Green Jasmine

Tried this on the plane to Florida. Not bad for a plane. It’s pretty good hot. Good jasmine flavor without too much bitterness. As it cools though there is a bitter quality that comes out.

Fortum & Mason Advent Calendar 2021 – Day 16

And we’re back to green! Finding it funny how the order of the teas seems to vary slightly for different copies of this calendar, so sometimes I see a little preview of what’s to come!

This is yummy. The jasmine is more restrained than I am used to, but it still has a lovely natural sweet flavor. It’s not subtle by any means, but lighter than a jasmine pearl tea. The base tea is quite earthy and smooth, with a pleasant warm, dry grass sort of flavor. There’s a hint of smoke at the end of the sip as well, and a touch of minerality. Also picking up a bit of an apricot note, probably from the green tea, as I do often find a fuzzy apricot taste in Chinese greens.

A super pleasant and relaxed jasmine green for the evening. Enjoying this so much after a rather long day… :3

FORTNUM & MASON ADVENT DAY 15

My first non-black tea in this advent! And I love jasmine tea, but don’t usually drink it at breakfast. Hmmm. Decided to go for it anyway and just had a toasted and buttered English muffin so the tea could shine.

And… it is a decent jasmine green! I like it. The jasmine is pretty middle of the road here, not too weak, not too strong, just right. I can taste the green base and it is pretty smooth and sweet tasting with just enough grassiness to give you the feel of green tea base. It isn’t strong with seaweed flavors or anything, just a nice, neutral green base to carry the jasmine flavor. Might get lots more green base if it is drunk on its own and not with food.

Thumbs up, will enjoy drinking the rest of this tin.

I received this as a gift, so I don’t know if it’s expensive or not but I really enjoy it. It’s a very simple jasmine green tea, nothing special.