Dragon Pearl Jasmine

I have to start by mentioning this is my very first taste of Jasmine Tea, and to make it even more exciting it was a free sample delivered right as I happened to be outside cutting long tendrils of blooming Jasmine to scent the house :D

I thought it best to put it aside for a bit as my head was already intoxicated with the fragrance, so I finished up what I was doing then did some more tasks in another room for an hour or so .. Finally I went online and figure out how long & at what temp I was going to brew it as there was no recommendation written on the sachet wrapping ?!

Steep #1 (80°C – 3min 30sec)
Steep #2 (80°C – 5min)

My first impressions when unwrapping the sachet were ‘WOW it’s really Jasmine!’ , I seriously didn’t expect it to smell so strong – but no complaints as it’s my favourite floral aroma .. I chopped the silken bag open to set them free during infusion, oh and I weighed them too (3g / 21 pearls) .. Poured on the water and what a wonderful sight, and smell! I absolutely loved watching them ‘come alive’ :P

Now I’m currently sipping the dregs of my second cup so these are the notes I wrote earlier: very floral scent & taste .. I don’t usually enjoy greens but am emptying the cup pretty darn quick, and looking forward to a second steep .. Taste reminds me of Summer and swimming pools – in fact it reminds me of getting a mouthful (small splash) of pool water – but NOT in the gross way as this no-doubt sounds! Really clean, sun warmed pool water – lets call it sprinkler water perhaps ..

It’s Summer in the Garden in a Cup!

Second steep: To be honest I can’t tell much difference in taste, colour, or aroma .. it’s really nice! Only thing I have to add to the above is that I don’t enjoy it so much as it cools off, so no chilling of this for me .. When it’s cool I’m finding it a bit pucker-some on the tongue and roof of my mouth, and a bit ‘too’ floral ..

I’m going to wait for a bit and try steep #3

I love the sweet, floral scent of jasmine flowers. The taste is light and smooth and it makes me want to stop everything and enjoy every sip

I just started getting into tea after having an amazing pot of jasmine tea with my Chinese food a few months ago in china town. After trying a few different jasmine teas I saw this tin at a local market and I loved it. Definitely the best tasting jasmine tea I’ve had.

First jasmine tea (a lot of firsts in the past week), the aroma of this tea-at every stage-was strong and very familiar. As a resident of the south (U.S), I get this scent quite frequently, but until a few minutes ago I had no idea what the source was. The flavor of this tea (even before my default addition of 2 splenda packets) was sweet and almost overwhelmingly floral. This is one of the few teas I’ve had where the aroma of the dry leaves transfers directly to the actual flavor of the tea.

After trying this, I can tell that floral teas probably won’t be a staple in my cupboard, but I think “floral tea drinkers” will really like this one. So, the rating is more a reflection of the quality of the tea, not my personal taste.

I loooove my Jasmine Dragon Pearls!
I doesn’t really matter what kind of Jasmine but… oh the Harney Dragon Pearls smell AMAZING right from the tin.
Smells good, tastes great, and it comes in a really cute tin :)

Man, this tea… this tea is fabulous. The tea is beautifully rolled into big beads of delicious silver leaves with a heady jasmine aroma! Watching the agony of the leaves with this cup is so awesome. It tastes like ambrosia from heaven, too. Literally, this tea is like eating a pound of jasmine flowers, only it probably tastes a whole lot better. It is so smooth and the mouthfeel and soft and light. I usually drink it by itself (so good alone) but sometimes for dessert I like a little sugar in there. Please give this one a go, it’s delicious.

I have to put this somewhere in the middle. I don’t like green tea, and on an average day, I won’t drink this. But if I have a cold, so help me, this is the only thing I can stomach. I don’t know why!

This is a beautiful tea.

The first time I tried this, I brewed this by itself. I did not care for it one bit. However, it stayed in my tea cabinet, and I was really drawn to it tonight.

Since I didn’t like the heavy floral notes last time, I decided to blend it with a green (Mother’s Tea by Life in a Teacup, which I also think is quite good.)

I put about four pearls in with a small amount of green, and the result is a vegetal/grassy flavor with a floral finish. I love it.

I wound up having to spend the day breaking up frozen snow, because I didn’t get it shoveled in time due to illness. Although I liked the work, I am now sore all over. This was a wonderful pick after a hot bath, cheered me right back up. I think I’ll finish out the sample packet this way, blending it rather than using it alone.

Since these are kinda pricey and 100% floral blends give me headaches, I tend to mix the pearls in with other teas. Tonight I mixed it with a floral Ti Kuan Yin and came out with a delightful spring blend. Very light, the jasmine gently comes through with this delicate oolong, and the oolong itself lends a nutty base. They complement each other very well and it was a good mixture for the spring weather we’ve been having. The weather and this cup of tea are like a breath of fresh air.

This tea is one of my absolute favorites. In my quest for the perfect/affordable jasmine tea, this one comes rather close. (I buy it loose by the pound, on clearance, which means that it’s a tiny bit older than they’re “comfortable” selling at retail prices. It still tastes awesome, so I’m over it.) Good both hot and iced. Sometimes I oversteep, but tiny bit of stevia takes care of any minimal bitterness.

I LOVE Jasmine teas, and I found this one to be lacking in the Jasmine flavor and rather bland.

Definately can only get one brew out of a bag; trying for a second is a futile effort.

(I’m drinking the bagged version)

OMG I love it! The tea was wonderfully fragrant and the taste was just the right balance of flavours. It was hard to see the pearls ‘unfurl’ inside the sachet – this one might be better as a loose tea just for that reason.

Lovely, light tea.

Favorite Tea

I’m not a big fan of Jasmine teas, but this was pretty okay!