These teas from Felissimo Design House are presented this month for your drinking pleasure. Lilac Tea (Joy)
Lilac represents humility, the joy of youth, young innocence and emotions associated with love. One of the earth’s sweetest flowers, its fragrance announces the arrival of spring. A bouquet of lilacs is a good luck gift for a lover or someone who is beginning a new life. Lilac tea is a blend of Chinese and Ceylon black tea, lilac extract and cornflowers. Forget-Me-Not Tea (True Love)
Forget-Me-Not is associated with true love and fond remembrance. According to legend, when a knight tried to pick a flower on the bank of a river for his young maiden, he slipped and fell into the water and as he was carried away, he cried out, “Forget-me-not!” To honor him, she named the flower Forget-Me-Not. This tea is a blend of Chinese and Ceylon black tea, forget-me-not blossoms and cornflowers. Acacia Tea (Elegance)
White acacia flowers are associated with friendship and chaste love. While rose-colored acacia represents elegance, yellow acacia has come to symbolize a secret love. Acacia tea is a blend of Chinese and Ceylon black tea, acacia extract and marigold flowers. Flowering Almond Tea (Hope)
Flowering almond is a symbol of hope. Celebrated in poetry and literature, flowering almond has also represented indiscretion and deceit. This tea is a blend of Chinese and Ceylon black tea, almond extract and sunflowers. Rose Tea (Love)
Perhaps the queen of all flowers, the rose has come to symbolize love, unity, justice and even war. According to Roman legend, red roses came into being when Jupiter saw Venus bathing and she blushed, turning a white rose at her feet as red as her skin. This tea is a blend of Chinese and Ceylon black tea, rose extract and rose blossoms. Jasmine Tea (Sensuality)
Jasmine comes from the Arabic “jas”, which means despair and “min”, which means a lie. The Hindus call it “Moonlight of the Grove” because the sweet scent of jasmine is especially intoxicating at night. This tea is not blended; it is pure Chinese jasmine tea.
These teas sound so lovely… Thank you for sharing not only such beautiful and unique finds, but also your wealth of knowledge with these little known facts. I can’t wait to try some of these teas!