I have an English rose bush in the front yard that is at least 10 years old. It is very productive and flowers several times a year. Its buds are plump and pink and they open into pretty little white roses. with wonderful aroma.
The resulting brew had a clear yellow-pink color liquor. The smell was a little bit rosy but also buttery and fishy. I took a few sips. Yuck. This is just awful. The flavor is stale, earthy, fishy, and bitter.
Maybe it was the particular rose varietal or maybe they would have tasted better if I'd infused them right after plucking? Who knows? I may do some more experiments someday but this first attempt has put me off home-grown rose buds for the time being.
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How close was the rosebush to the road? Plants very easily pick up pollutants, so you might have been tasting exhaust and car oil...
Good question Herbertinc. Like many people in Seattle who have been bitten by the "urban farm bug," we have plants growing all around the house. But our street is such a quiet street with very little traffic... so I don't think that's the problem.
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