Trying a tea for the first time is a true adventure. There’s an excitement in the air that’s hard to describe, accompanied by a dozen questions running through your mind. How do you properly brew it? Is it good quality? Will you like it? It costs how much? They’re kidding, right? And so on. Thus …
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Flowering Teas: Drinkable Art
Want to try something special? How about a flowering tea? A flowering tea is made of tea buds and various flowers, hand sewn together and folded into a bulb. When infused in hot water, the bulb unfolds, creating a marvelous bouquet. Children love flowering teas (also called "blooming teas" and "performance teas") and adults are …
Display Teas
If you’ve never had the fun of watching a display tea bloom into its final flower form, you’re missing a truly remarkable experience. These display teas, also called artisan teas or flowering teas, are a cluster of hand tied leaves. When you drop the little ball of leaves into a clear glass teapot the show …
Brewing Loose Leaf Tea
The way the tea leaves open up, unfurl, and move with the eddys and currents in your brewing vessel is known as the dance of the leaves. This is something you cannot truly appreciate when brewing with a tea bag, but the next time you are making a nice loose leaf green or white, watch …
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