Jasmine Green Tea

Light, fragrant, hard to decide whether to enjoy the aroma or the taste…ok, both. Every sip reminds me of my favorite Vietnamese establishment and the frequent pairing with bun. I am getting hungry as a matter of fact!

I tried a jasmine green tea at a sushi shop a while back and really enjoyed it, so I decided to get some of this at the grocery store. It’s savory and mellow and everything I like, and it even resteeps well! (talking about the bagged version) A very good stress relief, as this week has been rough.

This makes a decent cup of tea. I like the crisp ending it provides. No cream/milk, no sugar. I don’t know if I’ll repurchase seeing that there are other teas I like more, but it’s fine.

An old favourite. Good fall back tea when you have no loose left.

Surprisingly good bagged green tea. This was a standby I carried around in my bag for a few months one winter.

Nice, light jasmine green. Not a lot of fragrance but decent.

I don’t drink this tea as often as I should since it is one of my newfound favorites. The last time I made it, I think I let the tea sit too long. The taste was a bit overwhelming… At least I’ll know for next time.
10/12/2018

I generally don’t like the flavor of jasmine, because it can be very sharp. This one had a better balance between the tea and jasmine taste.

Like it strong with a lil honey. Great to drink during a bath.

Tried this at work since I saw the box in the cupboard. I boiled the water, let it cool off for longer than needed (I was busy at the desk- I probably let it cool for 30 min until it was more warm than hot), then steeped for about 1 min. When I got to drink it it was warm, not hot. But, it was not bitter at all and there was a good amount of jasmine flavour that came through. For a bagged tea, I was overall impressed. I do wonder, though, how this tea would hold up even under 160 degree F water, which is the lowest setting on my variable temp kettle (as in, would it get bitter fast due to it just being fannings?). Perhaps I should sneak a bag home and give it a try..