This delicious wild black tea was traditionally scented with lotus flowers and not lotus essence or perfume. This highly labor-intensive tea requires the stamens of 1000 lotus flowers for 1 kg of wild tea from Lao Cai region near the border with China.
The lotus flower is the symbol of Awakening and Purity. Each morning the flowers emerge from murky waters and are perfectly clean. They open their blooms as the sun rises and each night return again to the muddy waters. Lotus flowers symbolize rebirth and purity of speech, body and mind. Lotus tea is the pride of Vietnamese tea dating back to the Imperial era of Vietnam.
Origin: Ban Lien, Lao Cai, Vietnam. Summer Lotus flowers from Hà Nam, Vietnam
Harvest: Spring, 2024
Color of liquor: bright reddish-orange
Aroma: lotus, vanilla, star anise
Flavor: warm, cozy, spicy, woody
Temperature: 95º c
Steeping time: 40sec; 1min; 1,5min..
