 | "An extremely delicate jasmine paired with a mild green tea. I enjoyed both the taste and spectacle offering by this blooming tea."
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Primula’s Green Tea with Jasmine blooms are a thing of beauty. Each tea blossom is hand-sewn into a tightly packed ball of tea leaves that, while steeping, opens up to give the appearance of a blossoming flower. Of course, you will want to steep this tea in a clear (ideally glass) vessel, since seeing the blossom open up is the key to appreciating this tea to the fullest. The sample I was given was the “butterfly floret”. The arrangement of tea leaves was really quite complex and very beautiful, featuring a base layer of green tea “petals”, followed by a white bushy flower, then a smaller reddish-pink flower in the middle, and finally topped with what appeared to be small white jasmine flowers. This really was a treat for the eyes and I enjoyed watching the tea slowly uncurl to reveal the many layers of tea leaves. The hand-knit floral arrangement held together remarkable well, even after repreated steepings. Primula offers a nice video showing the evolution of their tea products at 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmgoxq32ayg.
Besides being a visually pleasing experience, I found the taste of this tea to be very enjoyable. The jasmine scent is detectable yet mild, and the green tea is subtle in flavor. As far as jasmine teas go, this was actually among the best that I have had because the jasmine was not too strong, and the green tea was very delicate. For those that really appreciate a strong green tea and/or heavy floral notes, this might not be the tea for you.
Primula states that each tea blossom can be used for 3 steepings, and they offer their products in very modestly priced multipacks ($14.99 for a 12-pack at www.primulaproduts.com). In the 12 pack, each blossom is a different arrangement, so for those that appreciate the artistry that goes into the tea blossoms, there are lots of different arrangements to experience. If you steeped each tea ball 3 times, each brew would be less than 42 cents. This tea offers a bit of sophistication and artistry at a very affordable price.
Because this tea is unique, I don’t envision having this as an every day tea. However, it would certainly be great to keep on hand to serve with meals at dinner parties. I imagine that offering a blossoming tea to guests would not only initiate great conversation, but would also introduce tea neophytes to the wonderful world of tea.
— To purchase Primula Flowering Teas, or for more specific information on ingredients or the story behind this particular blend, click here to go directly to the manufacturer's web site.
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