How much difference do floral inclusions make?
Obviously rose petals, hibiscus, and lavender are going to bring a lot of flavor to the table, but what about the others? Cornflowers, safflower, marigold flowers... how much of a presence do they have? What flavors do they contribute? What have been your experiences using them in blends?
Re: How much difference do floral inclusions make?
Can't speak for the ones you mentioned but jasmine imparts a significant, unique flavor into the tea. See Chinese jasmine green teas.
Re: How much difference do floral inclusions make?
Oh, jasmine greens are some of my favorites. I love floral teas quite a lot. This is more about the specific 'accent' options when creating a blend on Adagio. The listed ones in the first post are all options given, but I haven't purchased teas including them nor had them alone. Cornflower and marigold may be mostly for color when it's in that small of a quantity-- but that's the problem, I don't know. So when I'm making a blend, I'm not sure what these will add to it.
I tell you, though, I wish adding jasmine was an accent option. I would abuse it almost as much as I do rose petals.
I tell you, though, I wish adding jasmine was an accent option. I would abuse it almost as much as I do rose petals.
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Re: How much difference do floral inclusions make?
Occasionally I add dried osmathus flowers to tea, especially on later resteeps. Osmanthus has a delicate peach-apricot flavour and it beautifully complements many green teas and oolongs. It can also be steeped and drunk on its own. (It's also said to have medicinal benefits, but I drink it mostly for the taste.)
Re: How much difference do floral inclusions make?
It depends on what you are using.
Something like Cornflowers won't make much of an impact on flavor, but they sure are pretty! Here's an example of a tea called Blueberry Thrill that has them:
As for Safflower, it's got sort of an odd flavor, it almost smells like cheese to me. But...it's really good for you. We used to use it in a formula for gout. It's also great for your cardiovascular system and helps to lower cholesterol, among other uses.
Calendula is another one that you'll see in a lot of teas. It can help round out the flavor of a blend. It's also a lymphatic cleanser and soothing to irritated tissues. Here's a picture of it in Lucky Morning Spice.
I hope that was helpful!
Something like Cornflowers won't make much of an impact on flavor, but they sure are pretty! Here's an example of a tea called Blueberry Thrill that has them:
As for Safflower, it's got sort of an odd flavor, it almost smells like cheese to me. But...it's really good for you. We used to use it in a formula for gout. It's also great for your cardiovascular system and helps to lower cholesterol, among other uses.
Calendula is another one that you'll see in a lot of teas. It can help round out the flavor of a blend. It's also a lymphatic cleanser and soothing to irritated tissues. Here's a picture of it in Lucky Morning Spice.
I hope that was helpful!