[Light Reflection] Taiwanese Floral Tea - Ginger Lily & Prickly Ash Black Tea: Traditional Scenting Craft x Paper Cutting Art

One cup of tea, a ray of light, bringing you back to nature's embrace. Selected forest-inspired floral herbs, with a lightly roasted black tea base, offering a mellow, layered experience. Like morning light filtering through treetops, serene yet full of vitality. **Flavor Profile** Aroma | The subtle elegance of ginger lily and a hint of spice, the fruity and herbaceous notes of prickly ash seeds, and the warm mellowness of lightly roasted black tea. Taste | Smooth and sweet, with a touch of spice and floral notes, creating a rich complexity. Aftertaste | Fresh and lingering, like a gentle breeze through the woods. **Lu Yuan [Taiwanese Floral Tea Series]** Built upon the foundation of scenting techniques, this series combines Taiwanese floral varieties and spices to reimagine the concept of Eastern floral teas. It showcases a unique island terroir and flavor, inviting you to experience "this is the taste!!" with every sip. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54649208221_9b4731ca45_b.jpg **Light Reflection | Ginger Lily & Prickly Ash Black Tea** A distinctive Taiwanese black tea, scent-infused with ginger lily and enhanced with prickly ash, a spice commonly used by Taiwan's indigenous peoples. It offers a delicate floral aroma with a hint of lemon. It's like a leisurely stroll through a mountain forest, caressed by a gentle breeze, fresh and bright. Tea Bag Contents and Flavor: Based on **Taiwanese Black Tea**, scent-infused with **Ginger Lily**, and enhanced with the Taiwanese specialty spice **Prickly Ash**. *Pregnant women and individuals with sensitive constitutions should consume with caution. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54733593987_5c6a232d7a_b.jpg 🌟 Limited Edition | Handmade in Small Batches Each batch of tea is meticulously blended by hand, preserving the unique aromas and flavors of natural ingredients. Available in limited quantities, while supplies last. *Vegan. No artificial flavors. No preservatives. Purely handmade in small batches. **As children of the mountains, pulsing with the island's rhythm, we grow freely on this land.** Though Taiwan is small, it boasts 268 mountains over 3,000 meters high. From the foothills to the peaks, diverse mountain beauty unfolds. As island dwellers, our growth has been a continuous exploration of this land's facets. This ongoing journey remains a present endeavor, worthy of dedicated time for deep exploration and savoring. For this tea, we've combined ginger lily, commonly found in Taiwan's foothills and wildlands, with black tea for scenting. We've also added prickly ash, a spice frequently used by Taiwan's indigenous peoples, primarily found in Taiwan's mid-to-low elevation mountain areas, known for its unique fresh aroma. When you taste this tea, the robust black tea base is complemented by a delicate, elegant fragrance, reminiscent of a morning or afternoon stroll in the foothills, with light gently filtering through the trees, creating a fresh and bright atmosphere. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54338698646_b7f64e5a02_b.jpg Let [Light Reflection] be your guide to discovering Taiwan's charm. Each sip is a sincere expression of Taiwanese flavors, as if savoring the very essence of Taiwan's terroir. Do you have such a taste of Taiwan in your heart? **Perfect for You If:** You appreciate floral teas with depth and complexity, without being overly sweet. You need to find a calm rhythm during work, meditation, or reading. You love the aromas of mountains, nature, fruits, and spices. **Collaboration with Paper Cutting Artist Ms. Lin Wen-Chen** to showcase the craft of floral tea making. In Taiwan, both tea and paper cutting are arts woven from time and heartfelt dedication. A piece of paper, a single leaf, meticulously sculpted by hand, transforms into the most moving scenery of everyday life. Paper cutting is an Eastern poetry steeped in time, blooming with cultural brilliance between the blade's edge and paper fibers. Floral tea is a dialogue between the mountains, the wilderness, and the human heart, carrying the land's language within its aroma. Using the four key steps of floral tea "scenting" – picking flowers, fermentation, baking, and separating flowers – as our creative axis, we invited paper cutting artist Ms. Lin Wen-Chen to immerse herself in the rhythm of tea making. Drawing inspiration from the busy figures of tea farmers and the moments of stirring tea leaves, she has meticulously cut and etched the essence of artisans conversing with the seasons onto the packaging. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54252919722_bcfa74142f_b.jpg Intertwining tea fragrance and paper shadows, the dedication of tea artisans and the essence of the island's seasons are gently enveloped between your fingertips and lips. This is more than just a tea; it's a story of Taiwan – about nature, craftsmanship, memory, and culture, flowing gently between people. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54455636559_482d99f7a2_b.jpg ----- **Traditional Eastern Scenting Craft – Smelling the Fragrance, Not Seeing the Flowers** "Scenting" is a tea-making craft that infuses tea leaves with natural floral aromas. Flowers and tea are layered together, and as time flows, the tea leaves absorb the floral fragrance, ultimately resulting in a uniquely flavored fine tea. Western-style floral teas, on the other hand, are made by blending all ingredients together for brewing. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51813960856_b28da3c54e_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54455709608_27ed4fc631_b.jpg Tea leaves are mixed with freshly picked flowers. Through capillary action, the tea leaves absorb the floral fragrance. The Ming Dynasty text "The Book of Tea" records that any fragrant flower can be used for scenting. When flowers are in full bloom, a bamboo basket lined with paper is used, divided into two layers. Tea is placed in the upper layer, and flowers in the lower. This process is repeated several times, allowing the tea leaves to acquire the floral scent. After completion, the flowers are removed, leaving only the tea leaves, thus creating floral tea. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54253822501_aa6c964205_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54254058859_d6ac65499b_k.jpg We don't need to feel insecure about aesthetics; art can be accessible and ordinary, just as tea appreciation isn't an unattainable pursuit. Both are the results of diligent practice. The Scented Floral Tea Series is dedicated to those who strive tirelessly in their crafts, and aims to introduce the general public to the exquisite yet accessible beauty of paper cutting and tea-making techniques. **Sunny Days | Jasmine & Fruit Green Tea** https://www.pinkoi.com/product/gZPBUSUG **Blooming Moments | Magnolia & Calamus Oolong** https://www.pinkoi.com/product/RNFQQvfA **Work Begins | Osmanthus & Star Anise Oolong** https://www.pinkoi.com/product/2SMGDBNi **Light Reflection | Ginger Lily & Prickly Ash Black Tea** https://www.pinkoi.com/product/TimLF2ee === **Featuring locally sourced edible flowers, spices, and tea leaves.** Each batch has passed pesticide residue testing by the Republic of China, so please enjoy with peace of mind. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54237451019_9b256548b4_b.jpg