Tea Information:
Tea: Jasmine Silver Needle Organic
Type: White Tea
Packaging: Loose Leaf
Company: Teas Etc
Purchase: Here
Description: A Chinese Silver Needle (Yinzhen) organic all bud white tea that is scented with the aroma of fresh Jasmine blossoms.
Bold floral tones with the simplicity of traditional silver needle white tea character make this a very popular choice.
Ingredients: organic silver needle white tea, organic jasmine
Origin: Fujian, China
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 185°F 500ml
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, fruity, floral
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, light, jasmine
Flavor: sweet, jasmine
Body: Light
Aftertaste: vegetal
Liquor: translucent yellow-green
delicious, light, refreshing, lovely
Resteep:185°F 500ml 4 min
med body, still delicious!
Resteep:185°F 500ml 4 min
3rd steep is too bitter and astringent
Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing
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White tea is the only way I’ll take jasmine-scenting. Not sure why, but it works better with white in my opinion.