Lotus tea

As I recall, lotus green tea was a suggestion for Vietnam. Green tea leaves were carefully sprinkled into open lotus leaves before dusk, then left inside of the closed flower overnight. Actually I think it was a process of several days being spent inside of lotus flowers for the tea to become scented. I never wanted to commit to buying a whole bag of lotus tea because I'm not a huge fan of floral teas. Since I know one of my co-workers is wanting to get into tea, I offered to order her some bags of tea in my last order. She chose 5 teas to order (4 flavors I had not tried before), and she gave me some samples of those teas since she knew I was curious about trying them. One of the teas she ordered was lotus green tea.
This tea looks like any other green tea. When I opened the bag, I noticed a slight floral scent, but I couldn't identify it. Strange given the fact I live near a huge pond filled with lilies. I also grew up in an area where we had big beds of water lilies near the lake. Of course I've never been close enough to smell the flowers, just see them.
I boilded my water, cooled it slightly, and brewed the tea for 3 minutes. The floral scent intensified with brewing... and it smells kind of like anice. Not as strong, but I definitely get an anice vibe from this tea. I tried some. It tastes an awful lot like anice too. Again, not as strong. Those who know me know that I don't like anice, so using awful in the sentence is accurate in more ways than one. I'm glad I got to try this tea, but I definitely would not buy it.

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  1. Poppy CrockerAugust 22, 2021 at 1:48 PM

    It's nice that you didn't have to get a whole order for yourself and waste it.

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    1. Lace makerAugust 22, 2021 at 2:12 PM

      Yes! That was very nice. I always wanted to try it just to see what it was like, but I didn't even finish the cup let alone the pot of tea.

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