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Since I just had Teavivre’s other jasmine tea yesterday, I’m going to compare the two.

First impression, yum! These are quite similar teas, but I’m detecting a heavier sweetness to these pearls. The jasmine is again very nice and very well executed, but the pearls seem a little less floral than the Mo Li Yin Hao. The green tea is also more absent.

With both teas, I started out with a 1.5 minute steep and increased subsequent steeps by 30 seconds. They both held up to multiple infusions equally well. However, I am detecting a tad more astringency. I remember the Mo Li Yin Hao getting astringent at the end of the third cup. But the astringency appeared in the pearls halfway through the first cup.

I don’t want to be too critical. It’s still a delicious cup of tea. I think I just prefer the other one. The Mo Li Yin Hao was just so perfectly balanced. Still, this tea wins out on cuteness.

How adorable are these little tiny pearls??! I’ve never had jasmine pearls before, so I’m glad I finally got to see what all the hype is about. They’re much smaller than I expected, but they unfurl really beautifully. I’m not sure what pearls have to do with dragons though…Perhaps they hoard them?

Overall, a very nice tea experience tonight. Very relaxing after an incredibly stressful couple of days.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 1 min, 30 sec
Ninavampi

Hope your days become less stressful! : )

CHAroma

Thank you! They already have. Sometimes life gets you down, but that’s why God made tea. :)

KeenTeaThyme

Jasmine pearls are…God’s gift. ;) I love, love, love them – alone or in blends.

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Ninavampi

Hope your days become less stressful! : )

CHAroma

Thank you! They already have. Sometimes life gets you down, but that’s why God made tea. :)

KeenTeaThyme

Jasmine pearls are…God’s gift. ;) I love, love, love them – alone or in blends.

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But on a trip to Seattle in 2010, I stumbled into a Chinese teashop and tried my first oolong tea. I was forever changed! I embarked on a startling new love for green and white teas.

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