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“After yesterday’s jasmine disappointment, I am a little shy of this tea. I want to love it. I want it to be perfect. I am putting a lot of pressure on it. Good sign: there is nothing odd about the...” Read full tasting note
“Great jasmine aroma before and after brewing. Doesn’t taste like perfume if brewed correctly. :)” Read full tasting note
This first grade, USDA Certified Organic Chinese green tea is perfectly adorned with the essence of organic jasmine flower. This elegantly scented tea has a remarkably sweet finish with no perfume like taste, an unappealing, easily recognizable taste of overly scented Jasmine teas. The tender, young tea leaves are harvested in the early spring and undergo a traditional scenting process where the tea leaves are delicately layered with jasmine petals, allowing the two elements to marry. The tea takes on the floral aroma and sweet taste of the organic petals creating this exceptional cup. This process is repeated until the tea has reached perfection. The scented leaves are then rolled into “pearls”.
Jasmine Pearls Organic Tea Type: Green Tea
Ingredients: Organic Chinese green tea, organic jasmine
Origin of Jasmine Pearls Organic : China
Direct trade quality loose leaf tea for more than a decade. World Tea Championship winners in 2008 & 2009. USDA Certified Organic. Based in US with buying office in China.
After yesterday’s jasmine disappointment, I am a little shy of this tea. I want to love it. I want it to be perfect. I am putting a lot of pressure on it.
Good sign: there is nothing odd about the smell in the tin. A nice, jasmine floral with a sort of a dusky, vegetal green tea scent.
The steeped tea is a clear, pale yellow and smells lightly of jasmine — and nothing else. The floral aspect smells very natural, if not overly strong. Definitely a better start than what I experienced yesterday with the Shanti.
It’s lovely. With each additional sip, the jasmine becomes more “juicy” and this meets all my criteria for great jasmine green teas:
1. The jasmine smells and tastes like the essence of flowers rather than a flavoring agent.
2. The jasmine is integrated into the tea, rather than smelling and tasting pasted on.
3. The tea base is both a great delivery vehicle for the jasmine and not completely overpowered by it to the point where it disappears.
4. Extra points for juicy, flowery goodness.
ETA:
Current untasted, un-written about cupboard count heading into the holidays:
Green: 1
White: 3
Pu-erh: 18
Oolong: 31
Slow, but steady, progress.
Flavors: Jasmine, Vegetal
