Tea Beyond Tea Samplers Assorted Zen Flowering tea 3 cts Rose 20g Lemon White 20g Lavender 20g

I’m quite an avid tea drinker, and among my collection of delicious teas are blooming teas. Over the years, I have tried out many different brands of blooming teas, including Numi, Primula, Mountain Rose Herb’s blooming tea, Teaposy, and several off-brands. By far, Teaposy had the best quality of light-tasting, delicate white teas with no artificial or “natural flavors” (often a euphemism for artificially added flavors that happen to be derived originally from some ‘natural’ source). So, I decided to stick to Teaposy to ensure I had only the best tea…the only issue being the cost. Teaposy is a pricey brand – it can cost as much as $20 (shipping inclusive) for just 6 ‘blooms.’ Recently, I ran out of my Teaposy blooming tea, and decided to shop around for a new brand that was hopefully cheaper but miraculously just as good.My search brought me to the Tea Beyond brand. I decided to try out their set of White Blooming teas. Already, these are a better value than the Teaposy ones (I managed to get 12 of them for a mere $16). Of course, any savings is meaningless if the tea isn’t good, so I brewed up a pot. The tea ball opened beautifully into a pretty little arched design of jasmines, red clover, and silver white needle tea. The taste was excellent – delicate white tea paired with a pleasing floral flavor (make note, I did a 10 minute steep and added some sugar to my cup, as I traditionally do). I did try more of the tea balls from the set, and they were equally good.So, I rushed out (metaphorically, I actually stayed home and ordered online), and bought another set, the “Bloom Detox Ginger Chamomile Coconut Sampler.” I tried out one of the ‘snowing’ coconut ones first, and it was delicious. It actually tasted of real coconut that had been brewed into a tea – none of that fake flavoring stuff. Of course, the coconut flavor is subtle since there are no artificial flavorings, but I quite enjoyed it. The bloom itself amusingly opened upside down and dumped all its coconut flakes downward instead of floating up like “snow” as it’s supposed to, but it was tasty so I’m not gonna complain. I think this particular set is supposed to compete with Teaposy’s “Let It Snow” blooming tea, which features a chrysanthemum flower and coconut flakes that float upward like tea. The Tea Beyond version featured a lily (I think) as the main flower, along with the ‘snowing’ coconut flakes. Flavor-wise, the Teaposy version is quite delicate and floral, while the Tea Beyond version has more coconut flavor to it. They are both quite good, just different.Well, I’m pretty darn pleased with these. If you love blooming teas and are looking for a good brand that doesn’t use any artificial flavors, then Tea Beyond is a great choice. In fact, I’ll be trying some of their other teas later, such as the blooming black teas. Delicious!

Disappointed. I thought I was ordering 20g each of the three flavors in FLOWERING TEA. No. You get three balls of standard white tea (which is not caffeine free, btw) blooming balls and then three packs of shrink-dried loose leaf tea in chamomile, lavender, and mint separately.I would NOT have ordered this if the labeling/ description was clear. It wasn't clear from the pictures either.

Most flowering teas are pretty to look at but very blah in terms of flavor. I was excited when I read this product description because I thought it was possible to buy flowering tea in novel flavors: mint, lavender, etc. The price seemed expensive, but I thought it was justified because I believed I would be receiving 20g each of these interesting new kinds of flowering teas. Once the package arrived, I realized I had been misled by a disastrously unpunctuated run-on of a product name. "Tea Beyond Tea Sampler Assorted Teabloom Zen Flowering tea 3 packs Mint Herbal Tea 20g Chamomile Herbal Tea 20g Lavender 20g," which had seemed to me to mean "3 packs of flowering tea: 20g mint, 20g chamomile, 20g lavender" really meant "3 standard flowering tea balls plus 3 packs of boring, non-flowering regular loose-leaf tea." I'm frustrated. If this had been more clearly labeled, I wouldn't have ordered it.

The teas taste good but you don't get what is described. I got mostly "Magic Star", whatever that is. There is a leaflet inside the box that describes totally different teas. I have no idea if the teas I got are Detox or English Breakfast. See my review for that also.

UPDATE:I have the larger 40 ounce tea pot. I have to use 2 of the blooming teas for that size pot. So, the tea is a bit weak (one of them called "balance" did seem a bit stronger). The seller did contact me and when they suggested that I try one in a 8 ounce cup; it was an "aha" moment. The leaves are just not very strong. The seller stated that they are "spring" picked.I have changed my review to 4 stars because once I used 2 of them in the larger pot; I could indeed tell it was black tea. I have tried every one of them and they are all black tea.It is a bit pricey if you have to use 2 of them per pot; but if you save them in a sealed container you can reuse them; depending on how strong you like your tea. I like mine about medium; and have tried reusing them; and it is weaker; but doable.I will be ordering more of them; and will use them when I want to pamper myself.I ordered the English Breakfast tea because I was looking for a black tea flowering tea. This is NOT by any stretch of the imagination English Breakfast tea. Unless they are just calling this particular tea their "version" of it. It is NOT black tea. It is probably white tea. It is very pale in color and very, very mild in taste.It is pretty, you may not mind it being called English Breakfast when it is not.So, if you are looking for a very light colored and mild tasting tea; this could be your ticket.I did try steeping it longer to see if it made a difference; and it did not.I did you boiling water.I will still use them; but I will not order them again.If you are going to call it a "black tea" get a proper black tea and not a white tea that might have been processed or "roasted" a bit.Silver needle tea is a white tea; and a very expensive tea. I doubt this is silver needle tea; but another white tea.