Happy third anniversary Teavivre! You are the standard by which I measure all other teas and all other tea companies.
Shortly after discovering Steepster this brand new company offered to send me samples.One of those was Premium Jasmine Dragon Pearls. Until tasting that tea I never liked jasmine but I loved, no, LOVED dragon pearls. Later I got to try Jasmine Silver Needle White. I was equally blown away. Superfine Jasmine Downy Dragon Pearls continued the awesome trend – though for my tastes I actually still prefer the Premium version.
So a while back I ordered the Silver Jasmine green tea. I just got around to opening it yesterday. For the first cup I followed directions and used a lot more leaf than I normally would and steeped for 1 1/2 minutes. It was better than most non-Teavivre jasmine I have had but didn’t quite speak to me. It was a little too intense in floral notes though still natural tasting. Definitely not that fake jasmine perfume that lesser teas taste like. My other thought was it tasted, at first, like a jasmine blooming tea. That taste always makes me think globe amaranth. As the cup cooled or possibly as I got used to it that passed and it smoothed out. It was ok but I was pretty sure it could do better.
So today I followed my own rules by using my normal leaf amount of 1 rounded tsp (half what I used previously) and cut the steep to 1 minute. Now this I like. The jasmine is the main taste element but it doesn’t overwhelm my senses and it doesn’t drift into globe amaranth. Another thing I noticed was how the leaf made my fingers smell of grape Kool-Aid. Seriously, who doesn’t love the smell of grape Kool-Aid? And yes, I can’t help but play with my leaf. It is a very lovely less complex cup for simple enjoyment. I can see this being wonderful with a meal or snack.
Next time I plan to kick it back up to 1 1/2 minutes but keep the reduced leaf amount to see if I can pull a little more depth out of this everyday tea. Looking forward to many good cups out of this. Recommended but you may need to tinker with steeping parameters.
Yes, I saw the premium dragon pearls are going on sell and yes, I hope to have a large bag join me soon.
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Yes, I agree, Teavivre is pretty high on my list too.
And I love this tea, I do steep it 1.5 minutes and it’s just perfect to me.
1min for me. resteeps are even shorter.
Just got an email informing me I have exceeded my data usage for the month. Looks like I am going off the grid until August 1. That may put a serious crimp in my plans to grab premium dragon pearls. Extra glad I have this one for backup.
I like Premium Jasmine better than Superfine Downy, though both are awesome. This one that you reviewed is one I make when we are serving tea with Asian food. By itself I don’t like it as much as JDP, but with food I can hardly tell a difference so it is an economical choice.
I bought this one on sale last black Friday, so it is an extra economical version!
Yes, I agree, Teavivre is pretty high on my list too.
And I love this tea, I do steep it 1.5 minutes and it’s just perfect to me.
1min for me. resteeps are even shorter.
Just got an email informing me I have exceeded my data usage for the month. Looks like I am going off the grid until August 1. That may put a serious crimp in my plans to grab premium dragon pearls. Extra glad I have this one for backup.
I like Premium Jasmine better than Superfine Downy, though both are awesome. This one that you reviewed is one I make when we are serving tea with Asian food. By itself I don’t like it as much as JDP, but with food I can hardly tell a difference so it is an economical choice.
I bought this one on sale last black Friday, so it is an extra economical version!