Okay, so I may have steeped this one a little too short (or so said my husband), but I am always horridly afraid of oversteeping green tea, because all it takes is a few seconds for green teas to turn from perfect to omgbitternastywhatdidIjustputinmymouth.
Sue me. I planned to resteep anyway. xP
Leaf (or in this case, pearl) description: A good size, rolled a little more loosely than I’ve seen in the past. Good distribution of the jasmine leaves and the silver tips throughout all of the pearls, as far as I can tell. Very pleasant smell!
Brew description: After steeping (see time below), the liquor was a pale spring green color, with a hint of butter color, which became more like an amber near the bottom of the pot. I didn’t stir like my husband and I usually do—I wanted to see what would happen.
No sweeteners were added or necessary.
First steep: WOW! This was so much different than most other green teas I have ever tried. The first sip put me in this extremely (pardon the expression, there’s really no better word for it) zen kind of mood, vigorously awake and yet calm as still water. It was almost as if I’d been put under a spell. The jasmine is so delicious, not bitter at all, and the ‘green tea’ flavor was simply sublime!
My review on the second steep will have to wait until next post; I haven’t had the time yet, but I will definitely make the time! I will have to consider this one for my favorite jasmine tea of all time. (Teavana’s Thousand Mountain Jasmine, which I’m not entirely sure if they stole from one of those companies they absorbed, is my current favorite, but we’ll see.)
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I do love that “zen” feeling you get from certain teas. Jasmine especially seems to do that for me.
Have you tried Adagio’s jasmine pearls (the reasonably priced ones, not the super-expensive “masters” ones)? Those were my first intro to jasmine pearls and I’ve been thinking of looking into others.. just wondered if you knew how they compared :>
I haven’t tried them, sadly. I’m actually an Adagio virgin. waits for the gasps of shock and horror
Heh, I was going to ask you how they compared to Teavana’s pearls :). It’s starting to sound like a jewelry shop in here!
Teavana’s are more tightly woven, I find, and they’re probably good for a few more steeps, but the flavor of these is much richer. More jasmine, but not bitter or plant-y at all. The green tea is very buttery. I haven’t had Teavana’s pearls in a while, so my memory may not be doing them justice. xD
I do love that “zen” feeling you get from certain teas. Jasmine especially seems to do that for me.
Have you tried Adagio’s jasmine pearls (the reasonably priced ones, not the super-expensive “masters” ones)? Those were my first intro to jasmine pearls and I’ve been thinking of looking into others.. just wondered if you knew how they compared :>
I haven’t tried them, sadly. I’m actually an Adagio virgin. waits for the gasps of shock and horror
Heh, I was going to ask you how they compared to Teavana’s pearls :). It’s starting to sound like a jewelry shop in here!
Teavana’s are more tightly woven, I find, and they’re probably good for a few more steeps, but the flavor of these is much richer. More jasmine, but not bitter or plant-y at all. The green tea is very buttery. I haven’t had Teavana’s pearls in a while, so my memory may not be doing them justice. xD