my teapot gave to me
four types of flowers,
three sprigs of lavender,
two strawberries,
and a single cup of juicy lychee.Today's tea: Rose Violet Calendula, from Naivetea
[see the flower petals?]
Though only three are listed in the name (rose, violet, and calendula), there's also jasmine in this blend. It's another day full of flowers, after the lavender yesterday. It smells bloody wonderful, with the sweet rose coming through the strongest, followed by the violets. Even better than the lavender. This is like going walking in an English garden in springtime. Except I'm, erm, sniffing a tea.
Onto brewing!
[left to right: via Sandra Qin, Az~Kate, & fiikus]
I let the water get close to boiling and steeped for two minutes. The first brew tastes primarily of jasmine and roses, with a strong oolong background. It dries your mouth out a little bit, but not too badly. I sort of feel like I'm breathing perfume out my nostrils after drinking, which sounds unpleasant, but it's actually not. It just seems like when drinking this, your skin might smell of flowers afterwards. The aftertaste is mild violets.
The second brew is much more heavily floral, with jasmine and rose still being very strong. The bitter dryness goes away in the second brew, and disappears entirely with the third steeping. The flower flavors blend well together and it's a pleasant, if strong, floral tea. I'll leave you with Laura's (positive) comments on the tea.
It's like a really fancy soap that you drink.
Strongly floral but not too bitter. Dryness remains, but it's a true floral tea, in the sense that it tastes the way a garden smells.
Taken from http://thatpourgirl.blogspot.com/
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