Jasmine Pearl - Green Tea

On a full moon, the Jasmine blooms. To make Good Tea the Old Way, one must heat the blooming Jasmine over charcoal and under the Green tea leaves. It is done overnight. It is a long, slow process. It is being lost to time. But we maintain the tradition.

Origin: Fujian, China

Type: Hand rolled Jasmine Pearl, scented Green Tea.

Chinese Name: 龍珠潤茉莉 (Lóngzhū Rùn Mòlì - "Dragon Pearl Moist Jasmine")

Style: Hand-rolled pearl tea

Harvest/Production Date: May 2015 (as per packaging)

Caffeine Content: Medium

Tasting Notes: Floral jasmine bouquet, Sweet honey undertones, Fresh green tea base with mineral finish.

Special Features:

Traditional night-scenting process (tea layered with fresh jasmine blossoms)

Each pearl unfurls to reveal whole tea leaves

Award-winning "西享品號" (Western Enjoyment Premium) series

Brewing Guide:

 Use 3-5 pearls per 150ml glass teapot

 Water temperature: 80°C (176°F)

 First infusion: 2 minutes

 Subsequent infusions: +30 seconds each (yields 3-4 steeps)

 Watch pearls dance as they unfurl

Health Benefits:

Jasmine's natural relaxing properties

Green tea antioxidants (EGCG)

Low in tannins compared to other greens

Packaging:

Net weight: 50g (standard for pearl teas)

Sealed foil pouch for fragrance preservation

Collector's box with production details

Special Recipe:

Jasmine Green Tea - Iced Honey Lemon Limeade 

(Formulated by John, CH Creative Director and former Barista)

Ingredients:

- 10 Jasmine Pearls

- 300ml or 10oz of water in a measuring cup.

- Honey: 30g Lightly sweet, 50g medium sweet, 85g Sweet Tooth

- Lemon Lime Juice (1:1 Ratio): 8g to 15g based off Acidity or Sour tolerance.

- Metal mesh Strainer (used to squeeze lemon and lime juice, as well as strain the leaves out without a Gaiwan)

- Measuring cup in ML or OZ

- Gram accurate scale for honey and lemon lime juice

Directions: 

1. Steep 10 Jasmine Pearls in 10oz or 300ml of 80C water for as long as youd like. The longer it steeps, the more the jasmine will develop and sweeten. So 10 - 60 minutes.
2. Strain out jasmine, save for plain tea.
3. Mix in 30, 50, or 85 g of honey into water, stir thoroughly with a spoon, scrape the bottom to ensure mixture,.
4. Once honey is stirred in, add 8 - 15g of Lemon juice. Stir thoroughly.
5. While the mixture is in the measuring cup, add ice and stir. Some ice will melt. The recipe is concentrated to account for the melting of ice into water.
6. Strain out the ice from the drink by pouring the measuring cup into another cup with ice. Mix the drink into the Ice cup.

Enjoy! 

Note: This 2015 vintage has developed deeper floral notes with age. Store in cool, dark place to maintain aroma.