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Hard to believe I’d never tried this one before, since I’m typically drawn to teas with interesting quirks to them; and this is definitely visually the most interesting looking tea leaf of anything sold by DAVIDsTEA. In my opinion, at least. I just don’t lean heavily towards green teas though, and as far as jasmine pairings go I definitely prefer white or black over green by so much…
I have to say; this was quite good though. And I mean, you’d certainly hope so given the price tag, wouldn’t you? It was REALLY smooth though and the jasmine was very, very natural tasting. Not harsh AT ALL. In contrast, the Silk Dragon Jasmine just seems all kinds of rough, harsh, and chemical. I’m sure someone has probably done side by sides of the two before – but I can only imagine how rough such a direct comparison would be. I have every bit of confidence that this one would demolish that one. And of course, because my palate is stupid sometimes, I DEFINITELY tasted the grape notes I always do when I taste jasmine teas. Even the green base though was nice; just a little buttery and playfully vegetal. It offered enough contrast that the jasmine didn’t taste flat/monotone but it didn’t compete with it either.
So, I wouldn’t buy a large quantity of this for myself because it’s not something I’d ever regularly drink. However, I’m VERY impressed by how obvious the quality difference was. That was an aspect of the tea I was skeptical of; if we were charging such a significant amount more just because of the ‘gimmick’ of the leaf shape I’d have an issue with that, but it’s obviously better tea as well. Which is reassuring.
Friendly reminder that I’m not currently numerically rating DAVIDsTEA blends as I’m currently seasonally employed there and it would be an obvious conflict of interest. Any blends you see with numerical ratings were rated prior to my employment there. These reviews are a reflection of my personal thoughts regarding the teas, and not the company’s.
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I actually did a side-by-side-by-side comparison of this tea, jasmine pearls + silk dragon jasmine. This one tales the cake. i usually use my frequent steeper points on it.
I actually did a side-by-side-by-side comparison of this tea, jasmine pearls + silk dragon jasmine. This one tales the cake. i usually use my frequent steeper points on it.
I’m not even surprised it far surpasses the others; though I’m curious how the pearls and SDJ stacked up against each other?