April Sipdown Prompt – a soothing tea
I suppose it would natural to choose chamomile or tulsi for this prompt but jasmine green tea is one of the most soul soothing to me.
My jasmine vines are in bloom and the fragrance really stopped me in my tracks as I headed in the house. The last few days have had some stressful moments (as well as good ones, we must not ever overlook those!) and I decided that a cup of jasmine tea in the shade would be very nice, indeed.
This particular one is blended with health benefits in mind and is the only pure jasmine green I have on shelf right now. Made as directed, it is sharp and best with food, but made as I usually make a jasmine green at 175F for three minutes it is smoother and drinkabke on its own for me.
I still greatly prefer Teavivre Premium Jasmine Dragon Pearls above all others, including Harney’s Jasmine Dragon Pearls. I might try to order if the tariffs don’t make the price unthinkable.
If anyone has a recommendation that I can get from within the US, please comment!
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Jasmine green is the definition of soothing to me, too!
Tealyra has at least 9 types of jasmine greens, including Two kinds of pearls, a phoenix eye, a silver needle, a jade, a yin hao, a Dong Ting Bi Luo Chun, and also one with lychee. I have only bought their jasmine black, but I liked it. Sorry that I can’t say if the greens are great or mediocre or worse. They aren’t adding any tariff costs at present and may be shipping from a location within the US. I anticipate they’ll start advertising a 25% off Mothers Day sale code in about a week, if you can wait—they never seem to miss an excuse to run a discount lol. When I see the code I’ll let you know. Free shipping for orders over US$50 (after discounts).
Mandala Tea for jasmine pearls?
Also, it occurred to me that the tea grower in Mississippi sells a green (roasted) tea, though I don’t think they do any jasmine-perfumed teas. https://www.greatmsteacompany.com/
Thank you for the info!
derk: Mandala seems like a good one to try. The reviews here are excellent.
Ooooo! Whilst checking the Song Tea & Ceramics website for updates, I noticed they also offer a Jasmine Green! No reviews of it yet, but they do seem to have a range of yummy teas (at least the ones I bought). No tariff fees quoted yet, but they do ship from San Francisco. If you buy a larger packet, or some other items, you can get free delivery.
https://songtea.com/products/snow-jasmine?variant=12303454699608
I think I may place a Teavivre order today so I will have my beloved benchmark handy for comparison to whatever pearls I try next.
Thanks, ashmanra, for mentioning Teavivre. I’ve been looking at their offerings and am impressed! I also remembered another US. vendor of green jasmine pearls for you to consider: https://beautifultaiwantea.com/collections/green-teas-taiwan/products/guest-brew-jasmine-pearls
Teavivre will cover tariff fees through May 3!
Jasmine green is the definition of soothing to me, too!
Tealyra has at least 9 types of jasmine greens, including Two kinds of pearls, a phoenix eye, a silver needle, a jade, a yin hao, a Dong Ting Bi Luo Chun, and also one with lychee. I have only bought their jasmine black, but I liked it. Sorry that I can’t say if the greens are great or mediocre or worse. They aren’t adding any tariff costs at present and may be shipping from a location within the US. I anticipate they’ll start advertising a 25% off Mothers Day sale code in about a week, if you can wait—they never seem to miss an excuse to run a discount lol. When I see the code I’ll let you know. Free shipping for orders over US$50 (after discounts).
Mandala Tea for jasmine pearls?
Also, it occurred to me that the tea grower in Mississippi sells a green (roasted) tea, though I don’t think they do any jasmine-perfumed teas. https://www.greatmsteacompany.com/
Thank you for the info!
derk: Mandala seems like a good one to try. The reviews here are excellent.
Ooooo! Whilst checking the Song Tea & Ceramics website for updates, I noticed they also offer a Jasmine Green! No reviews of it yet, but they do seem to have a range of yummy teas (at least the ones I bought). No tariff fees quoted yet, but they do ship from San Francisco. If you buy a larger packet, or some other items, you can get free delivery.
https://songtea.com/products/snow-jasmine?variant=12303454699608
I think I may place a Teavivre order today so I will have my beloved benchmark handy for comparison to whatever pearls I try next.
Thanks, ashmanra, for mentioning Teavivre. I’ve been looking at their offerings and am impressed! I also remembered another US. vendor of green jasmine pearls for you to consider: https://beautifultaiwantea.com/collections/green-teas-taiwan/products/guest-brew-jasmine-pearls
Teavivre will cover tariff fees through May 3!