When we were first specialty tea converts, we initially harboured a distain for Jasmine Tea - because it was infused, and often in an attempt to sell off poor quality green tea leaves. Then, we met this tea! Loosely translated to Drifting Snowflakes Jasmine Green, the original Chinese name Bi Tan Piao Xue 碧潭飘雪 translates more accurately to 'Snowflakes Drifting into the Emerald Pond', a description for the floating Jasmine Flowers in the green brew of the tea. Made from top grade green tea harvested in Spring, made and kept till Summer, where the best Jasmine flowers blossom, Bi Tan Piao Xue is a traditional tea processing method that originated from Emei Mountain in Sichuan Province. The very fine picking of tips called 雪牙, literally translated as Snow Buds, is evident in this lot, filled with white furry buds. The Bi Tan Piao Xue process involves the tea first being infused by layering with flowers multiple times, and as a final touch, whole Jasmine flowers are added in. This lot of Jasmine flowers specifically from Guangxi Province, Nan Ning District Heng County is especially fragrant, floral with a hint of banana note! The resultant brew is smooth and rich, yet refreshing!
We recommend brewing at a lower temperature of 75-80 degrees celcius, so as to bring out less bitterness in from the delicate green tea, and to preserve the delicate sweet floral flavours from the equally delicate Jasmine flowers.
Grammage: 50g
Origins: green tea leaves from Sichuan, jasmine flowers from Guangxi
Harvest: green tea leaves from early spring 2024, jasmine flowers from late spring-early summer 2024
We recommend brewing at a lower temperature of 75-80 degrees celcius, so as to bring out less bitterness in from the delicate green tea, and to preserve the delicate sweet floral flavours from the equally delicate Jasmine flowers.
Grammage: 50g
Origins: green tea leaves from Sichuan, jasmine flowers from Guangxi
Harvest: green tea leaves from early spring 2024, jasmine flowers from late spring-early summer 2024