White Dragon Jasmine Pearls

Large, gently plucked, tender green tea leaves scented with the summer’s most fragrant jasmine blossoms and hand-rolled into large white pearls. The jasmine blossoms are picked unopened, then layered over the green tea leaves overnight. During the night, the jasmine flowers bloom, tossing its intense and exquisite aroma into the leaves which absorb the fragrance. The flowers are removed and fresh ones harvested the next day. This process is repeated 7-13 times for this particular grade, making it one of the most labor intensive, highest quality jasmine green teas ever. The jasmine flowers are the Arabic variety grown in Fujian and only bloom in the summer. The resulting tea liqueur is smooth, sweet, and viscous with the long lingering fragrance of jasmine flowers.