One of my all time favourite teas is an oolong that contains jasmine, so I was quite excited for this tea, particularly after experiencing the quality of Tea Ave’s other offerings.
This does not disappoint.
The dry leaf is in tightly rolled green nuggets that smell of sweet jasmine. I steeped 3g in my 50ml gaiwan for one minute. The steeped leaf has an odd roasty fragrance to it that I find slightly off putting.
The tea soup is clear and a very pale yellow. On the palate the tea is thick but delicate. Very smooth, complex jasmine flavour with oolong floral notes behind.
The second steep is more interesting. The soup is a more intense yellow – still fairly pale but vibrant. The scent is complex – jasmine and peach skins – that fresh, juicy, sweet but also slightly tart and bitter flavour that the skin of a ripe, fresh peach has. These notes carry into the flavour as well, and there’s some of that floral vegetal green oolong flavour backing it up.
I went for at least five steepings of this, the flavour remaining delicious through out all.
One of the finest jasmine teas I’ve tried, and one that I will be stocking.
Sample provided by Tea Ave.
Flavors: Floral, Jasmine, Peach, Sweet, Thick, Vegetal
I love this tea. This takes jasmine to a whole different level.