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“Looks like I’ve reached the end of my stock on this one. So I tried to brew it a little different. Now, I’m not a huge fan of scented teas, herbal teas, or blends. I’ll be honest, I’m a bit of a...” Read full tasting note
from the Red Blossom Tea Company website:
We are pleased to announce the 2014 crop Organic Dragon Pearl Jasmine. This year, we’ve switched from an earlier summer Jasmine from Guangxi to a later summer and more intense Jasmine from Fujian. Crafted from IMO-certified organic Da Bai tea from Fuding County, Fujian, Our Organic Dragon Pearl Jasmine is produced over the span of two seasons.
In early spring, the hand-picked leaf buds are steamed then meticulously hand-rolled and dried. Once finished, the rolled teas are stored until summer, when they are scented with fresh jasmine blossoms over seven consecutive evenings.
The resulting fragrant pearl unravels in water, releasing a persistent jasmine aroma in a smooth, lightly sweet liquor.
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Looks like I’ve reached the end of my stock on this one. So I tried to brew it a little different.
Now, I’m not a huge fan of scented teas, herbal teas, or blends. I’ll be honest, I’m a bit of a stubborn purist. But I do like this Jasmine tea. It’s got a great taste and an unmatched mouth feel.
Time to experiment.
The Red Blossom website instructs you to use 195 degree water and steep for 2 minutes. This does a really good job of bringing out the exceptional Jasmine aroma and taste. I wanted to see if I could pull out a little more of the Da Bai white tea characteristics.
So, I pulled the temp down to just below 190, and brewed it a little shorter. It worked. The Jasmine flavor is a little more subtle, while the nutty, woodsy, crisp and clean characteristics of the white tea base were able to shine through. For the second steeping I am going to pull the steeping time all the way down to 1:30 to see if I can get even more of those wonderful Da Bai characteristics to sing through.
I’m not sure if I like this better, but it’s nice to be able to change it up and get different characteristics out of the same tea. Different characteristics, I might add, that are still incredibly delicious.
-E
