Asian Jasmine White Tea

This was such a lovely experience. Jasmine is such a specific flavor and fragrance. It works nicely with the white tea. While steeping, the smell of jasmine is nice and not overpowering. The jasmine isn’t as strong when you first taste it, but the flavor lingers giving a lovely aftertaste that is floral and familiar. This would make an excellent evening tea with a good book and some nice sitar music playing in the background.

It tastes mostly of jasmine…at least, I’m pretty sure what that flowery smell and taste were. It is good, especially for bagged tea. White tea, in my experience, doesn’t usually have a very strong flavor, and I think the addition of jasmine was a pretty good idea.
When you open the canister, it does smell very nice…that was probably my favorite part of this tea, though the flavor was very good, relaxing too.

This is so far my preferred jasmine tea variety. I do make sure to steep it quick or I find the bitterness goes up sharply. It has just the right mix of tea to the floral of the jasmine for me to enjoy both.

This blend is gorgeous. I love jasmine—the fragrance, the flavour, all the things. And while I like it with just about any tea, I think it works best as a white tea blend. (Oolong might be nice, too? I haven’t tried it.) This one’s super simple and straightforward, and utterly lovely.

I’ve been putting Lupicia teas in my tumbler to take to work over the last week…But I hate doing that since I don’t resteep the leaves at work or anything. Kinda a waste since those teas are expensive!
And it’s like, I want something light, that’s not gonna make me get sick, but at the same time will make me awake.
So I have been trying to find an alternative.
Yesterday I took Glitter & Gold, and that was okay, but not really something I wanted to drink in the morning.
And this morning I took this tea.
I figured that it was a lighter jasmine, and I wouldn’t feel bad to just use the bag for a one time use.
And you know what? I think I found my morning tea. Or at least one of them!
I forget how refreshing jasmine tea is. It makes me feel so awake and alive. Not in an antsy way, but in a more relaxed/refreshed way, if that makes sense.
And it wasn’t too strong, So I didn’t get sick! When I finished it I was craving more, right away. Maybe I should bring an extra tea bag to work with me.
I’m just kinda not on board with using microwaved water for my tea….:S
But may be worth it for this tea.
Anyway-this was a great morning tea! Happy to have this one!

I was rather disappointed with this tea.
The jasmine flavor is difficult to detect when hot, but it gets better as the tea cools. Otherwise, it simply tastes like hot water.
However, the high quality of tea leaves does come through, as well as yield a pleasant jasmine flavor, weak as it is. Yet most drinkers wouldn’t normally look for a high-grade leaf taste, but rather overall presence. Because Republic of Tea suggests steeping for only 30-60 seconds, the flavor ends up rather weak and seemingly under-steeped.
If you’re really looking for SUBTLE flavor, this might do the job. The mouthfeel and lingering flavor afterward is nice, with no sensation of tannin.