Friday, April 10, 2009

Flowering Teas

Recently I tried one of my flowering teas.  The gift box came with a glass teapot, infuser and a canister with twelve different tea flowers.  It is green tea with fresh jasmine.

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I decided to try a tea flower called Fairy Lily.  It was well packaged in airtight cellophane.

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The tea flower is a little strange looking when dry, but the end result is quite lovely.

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It was difficult to see the flower unfurling at first, but then it was very interesting to watch.

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I’m not a big fan of jasmine tea, but I found this to be pleasant and not excessively flowery.

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It should be interesting to see how the other flowers compare to the Fairy Lily.  Each one is tied in such a way as to become a unique  looking flower.

5 comments:

  1. I've been on a blogging break a medical hiatus...so now, I've been enjoying the stroll through posts I've missed.
    I've been looking for this tea kit. Could you let me know where I can purchase it.
    I belong to a private food blog and we are going to have a tea party. I'd like to feature these.

    Come for a visit I've got some Easter confections.

    Sweet wishes,
    Sara

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  2. Great post and *beautiful* photos! I think these flowering teas are just so amazingly elegant!

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  3. I had this same tea kit that I picked up at Linen's n Things before they closed the store. I am not a fan of the taste of these tistains (sp-?) but did find the flowers beautiful after opening. Unfortunately my beautiful glass pot came to a tragic ending- :-(

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  4. Thank you for sharing the wonderful pictures of the flowering tea...this would be fun for some friends having tea.

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  5. I have wanted to try one for a long time. They look so beautiful.

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