size.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 286, December 8, 1827 Various

This Congou forms the staple of the mixture known in that country under the generic name of "black," and sometimes finds its way to us under the guise of "English breakfast tea."

St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 Various

We were now in the Hupeh or Oopack country, and the tea we saw being gathered and prepared was the heavy-liquored black-leafed description, known in England and to the trade as Congou.

St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 Various