bluebelle select said

Chrysanthemum Tea?

A couple of years ago a great Thai restaurant started up near me. The food is great, of course, but they also have an amazing house blend of tea with jasmine and chrysanthemum that’s good hot and cold.

Jasmine is easy enough to find, but so far I haven’t found a single chrysanthemum tea! Any suggestions? Or perhaps suggestions of a reliable place for me to buy chrysanthemum blossoms to put in my jasmine greens?

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Tea Pet select said

A lot of Chinese supermarkets carry chrysanthemum tea and blossoms. :) I just saw a whole bunch the other day in China Town.

bluebelle select said

Thanks! We have a few Asian markets in town, and I’m pretty sure one of them is Chinese. Another is Korean, but you never know! I’ll check there first.

gmathis said

Shang Tea (Kansas City based) has a nice chrysanthemum looseleaf. I can find it bagged locally at a little independent health food store, as well.

bluebelle select said

Thank you! If I can’t find it locally that looks like a great option.

Chizakura said

I haven’t actually tried it for myself, but Verdant has this:
http://verdanttea.com/teas/chrysanthemum-shu-puer/
While I can’t vouch for that particular tea, I can definitely vouch for the company itself. :D Great tasting tea, and great service!

bluebelle select said

Wow, that looks interesting. Sadly I don’t know much about pu-erhs yet but I may decide to try it anyway. Chrysanthemum is just so good. :)

Kamyria said

That’s the one I just ordered and waiting impatiently for it to get here… ahhh… soon enough, I hope… soon enough.

madametj select said

Mightlleaf.com has one

sansnipple said

I’ve never seen it combined with jasmine, usually just puerh. Yunnan sourcing has 2 different kinds of the raw flowers in bulk though: http://yunnansourcing.com/en/flower-and-herbal-teas/2023-superior-grade-chrysanthemum-flowers-from-guangxi-.html and http://yunnansourcing.com/en/flower-and-herbal-teas/2481-kunlun-mountain-snow-chrysanthemum-flower-tea.html plus some shu puerhs with it. Though beware that they are ridiculously strong. You can probably find the bulk flowers from herb and spice suppliers too, maybe cheaper.

bluebelle select said

Thanks for the advice! I found a really good price for bulk so I went with that.

Roswell Strange said

http://www.teadesire.com/proddetail.php?prod=2000257&cat=21

Can’t personally say I’ve tried this, and can’t really remark on the company (I may be a little biased) – but if you’re looking for a straight chrysanthemum tea then this could be an option.

Nano said

Crysanthemum is extremely popular in China. You will find Crysanthemum in any chinese supermarket for very cheap. I usually have a pound for less than 5 dollars at the local supermarket and sip whenever I’m not in the mood for the heavier black teas I also enjoy. If you can’t find it at a local supermarket I would suggest shopping around any of the tea stores that appear to sell a lot of chinese tea.

VariaTEA said

Caesarstea, a Montreal based company, has a tea that is just straight chrysanthemum blossoms. I have never ordered from them online, nor have I tried this particular tea but I have bought lots of tea in store and they have been tasty. Another option to consider:
http://caesarstea.com/chrysanthemum.html

Plus 3 free samples with each order!

KiwiDelight said

I like drinking T-Drunk’s tribute chrysanthemum. http://www.t-drunk.com/product-category/herbal/

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