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“I love blackberry and jasmine separately as flavors in tea, so I was quite excited to see the combination. This smells intensely of jasmine, but doesn’t come off as perfumey. It’s like an overgrown...” Read full tasting note
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Tea of the Week for January 11, 2021!
This tea – oh how I love this tea!
It started as a jasmine green tea – using superior quality green tea that’s been scented by layering French jasmine blossoms with the tea – in several rounds. This process is known as ‘scenting’ & it’s done at the source. I blended this organic jasmine tea with organic Chun Mee. Then I added freeze-dried blackberries & vanilla beans.
The result is a blend that evokes lovely visions of tea in a French countryside garden on a sunny afternoon.
This is a blend that will probably not be blended again because this superior Jasmine tea is not one that I keep in stock – so it’s one that you should grab now while it’s here! It’s organic, VEGAN, gluten-free & allergen-free.
organic ingredients: green teas (including jasmine scented green tea), blackberries, vanilla beans & natural flavors
This tea is powerful – in a very beautiful way. It has the power to transport me (well, my mind) to a different place – to a beautiful garden in the French countryside – sitting, enjoying the sunshine & the scent of jasmine blossoms & blackberries wafting through the air.
I think that in today’s climate, a lovely mental escape like this is exactly what’s called for.
The jasmine is distinct but it isn’t as sharp as what you might detect if you were drinking a tea brewed from jasmine pearls. It’s soft – thanks in part to the presence of vanilla & to a lesser extent, the blackberries, of course, but also due to the type of jasmine scented tea used in this blend. It is smooth, sweet & has a silky texture. Jasmine & silk.
The vanilla is the next note that I pick up on – it’s exquisitely sweet – adding a pleasing dimension of flavor to this cup. The blackberries are a softer flavor – I pick up subtle hints of it throughout the sip, but they are subtle – but the flavors develop as I continue to sip & by the time I reach mid-cup, there is a distinct berry-ness to the cup – including a pleasant berry tingle in the finish.
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