Jasmine Tea
Green teas of different grades are prepared before jasmine is harvested in the summer months. Open blossoms and tight buds are passed over; only buds about to open are plucked. As these buds are strewn over the waiting tea leaves, they gradually open and impart their fragrance, which is absorbed by the leaves. For high grades of Jasmine, the scenting process is repeated several times, at the end of which the spent flowers are removed.
Premium Jasmine Tea
| Item # | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3002 | White Silvery Needles w/ Jasmine | An extravagant tea; feathery white buds, delicate tea flavor. |
| 3003 | Jasmine Curled Dragon Silver Tip | Thick, twisted whitish leaves. A lavish green tea in its own right, but scented with jasmine. |
| 3009 | Silver Dragon Jasmine | Fairly robust leaves with plentiful silver strands. A good balance of jasmine bouquet and tea flavor. |
| 3010 | Super Yin Hao Jasmine | More and thicker silver sproutings than the Yin Hao. |
| 3011 | Yin Hao Jasmine | Finest slender leaves with abundant silver tips. Flowers have been removed after scenting and hardly any petals remain. |
| 3012 | Fancy Yin Hao Jasmine | A balance between the good value of the standard Yin Hao and the extravagance of silver tips in the Super Yin Hao. |
China Jasmine Tea
| Item # | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3019 | Silver Hao Ya Jasmine | Slender leaves with abundant wisps of silver. Fine jasmine flavor. |
| 3041 | Chun Hao Jasmine | Careful sorting of leaves still evident. A few petals. |
| 3049 | China Tippy Jasmine | A robust Jasmine with bold leaf and deep tea flavor. |
| 3051 | Chur She Jasmine | Excellent, full jasmine fragrance. |
| 3069 | Hao Ya Jasmine | Good proportion of silver tips; leaves slightly longer than Chun Hao. Very good jasmine bouquet. |
| 3101 | China Jasmine, Special | More petals showing; slender longish leaves. Fine leaves mingled with tips; some petals. Fewer flowers remain in the tea than item #3111. Delicate tea flavor. |
| 3101A | Organic China Jasmine, Special | More petals showing; slender, longish leaves. |
| 3111 | China Jasmine, 1st Grade | Fine leaves, many tips, some petals; full flavor. |
| 3119 | China Jasmine, 1st Grade | Fewer flowers remain in the tea than item #3131. |
| 3131 | China Jasmine, 3rd Grade | Good uniformity in leaves; tea has some petals. |
| 3151 | China Jasmine, 5th Grade | Good uniformity in leaves; tea has flowers and petals. |
Artisan Jasmine Tea
| Item # | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 6138 | Jasmine Downy Pearls, Fancy | Silvery tips carefully shaped into small round pearls. Ours are from the spring crop and are very downy. Compare quality by looking at the proportion of the bud to the stem. |
| 6139 | Jasmine Downy Pearls | |
| 6139A | Organic Jasmine Downy Pearls | |
| 6336 | Jasmine Silver "Peach" w/ Pink Blossom | Sized like a "Red Globe Grape", silvery tips hold a bright pink blossom (Globe Amaranth, Gomphrena globosa) at the top. Scenting with jasmine gives this popular tea even more appeal. |
| 6513 | Jasmine Rings | Delicate tiny hoops fashioned from fine leaves that have been scented with jasmine. Silvery hues. |
| 6594 | Jasmine Silver Stars | The size of star anise, these five-pointed stars are full of silvery, downy hairs. Delightful new shape. |