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Native Name: Mou Li Hua Cha
Origin: Hunan Province, China
Plucking Season: Late Summer
Introduction: Jasmine Pearls are a fine representive of the art of handcrafted teas.
Select Leaves
The process in making Jasmine Pearls begins by plucking only the newly sprouted spring season leaves of the tea plant. Although the top bud and two leaves are plucked along with the stem, the lower leaves are discarded and only the bud and long stem are retained.The Art
Using traditional bamboo trays, the buds are ‘withered’ in direct sun or over low heat to reduce moisture and make them supple and conducive to rolling.Handrolling
Once adequate suppleness is achieved, top bud and stem are gently twisted in-between the thumb and index finger to bring the shape into that of a ‘pearl’. It takes at least 2000 pearls to make one pound of tea.Jasmine Infusion
The rolled pearls are then heat infused with jasmine flowers and the process repeated several times to achieve the desired strength of aroma. High grade Jasmine Pearls undergo this process at least five times.Season and Freshness
Although green teas are made at different times during the year, the most flavorful are typically spring plucked. Yet, the most fragrant jasmine flowers blossom in summer. A lot of skill is therefore needed by Jasmine Pearl tea makers to strike a good balance between the leaf and the flowers.Pairing
The very fragrant, sweet and smooth Jasmine Pearls pair well with slightly spicy, savory and oily foods. It is an ideal tea for use in dessert recipes.Flavor Profile: Very pleasant, sweet, fragrant green tea.
Ingredients: Green Tea Leaves, Jasmine Flower Petals
Thanks to Batrachoid for this sample
This tea is really light in jasmine. So this would be good for people who would like a lighter jasmine taste. For me, I thought it was pretty good, but I usually like stronger jasmine. It wasn’t quite as sweet as lots of other jamsine teas I have tried.
It was good for a relaxing Sunday afternoon!
This is just the midmorning pick-me-up I neded with the ginger shortbread from yesterday. This is the best jasmine green I’ve had. Half the new Year’s cleaning down, half to put off for an hour so I can time finishing with snack and another cup of this.
This is my first experience with Jasmine and I have been experimenting with greens. I am pleasantly surprised by the nice flavor of Jasmine. Very enjoyable experience. Steeped x3 with good results.
so light and jasmine-y. brews perfectly every time and i can get about 3 infusions out of it. Saw it at the tea bar at my local grocery store and tried to resist, but I kept coming back just to smell it. Finally caved and don’t regret it one bit.
Good pearls, have had better. Sometimes was a little bitter or weak, but maybe that was me.
We tasted the two varieties of Tao of Tea jasmine pearls side by side at the shop. Both are delicious! But, I favor the cheaper ones. It’s a more earthy flavor. The expensive ones are sweeter and have a stronger floral scent.
Probably my most favorite tea right now. I love the jasmine flavor!
This is my daily cup o’ tea. I place six pearls in the bottom of my cup fill with hot water and enjoy. I can re-steep the tea two more times. This keeps me from being a caffeine-fiend at work as the amount of flavour from the tea decreases after each cup. Cleaning up is very easy as the leaves quickly dry out and can be easily removed from the cup with little ick factor.
I adore this type of tea and the Tao of Tea has a very good supply of jasmine pearls. The jasmine flavour is a highlight rather than the dominate flavour. I’ve previously encountered jasmine pearls where the floral flavour becomes overpowering and cloying.
Highly recommended.
