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Drinking Flavored Teas
Copyright (c) 2007-2012 Marcus Stout
Tea has been the world's most popular beverage for centuries. And it didn't take long for tea artisans to determine that the only way to make tea better was to add other delicious flavors to it. And, today, tea is available in every flavor imaginable. The most popular teas for flavoring are black teas and green teas, though flavored white and oolong teas are gaining popularity.
The idea of flavoring tea happened quite naturally, as it turns out. It's Years ago in China, fruit trees like apricot, peach and plum trees were planted near the tea trees to provide shade for the tea leaves. Over time, the tea took on a bit of the flavor of the nearby fruit completely naturally. This led to flavoring the tea leaves as part of the tea production process in order to deepen the fruit flavors and to allow new flavors to be created.
Flavored teas are believed to have originated in China, the birthplace of all tea drinking. The original flavored tea was either jasmine flavored green tea, which is still extremely popular today, or Feizi Zhao tea, which was a very special blend created for a very special reason. Jasmine tea is one of the most treasured teas in China and is made from only the freshest unopened jasmine blooms paired with fine spring first flush green tea.
Feizi Zhao was prepared by adding the juice of the litchee fruit to tea. Litchee fruit was purported to be an aphrodisiac, and was created for Emperor Zuan Xong of the Tang Dynasty for his great love, Feizi Zhao. The fascination with the lovely scent and flavor that the fruit and flowers provided to these teas created the idea to try many other flavors. Earl Grey, the most popular of all English teas is just black tea flavored with bergamot oil.
Different varieties of tea will taste differently with flavorings added. The method of processing the tea greatly affects its taste.
Black tea is fermented during processing. After plucking, the leaves are fermented to give them a fuller body and bolder flavor. When flavoring black tea, a higher concentration of the flavoring is required because the tea itself possesses a stronger flavor. Deep flavors like cinnamon and plums are delicious with black tea.
Green teas are not fermented. They retain a more natural taste of the tea leaf. Some describe green tea as having a somewhat grassy taste. Green tea will absorb the flavorings more fully allowing lighter flavors to be used. Even light florals like jasmine work well with green teas.
White teas are the newest to the Western world and are also the newest to be flavored. Like green teas, white teas are not fermented. However, white teas are also made from a younger tea leaf. In fact, white tea leaves are plucked before the buds are even opened, while they still have fine white hairs on them. White teas are the mildest and sweetest in flavor. They taste best with light and sweet flavorings, such as mild fruit flavors, florals and sweet spices.
Oolong teas are semi-fermented. This means that they are fermented, but for a shorter period of time than black teas. Different oolong teas are fermented for different amounts of time, making some very close to a green tea and others very close to a black tea. Lighter oolong teas pair well with lighter fruit and spice flavors, while darker oolongs pair well with more robust fruits like blackberries and stronger spices like cinnamon.
Nearly every company that manufactures tea has flavored tea. Following are just some of the flavors added to tea today.
Almond
Apple
Amaretto
Apricot
Blueberry
Banana
Blackberry
Caramel
Cherry
Cardamom
Clove
Cherry
Chocolate
Cinnamon
Coconut
Coffee
Currant
Flower
Ginger
Hibiscus
Honey
Jasmine
Lemon
Licorice
Lime
Mango
Melon
Mint
Orange
Orchid
Passion Fruit
Peach
Peppermint
Plum
Pear
Pineapple
Pomegranate
Tangerine
Vanilla
Raspberry
Rose
Strawberry
Rum
To prepare flavored teas, you'll follow the instructions for brewing unflavored tea of the same variety. For example, jasmine green tea is brewed in the same manner as other green teas.
To brew tea properly, begin with fresh cold water in your tea kettle. Bring the water to boil on the stove. Meanwhile, fill your teapot with hot tap water to warm it. When the water in the kettle begins to boil, remove it from the stove and remove the hot tap water from your teapot. Use the table below as a guideline for brewing the tea.
Tea Variety Water Temperature Steeping Time
Black Boiling 3-5 minutes
White 185°F 5-8 minutes
Green 160°F 1-2 minutes
Oolong 190°F 1-2 minutes
Once you've tried flavored teas, you're likely to be a lifelong fan. Because of the enormous number of flavors available with tea, you can definitely find a flavored tea to suit your taste.
When choosing a flavored tea, be certain to buy high quality tea leaves flavored with all natural ingredients. Flavored teas made with artificial ingredients can usually be spotted immediately for their "fake" taste. To ensure that you get the best flavored teas, buy from the best tea vendors who are committed to selling only high quality teas. They may not have the largest selection, but they're certain to have the best tasting flavored teas.
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