Tea of the afternoon…… (SRP #29)
Yes, more jasmine tea. I even had a pot of the jasmine flavored black from Dragon Tea House this morning….. After this cup, I am trying TeaVivre’s Jasmine Silver Needle for comparison. I have definitely come to the conclusion that jasmine and Earl Grey teas are warmer weather choices for me. I am even kicking around the possible purchase of thepuriTea’s Jasmine Golden Yunnan….maybe for my birthday? (This is not a bad idea as it gives me a few months to sort out what I really want.) I seem to like jasmine blacks the best, followed by white, then green. I really need to drink up some of my Jasmine Dragon Pearls, too.
As for this tea. I did not want to like it (as I am trying to simplify and minimize the number of places I feel the need to shop for tea), but it is truly delightful. I like how thepuriTea’s jasmine flavors are sweet floral rather than perfumy foral. The base tea is light and kind of reminds me of hay, and then the touch of jasmine makes it sweet and wonderful. It also has a feel of substance when in the mouth. I am drinking this one without additions, and it is so good. I still can’t quite escape adding sweet to my black teas, but this is stellar without additions. I am a little shocked at the price for 4 oz ($29), but I imagine 4 oz of this tea is quite a volume as it is pretty fluffy. I am seriously considering this, even though I am trying to drastically curtail tea acquisitions at this point.
Mug method about 170 water for 2 minutes. No additions.
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I did a little price comparison for the Jasmine Silver Needle on other sites and this is fairly competitive for 4 ounces. The exception on price was TeaVivre, and I am steeping theirs as I type this….
Hah, it’s jasmine silver needles day apparently! I just had a cup of Teavivre’s.
I try to minimalize where I buy tea too, but Steepster makes that virtually impossible!
@Scott….Isn’t that that the truth. I think I would save so much more money by taking an extended vacation from Steepster. But, I love it here!
I decided that I like this version so much better than TeaVivre’s……
Jen – I feel the same way…. ha
Really-what was different about Teavivre’s?
Amy-Do you feel "Just the same way’?
@ Scott This one is sweeter and has a heavier mouth feel.
I did a little price comparison for the Jasmine Silver Needle on other sites and this is fairly competitive for 4 ounces. The exception on price was TeaVivre, and I am steeping theirs as I type this….
Hah, it’s jasmine silver needles day apparently! I just had a cup of Teavivre’s.
I try to minimalize where I buy tea too, but Steepster makes that virtually impossible!
@Scott….Isn’t that that the truth. I think I would save so much more money by taking an extended vacation from Steepster. But, I love it here!
I decided that I like this version so much better than TeaVivre’s……
Jen – I feel the same way…. ha
Really-what was different about Teavivre’s?
Amy-Do you feel "Just the same way’?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twC6FvDubLk
@ Scott This one is sweeter and has a heavier mouth feel.