Jasmine Pearls

Thank you to derk for this one a while ago now!  I have enjoyed these pearls a couple times.  I do love a good jasmine pearl, and this is a great jasmine pearl.  A lovely quality green base with a delicate yet strong, sweet jasmine flavor.  While making tacos, I accidentally oversteeped the second cup but it wasn’t a problem!   A six minute steep should have really decimated these poor leaves, but nope, not astringent at all.  Good to know these pearls can’t really be ruined!  Really, I should probably be steeping these particular pearls at a higher temp and time, as both steeps were amazing.
Steep #1 // 1 teaspoon for full mug // 50 minutes after boiling // 1 minute steep
Steep #2 // 30 minutes after boiling // 6 minute steep

Song pairing: Darkside — Heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h7jfUUSj3M
Ethereal nature of jasmine combined with the cold and rainy front approaching quickly this morning. I better mow the lawn right now.

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I can’t recall what I was drinking or eating. I remember the intoxication, though.

She sat at the table next to me, both of us seeking respite, tucked away in the rear section of the tea house away from the ant-like movement of the tourists throughout the ferry building. I commented on the aroma escaping in wispy fingers from her gaiwan. We made eye contact and I was floored by the beauty that radiated from within her. She wore jasmine in her hair, plucked from somewhere in the city on her way to this quiet moment. In a style of interaction that I realize now will never happen in a post-pandemic timeline, she offered her next pour to me. I put a stranger’s cup to my lips and drank her perfume, supposedly the finest jasmine tea in the world.

Foolish decisions leave lasting impressions.

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I found in the kitchen a large tin of this tea of unknown age; old, that’s for sure (the address on the bag in the tin is for the original Imperial Tea Court location on Powell Street in San Francisco), but it’s still very good. Best western. Very strong jasmine can get chemical tasting if brewed grandpa style.

Another Sample from derk!

I hope I’m putting this in the right place!
This is a lovely, delicate cuppa. There’s the obvious floral that you would expect, but there’s also notes of stonefruit, grass, hay, a strong natural sweetness, and did I mention stonefruit? This tastes surprisingly like peaches! It’s very lovely. The flavor is mellow enough to be smooth, but strong enough not to taste weak. Put this one on the pile of “May have to acquire for me later!” It’s one of the best jasmine pearls I’ve tried, although that’s not saying much, I don’t have a ton of experience with jasmine pearls!

Very good. Lovely cuppa. Highly recommend.

Sample from derk and she don’t know how old it is. No matter what, it is still very jasmine.

Oh yeah, wonderful pearls of tea withwhite notes on them. I have tossed about 4 grams in my cup and prepared grandpa.

It turned out great. Very strong in jasmine, but base green tea was delicous as well. Very refreshing, mood lifting and enjoayble.

There is not much to write about to be honest – it’s clear jasmine tea, without any off flavours or aromas. Yeah, dry aroma reminded me rather honey, than jasmine. Maybe it was honeysuckle? I never smelled that flower, so I have no idea how it smells.