Blooming Tea Gifts Give Christmas Wow Factor

People of all walks of life enjoy tea on occasion, including blooming tea connoisseurs. Though tea is mainly associated with countries like Great Britain, a lot of people all over the globe drink it, including people you know.

Some tea drinkers enjoy drinking the same thing every day, but others like to try something new occasionally. And that provides a great opportunity for you.  Giving a tea-related gift for Christmas can provide the recipient with something new to try. Blooming tea provides you with an unusual option to please any of the tea drinkers on your list.

Blooming Tea or Flowering Tea

The flowering tea variety (also known as blooming tea) comes in a lot of different types so you can find one for each recipient. This tea is very unique because the leaves are bound together, by hand, in a small flower bulb shape. As you brew the tea in hot water, the leaves slowly open up so they look like a flower or reveal a flower in the middle. Imagine the surprise of the recipient when they see a beautiful flower floating in their teapot!

Flowering Tea Set

If the tea drinker on your list has never experienced flowering tea, they are unlikely to have anything suitable to make it in. A normal teapot that you can’t see through is definitely not suitable for the brewing of flowering tea.

So, this makes a new tea set specifically for this variety of tea a great gift idea, especially for Christmas. A clear teapot will allow them to view the blossom as it unfurls before they enjoy drinking the tea.

One great option is the Numi Organic Flowering Tea Set. It comes in a mahogany case, along with six tea balls in a variety of colors and flavors and a glass teapot to allow the recipient to watch the tea balls bloom.

Flavors and Colors

Blooming tea comes in a variety of flavors and colors to match all taste preferences. Most tea leaves are brown or green in color, but the tea balls contain a small flower in the middle to add color. For instance, the Red Flower Celebration tea contains a small red flower amidst the green tea leaves, which gives a Christmas feel and is totally appropriate as a Christmas gift.

If your recipient enjoys a specific scent, you can find plenty of different scents too. Imagine getting a gift that tastes, looks and smells good!

If you are looking for a unique Christmas gift to give a big ‘wow’ factor you can’t go past a tea that blooms infront of your eyes.  It is a really unusual gift that is sure to surprise and impress. Even if you don’t know what kind of tea the recipient prefers, you can’t go wrong with a blossoming tea that offers a new tea experience to most tea drinkers.

Blooming Tea For Christmas

Christmas is nearly here and it is time to start thinking about gifts.  If you are looking for something different then you can’t go wrong with blooming tea or any gifts relating to tea.

Did you know that tea is the most consumed beverage in the world? After water that is.  So that means you are very likely to know tea drinkers, which in turn means you have some wonderful gift options.

Teavana has a selection of tea gifts that are second to none, including their new Zen Tea collection of blooming teas.  I have to say the website is a delight and absolutely chocka with stock.

Blooming Tea Gift

The tea gift range is varied and goes from tea tins (the best way to store tea) to delicious flowering tea balls, to cast iron teapots, or the glass teapots which are ideal for blooming tea.  And there are all the tea varieties including diet tea, acai tea, rooibos tea (a favorite of mine), tea makers, tea for connoisseurs and tea for those who just want a plain cup of tea!  They even have German rock sugar! Or if you don’t want to decide for someone else, Teavana also offer gift vouchers.

There is literally something for everyone and it’s worth a look.  Just click on the banner on the right to get to Teavana’s gift store.

Take advantage of free shipping in the US for orders over $50.

By the way, you can save a heap of time by going straight to the “shop by price” category.

I would love to know what your favorite item is, so please do share your comments with us all.

Afternoon Tea Is Back (Although Not With Blooming Tea Yet!)

Unbelievably, there’s been a global resurgence of afternoon teas with young girls just as likely to indulge as older women.  While blooming tea may not be on the menu just yet, it surely is only a matter of time before every tea party will be oohing and aahing over the gorgeous blooming tea balls as they unfurl.

Celebrities like Lily Allen, Kate Moss and Sienna Millar have taken to afternoon teas in a big way.  And for many younger girls, afternoon tea offers a safer and cheaper way to meet up with friends.  I’m sure afternoon tea would get the thumbs up from parents as a suitable place for their Read the rest of this entry »

Is Dramatic Blooming Tea For Display Only?

Because of the quite dramatic display that blooming tea puts on it might be easy to think they are to be used only for display purposes. Even the equipment used can be designed in a way that enhances the ‘show’, making it even more likely that people may think it is only there to be looked at. Although you could choose to use it for no other reason than to put on a pretty show, you really would be missing out on some of the more beneficial qualities that blooming tea or flowering tea has to offer. Read the rest of this entry »

Add Color to Your Routine with Flamboyant Blooming Tea

Tea is something that is so popular in many countries that it has become deeply ingrained in the culture. In many countries, the first thing you are offered as somebody’s guest would be a cup of tea and the term ‘putting the kettle on’ has become synonymous with hospitality.

Ideas on how tea should be made and what kind of tea is best to use varies greatly and depends on personal taste.

Blooming tea is one of the more flamboyant and Read the rest of this entry »

Not Just Blooming Tea But Liquid Jade

The history of tea, not just blooming tea, but all tea is incredibly interesting.  Since tea originated from China and India, there is a mystique that is so inherent in the Orient, and that mystique is apparent in any worthwhile history of tea.  But what I didn’t realize until recently is that the beverage was so revered by so many from different walks of life.

More Than Just a Blooming Tea

It was only when I started to read ‘Liquid Jade’ by Beatrice Hohenegger that I understood how influential tea has been in bygone ages.  This book is an easy read and totally fascinating.  It’s well written and vibrant and moves from the original myths about the beginnings of tea, Read the rest of this entry »

Blooming Tea is an Experience

You will never enjoy a beautiful, delicious cup of tea more than that of a cup of delicately flavored blooming tea.  This may look like a new fad of drinking tea to some people, when in fact it’s not. It is actually an old Chinese tradition of tea drinking that has grown popularity in recent times. This type of tea is considered to be a distinctive and unique art in tea drinking.

To have the finest experience out of every cup, a good tea set would be perfect.  A glass tea pot is needed to appropriately view the gentle unfurling of this Read the rest of this entry »

Blooming Tea and Pregnancy

When it comes to pregnant women drinking tea, many people think that it should not be done. It is said that the caffeine found in most tea is what’s harmful to pregnant women just like coffee. It has been found however that drinking an average of three cups per day would not be harmful to pregnant women. So for expectant mothers who are fond of tea, like the ever popular blooming tea, please read on. Read the rest of this entry »

Gift Giving with Blooming Tea

It cannot be denied, December is a gift giving season.  When it’s time to sit back and relax after a nice dinner with the special people in your life, let them enjoy a cup of blooming tea. It will not only settle down everyone’s full stomach, but visually delight them as well.

After your guests have seen this delightful drink come to life and after they have tasted how good it is, they will want to have some for themselves. So then you, being there to please, bring out this wonderful blooming tea Read the rest of this entry »

Bring out the Spiced Christmas Blooming Tea

Dashing through the snow can be cold (not to mention exhausting) so come into the parlor sweet thing and enjoy a nice, warm spiced cup of Christmas Blooming Tea. We’re  all hearing about how cold it gets in the northern hemisphere this time of year and warming up with Spiced Christmas tea can be welcoming.

Christmas Blooming Tea

While any type of tea will do, the recipe listed below is a great one for that left-over blooming tea you may have from the dinner the night before. Read the rest of this entry »