LWXLJMJZC Blooming Tea Gift-12 Hand-Tied Balls, Individually Sealed

I wish there were more stars to give. I only recently learned about blooming tea and ordered a lovely little teapot that came with two blooms that seem to be one of the more popular brands. Very much looking forward to trying it, but knowing I will need more than two blooms. I finally landed on this blooming tea. I am incredibly impressed. I think that they’re superior to the blooms that came with my teapot. The flowers are absolutely gorgeous. I sit outside for 3 to 4 hours about the time it takes for my tea light to go out and refill my teapot every so often and the bloom doesn’t fall apart. The taste doesn’t get bland and the aesthetic is gorgeous. I really feel like I’ve upped my tea game and will certainly be ordering more from this company.

THIS WAS A GIFT TO MY SISTER TO SPEND TIME WITH HER GRAND CHILDREN I BOUGHT HER A REALLY NICE TEA SET AS WELL AND THESE ARE SO BEAUTIFUL THEY SPREAD OUT SO PRETTY IT'S MAGICAL IT TRULY IS MAGICAL THE GIRLS WERE SO DELIGHTED THEY JUST OOHED AND AWWWED THE WHOLE TIME THEY WERE VERY FASCINATED EVERY SINGLE TIME AND I'M SURE IT WILL BRING MUCH MORE JOY IN THE FUTURE THESE ARE WONDERFUL ABSOLUTELY! I WISH ID I'VE BEEN ABLE TO VIDEO IT BUT TRUST ME YOU WILL ADORE THESE MAGICAL TEAS!!!

I have tea parties and give these as gifts. My friends love them. They are fun to watch "bloom" and the tea is good to the taste.

I tried the chrysanthemum and it's very pretty. The taste is of basic tea. Bloom 5 stars, taste 3 stars. I came back to add that you I've brewed two and both flowers bloomed exactly as they should! Make sure you place the ball in a teapot or diffuser that is large enough for the bloom to fully expand. I start in a diffuser for a 12 oz teacup. Then, I rinse the bloom and place it in a teapot (approx. 15 oz} so that it can fully expand and i can wake up to a very pretty flower. A bloom will last in the clean water for several days. This is the best thing I've bought this year!

I've been buying expensive packs of blended blooming tea, it got too hard on my wallet, so I started looking for a different brand that I could afford. This, honestly, tastes way better than the bitter spinach I was getting. The major reason I drink this tea is the health benefits, I have Lupus, which does not like my liver. The herbs in these blends are potent antiinflammatories, with other benefits. Amaranth is even a pain killer. My sister sent me a tea set with a canister of a different brand, and it worked miracles. None of the other brands I tried could work the same. This one does. I have had trouble with the flowers blooming and detaching, because I don't brew them correctly to make that happen. But it's still not as much as the expensive brands- most of the time those NEVER bloom- I have to take a fork to them. These always blossom without fail. The trick to making them pretty is to not fill the teapot higher than the flower will blossom, and very slowly pour just-under-boiling water over the bulb, try not to let it tumble around in the pot. I don't drink them for the aesthetic, so it doesn't bother me. Also, keep in mind, all blooming tea takes at least 15min to bloom. Unlike bagged or loose tea, which takes 2-7min to steep. When the water starts to turn amber, after an hour or so (the fuller the pot the longer it can go), take the flower out. Let the flower cool before putting it into a mostly fresh, half filled, pot. Fill it the rest of the way, slowly. Keep some of the old tea in the pot when you refill it, the flower will steep easier. You can fill the pot higher than the first batch, since the flower is already water logged and should sink to the bottom. Using water that is well passed boiling temperature, or has simmered for an extended period of time, will cause the tea to be bitter, and Jasmine will turn into spinach. Too cool of water will cause the flower to not, or take for ever to, bloom. If it does, the flavor will be very weak, and Jasmine will taste like spinach. Low quality Jasmine leaves will always taste like spinach. Believe it or not, green tea and green tea blends from China are usually the highest quality, comparable to only Japan. They have been cultivating and brewing it for at least 5,000 years. The west world only started drinking it very recently, and our growers do not have the same respect. We don't have the same history with it. Not noble, medicinal, or ritualistic. Our relationship has been exoticism and capitalism. I see a lot of people refuse to buy green tea from China, but that is a flavor-fatal mistake. That's like refusing to buy wine made in Italy. Contamination scares are reasonable, but not founded, when it comes to tea.

It really works. A flower blooms as the tea steeps. So beautiful. A lovely aroma and quite delicious.

not a lot of flavor, need a small cup

Best blooms and great tea