Midnight Jasmine
Sweet jasmine blossom on the nose, soft green tea underneath, a clean grassy finish.
Jasmine tea isn't flavoured — it's scented with jasmine blossoms, and the scenting is a production process in its own right. The green tea is picked in spring and held back until jasmine season. The buds are gathered in the afternoon while still closed, spread out to cool and left until evening, when warmth and humidity coax them open. Tea and blossoms are layered together and left overnight. Dry tea leaf readily draws in moisture, and with it the aromatics the flowers release as they bloom. The piles are turned through the night so they don't overheat. By morning the spent blossoms are sieved out and the tea is dried again. Then the whole process repeats with a fresh picking, for several nights. What's left is fragrance held in the leaf, not petals in the tin.
Midnight Jasmine is a quiet tea. Good in the evening, good with a book, good when the day needs a soft edge and slow sipping.
Ingredients
Organic green Tea (Camellia sinensis).
Specifications
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Serving Size: 2.5g /cup |
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Steeping Temp: 80°C |
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Steeping Time: 2 mins. |
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Origin: China |
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Caffeine: Medium |
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Certification: Organic |
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Grade or Quality: Whole leaf |
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Aroma: sweet and floral jasmine |
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Infusion Aroma: Delicate jasmine, floral, vegetal |
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Infusion Color: Amber |
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Infusion Strength: Medium |