Flowering Tea
Flowering teas, also refered to as blooming teas or display teas, are a fairly recent product
compared to the long storied history of tea in general. Flowering teas were beginning to be
produced commercially approximately 20 years ago, as tea was becoming more popular worldwide
and the market began to become globalized.
Today almost all flowering teas are produced in China. There are many qualities of flowering
teas available, from mass machine produced blooming teas, to the high quality hand crafted
flowering teas that Teafrog carries. These teas, just like all tea, also vary in the quality
of the tea it's self. Some flowering teas are meant only for entertainment, and the cup is
tasteless or extremely bitter. Others are balanced to look beautiful, and are functionally
consumable also.
At Teafrog, we randomly test each variety of flowering tea to ensure both quality of taste
and percentage of flowering. Lower quality teas have a high percentage of "failure" where
the wrapped flowers fail to open or do not fully open. We ensure that there is an extremely low
percentage of failure for the wrapped tea opening through testing and by only purchasing from
reputable companies.
Brewing a Blooming Tea
- When you brew a blooming tea, you want to heat your water to just below boiling, about 190°F/86°C.
- Place the wrapped tea flower in a clear pot or decorative cup, and pour the heated water over the tea.
- Let the tea brew for 5-6 minutes, at which point it should be fully unfurled.
- You can re-infuse the flowering tea 3-4 times just by adding heated water once the tea has been consumed, and letting it infuse for an additional 5-6 minutes each time.
TeaFrog Flowering Teas
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You Are My Sunshine Flowering Tea
High quality green tea leaves are hand sewn around Jasmine flowers in this beautiful flowering tea from the Fujian Province of China. This blooming tea unfurls to reveal the flowers and tea is a tasty green tea with the comforting taste of Jasmine.
$2.50 each or 10 for $20.00
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Dancing Angels Flowering Tea
As this artisan handcrafted flowering tea slower unfurls, a chain of yellow Jasmine blossoms appear to be dancing over a beautiful red Amaranth flower in the center. This blossoming tea is a fun to watch as it is tasty to drink.
$2.50 each or 10 for $20.00
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