Lotus Blossom Tea
Ingredients: Lotus Flower | Rose Petals| Saffron
Caffeine: Lotus blossom tea has a medium caffeine level
Origin: China
Tea time: Lotus blossom tea is best enjoyed late afternoon when you need a little break before the rush of dinner. To start to wind down after a busy day and keeping stress levels low.
Brewing time: This tea only needs a brewing time of 3 to 5 minutes to let the delicate elements of this blend unfurl and infuse. You will need 1 large teaspoon of tea for one cup.
Aroma: Imagine a warm summer breeze gently flowing through a beautiful rose garden, floral and subtle, inviting and serene. Lotus blossom tea will have you calm and composed.
Colour: A musky brown
Did you know? Lotus flowers are known around the world for many things and have been used for thousands of years as a medical sleep aid or even an aphrodisiac. Symbolising purity, rebirth and strength these delicate flowers which grow from the murky waters into a thing of beauty are mostly associated with Buddhism, in this religion the flower when fully bloomed represents enlightenment.
The life cycle of a lotus flower is unlike any other as each night it descends back into the water only to emerge again in the morning, clean and pure. The lotus is even found inscribed on the walls of Egyptian tombs and women would wear the blue lotus in their headdress to show beauty. The extract of the blue lotus was used as a drug in Egyptian history and was mixed with wine for elite parties, supposedly creating an aphrodisiac effect. Nowadays it is used in soaps, creams and other cosmetics to create a calming scent. An extraordinary bloom with an ancient past.
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