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sherapop drank Jasmine Pearls Green Tea by Tea Setter

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I did it my way. That’s right: I completely disregarded the meticulous instructions offered by Tea Setter on its sample packet of Jasmine Pearls Green Tea! I had even watched the charming YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji55CQSLYTI) on how to “experience” (rather than just drink) tea, but I ended up deciding that for this brew I should use more or less the same amount and method which I’ve been using for Jasmine Pearls over the the past week or so.

Instead of using all 4 grams, I counted out half of them (13 pearls), and steeped them for about 2 minutes in a glassful of water. It tasted good, and the liquor was pale greenish yellow with a very slight tinge of peach. The second infusion was even better than the first, and now I am wishing that I had followed the prescribed procedure.

My hesitation to get hip with the gaiwan method is two-fold. First, I cannot really imagine brewing only 3 ounces of tea! What? That’s a single gulp! Guilty as charged: I am indeed a tea gulper. Second, how can I steep something for 10 seconds? What?

Well, I’m sure that I’ll come around at some point in the future, but for now I am sticking with the much-maligned “Western” method.

second infusion: still rather floral

third infusion: the leaves are now fully unfurled and to my surprise I see that they are mainly long stems rather than broader leaves. This round was not very flavorful—perhaps the stem to leaf ration had something to do with it… Or perhaps I should try the gaiwan method, since 10 seconds + 20 seconds + 30 seconds + 60 seconds adds up to my first infusion but four infusions using a gaiwan!

Flavors: Flowers

Preparation

170 °F / 76 °C 2 min, 30 sec 2 g 9 OZ / 266 ML

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boychik
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you can do it!

sherapop
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I am slowly evolving, boychik! One day…

Angrboda
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I don’t care if Western brewing is looked down on. I do it anyway, because I’ve tried gaiwan and similar and a Western brew just appeals to me more tastewise and doesn’t involve spilling hot tea and burning my fingers. :)

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boychik
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you can do it!

sherapop
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I am slowly evolving, boychik! One day…

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I have fallen off the “tea log boat”, as I am now in New Zealand and was really flailing about for a while, having depleted all of my Chinese and Japanese green tea supply! Fortunately, my first order of 2015 has now arrived! I should begin writing very soon about tea at my new blog, sherapop’s tea leaves. Please stop by and contribute your ideas—all viewpoints are welcome!

A long-time tea and perfume lover, I have recently begun to explore the intersections between the two at my blog: http://salondeparfum-sherapop.blogspot.com//

The scent of tea can be just as appealing as—sometimes more than—its taste! Tea also offers boundless visual beauty in its various forms and states of preparation.

A few words about my ratings. In assessing both teas and perfumes, my evaluation is “all things considered.” Teas do not differ very much in price (relative to perfumes or any luxury items), so I do not usually consider the price when rating a tea.

What I do consider is how the particular tea compares to teas of its own type. So I might give a high rating to a fine herbal infusion even though I would never say that it is my favorite TEA. But if it’s good for what it is, then it deserves a high rating. There is no point in wishing that a chamomile blend was an Assam or a sencha tea!

Any rating below 50 means that I find the liquid less desirable to drink than plain water. I may or may not finish the cup, depending upon how thirsty I am and whether there is another hot beverage or (in summertime) a source of fresh water available.

From 50 to 60 indicates that, while potable, the tea is not one which I would buy or repurchase, if I already made the mistake (I have learned) of purchasing it.

From 60 to 70 means that the tea is drinkable but I have criticisms of some sort, and I probably would not purchase or repurchase the tea as I can think of obvious alternatives which would be better.

From 70 to 80 is a solid brew which I would purchase again.

From 80 to 90 is good stuff, and I probably need to have some ready at hand in my humble abode.

From 90 to 100 is a tea (or infusion) which I have come to depend on and look forward to imbibing again and again—if possible!

If you are interested in perfume, you might like my 2400+ perfume reviews, most of which have been archived at sherapop’s sillage (essentially my perfumelog):

http://sherapop.blogspot.com/

Finally, please note that after a great deal of debate with myself, I have decided to use the cupboard here at Steepster as a “museum” of sorts—to commemorate all of the various teas which I have purchased and truly enjoyed since December 2013.

I do not currently possess all of the teas listed in this cupboard, but am using the function as a way of recording how many times I drank every tea which I did own at some point and wish not to forget. Teas found both in my “cupboard” and on my “wishlist” are those which I did own and intend to restock. Teas best forgotten have been removed from the cupboard once depleted (in some cases tossed…).

I have also decided (beginning in 2015) to use the tasting note function to maintain a chronological record of the teas I’ve consumed since December 15, 2013. Most new reviews will now be posted directly at my blog, sherapop’s tea leaves.

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