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“Drank this bowl-brewed while reading the latest Eighty Degrees issue. The golden yellow flowers are, of course, very stunning. However, they also produce such a uniquely floral cup with a thick,...” Read full tasting note
“As we don’t have anything blooming in our empty containers yet (though I’m hoping to plant zinnia seed tomorrow), I put some sweet little flowers in my cup this evening instead. Not perfume...” Read full tasting note
“2023 harvest Fresh and flavorful with a minty edge and a lightly sweet aftertaste. Liquid sunshine in a glass pot. All chrysanthemum I’ve had pale in comparison, except snow chrysanthemum buds...” Read full tasting note
While the tea plants are sleeping in the winter tea farmers always seem to find a way to stay busy. This herbal tea is made from flowers picked in early January 2022 at one of our partner farms in the unique terroir of the costal mountain range of eastern Taiwan. The flowers are picked by skilled tea pickers and dried in tea roasters under very low heat. Nothing else is done to them, they are picked and dried and ready to drink! The flowers are a little known, small leaf and small flower variety of chrysanthemums that make a wonderful herbal tea. There is no bitterness to speak of when brewing this gorgeous tea.
Chrysanthemum flowers are in the Daisy family have been consumed in China for thousands of years for many reasons (which we are not allowed to mention here but Google might know). This particular variety is rather rare and unique and it offers a strong but smooth tea even when brewed a long time. Getting herbal teas this fresh is rare. While these flowers will keep well for a year or more, if you want to try them it is better to get them sooner rather than later to understand what fresh Chrysanthemum tea can truly taste like.
Like all our teas, there are no added flavors, colors or chemicals in this tea. All flavors are completely natural and additive-free!
Elevation: 800m
Status: Agrochemical free
Cultivar: Small Leaf Chrysanthemum(Chrysanthemum indicum)
Season: January, 2023
Method: Hand picked, processed on site, very small batch
Region: Rueishuei, Hualien
Recommend Brewing Style:
We have experimented with one gram in 150ml of boiling water and it gave us three decent five-minute steeps. How best to brew it is up to you but keep in mind they are strong!
**This herbal tea is unapologetically more expensive than many other Chrysanthemum products on the market. It is grown from a rare and beautiful small leaf variety and the quality level is unmatched. It is very different than many other mass produced cultivars of this flower.
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Vahdam TeasDrank this bowl-brewed while reading the latest Eighty Degrees issue. The golden yellow flowers are, of course, very stunning. However, they also produce such a uniquely floral cup with a thick, syrupy liquor and strong, pungent notes of dark honey and dried medicinal and earthy herbs that evoke imagery of what you might see strung up in a sort of stereotypical medieval apothecary. The finish is rather peppery tasting, at least to my palate.
Though I’ve rarely enjoyed chrysanthemum tea in the past, this past winter I had some really positive experiences with a few different offerings that really challenged that bias I was holding. So, when I placed this recent order for Mountain Stream’s Spring oolongs I decided to continue pushing myself with this tisane and see just how much my taste for it has changed. I’m glad I did because, although I won’t be running out to mass restock more chrysanthemum tea any time soon, I did actually enjoy this cup quite a lot. I find that mix of golden honey and peppery flavour really soothing, and it was a very relaxing tea to drink while reading through some of the articles and photo series in this issue!
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/DI1p2_opiLE/?img_index=1
Also, I just have to shout out this yunomi cup from Ali Schorman because I’ve been eyeing her work for soooo long and am just really, really happy with this piece I snagged from Charlie Cummings not too long ago! Gorgeous attention to detail, really tactile, super saturated and beautiful sunset orange and pink colours… I’m just loving using it!
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBHusJ0BXxE&ab_channel=WILDERADO
As we don’t have anything blooming in our empty containers yet (though I’m hoping to plant zinnia seed tomorrow), I put some sweet little flowers in my cup this evening instead.
Not perfume flowery, not mulch leafy, just liquid gold with a little honey flavor around the edges. Here’s lookin’ at you, derk!
I bought my first zinnia seeds this spring! I will sow them as soon as we get our big project area underway as a garden.
Besides the seeds that are the great-great-great grandseeds of my beautiful zinnia bed at our prior home, D bought us a packet of “mini zinnies” to try.
I didn’t see any “mini” where I bought mine, but I love it so much that you have seeds from your prior home! If we ever move, I already have a list of plants that are going with me!
2023 harvest
Fresh and flavorful with a minty edge and a lightly sweet aftertaste. Liquid sunshine in a glass pot. All chrysanthemum I’ve had pale in comparison, except snow chrysanthemum buds which are in a class of their own. I can steep these flowers any time of day and they give me what I need in the moment — my personal adaptogen.
I really hope these will be a regular seasonal offering at Mountain Stream Teas. These tiny flowers are so complementary to my system that they sometimes make me not even want to drink caffeinated tea.
Feeling: calm, content, clear headed, cooling, respiratory system cleansing
Flavors: Bright, Chrysanthemum, Herbs, Mint, Nutty, Tangy
That sounds so amazing!
It does! My past experience (no doubt with much lesser quality varieties) ended up tasting like the wrappings on a chrysanthe-mummy.
I don’t think I have ever had chrysanthemum but I have a sample of one in the kitchen waiting to be tested…pretty old now but maybe it will give a hint of the flavor!
I’ve never had chrysanthemum either. It looks like this one is out of stock, or at least I can’t find it on the website.
