Jasmine with Flowers Green Tea - Loose Leaf Bulk - 5LB

This Jasmine with Flowers Green Tea is from the Fujian Province, China, and is grown 1500 feet above sea level. It is a steamed green tea which produces a liquor with surprising body and a captivating floral taste that is not found in any other natural tea. Jasmine tea is one of the most pleasant tasting green teas available on the market. On the nose, the dry tea has a floral bouquet which literally causes your senses to come alive with pleasant thoughts. The flavor is enhanced with the addition of jasmine blossoms which give the tea a visual appeal few other teas are capable of copying. There are many different grades of jasmine tea. This particular grade is the first grade below the exotic jasmines. It has all the flavor, aroma, and good green tea qualities but not the exorbitant price. In China, they declare this jasmine tea as "Jasmine #1". The production of jasmine tea is quite interesting. It is important to begin with high quality green tea - tea that has been produced between the middle of March and the middle of May. Equally important for jasmine teas are fine jasmine blossoms - flowers that bloom between the 1st of May and the end of May (these have the most intense aroma). Traditionally, layers of jasmine blossoms were placed between fine green tea, and in time, the scent of the jasmine permeated the tea. Today, hot air is passed through the jasmine blossoms and then filtered through the tea so that the blossoms can be used more than once. The exhausted blossoms are then used to decorate the tea. Produced in both China and Taiwan, jasmine tea yields a cup with all the concentrated heady bouquet of a garden in bloom. For the best brew, Jasmine with Flowers Green Tea should steep in water that is steaming (150-180° F) for 1-4 minutes.