Customer Reviews

Jasmine Pearl Tea (Superior Grade)

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I keep jasmine pearl tea on hand because my family loves it. The smell is heavenly and jasmine pearl tea doesn't develop the strong bitter aftertaste the longer it sets out. Maybe this is a quality of the green teas in general. The tea leaves have a very pleasant mild taste. I strongly recommend this tea to any tea lover.

This is my favorite green tea to share with friends. The aroma when adding the hot water and while the ta is brewing is delightful, and just a prelude to the wonderful flavor of this tea. Not to mention the health benefits of a cup of green tea to start the day! I love watching the pearls unfurl in my brewer. There is no bitter aftertaste -- and I can get two brewings from the same pearls.

I've tried many teas,and I like this one a lot. Very light, but I can brew 3 pots using the leaves on each cycle. It's likely that I'll come back to this one.

If one was to be assaulted by a jasmine plant, it would smell just like the floral aroma that filled the room when I greedily pried the lid off of my tin of tea. The scent is overwhelming. The pearls are smaller than other brands I've seen, but they unfurl beautifully and can be re-steeped. As far as flavor, it's light on the tongue but heavily perfumed. I prefer many fast steepings as opposed to just one or two longer ones, so your mileage may vary.

If you brew this, I recommend letting the kettle cool a little first. Don't pour boiling water on the leaves, let it rest a minute. Green is more delicate. I kept my leaves in the water a minute for the first steeping, a minute for the second, ninety seconds for the third, and two minutes for the fourth. Filtered water tastes better than tap.

I've had quite a few different jasmine tea pearls and they come in a variety of grades. These superior grade specimens from Summit are just that. They average around 8mm-1cm in diameter (large) and have an extremely pungent and fresh jasmine aroma. In the cup they unfurl into whole young spring needle leaves. The liquor is an inviting pale yellowish green with moderate to strong tannin and a rich flavor strongly redolent of jasmine blossoms.

I drink this kind of tea in a tall cup. I put 6-10 pearls in the bottom and let the leaves unfurl there (i.e. I do not use an infuser and I do not remove the leaves while I drink the tea). Unlike most green teas this doesn't get too bitter with an extended time in the cup. In this way it is like a green wulong. Because of the strong flavor, this tea can be infused multiple times.

The quality of jasmine tea pearls varies. Some are small and hard. Some are infused with only jasmine oil and some include blossoms. This example is among the better ones obtainable in terms of size and grade of the leaves and the quality of the floral scent. Recommended.

This my first experience with green tea and I have to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed it. The tea has a wonderful jasmine fragrance to it and a very subtle taste. I also love the whole experience of preparing the tea. The company shipped the tea in a nice air-tight container, and although the shipping was not the quickest, it was not unreasonable either.