“This tea is the premium jasmine-scented tea from Seven Cups and I am drinking, right now, the version of the year 2013. The light green pearls produce a superb fragrance, which apparently does not...” Read full tasting note
Yin Hao Long Zhu is our high-end jasmine tea in pearl shape. This tea is processed as a green tea from the leaves and buds of the Da Bai Hao tea bush.
Silver Dragon Jasmine Pearls is made from a bud is picked in early spring, then hand rolled into a pearl shape and dried as a green tea. Silver Dragon Jasmine Pearls is made from spring buds so the buds are fat and the pearls are white due to only the bud showing. This tea has no sprig so the pearls are rolled tighter making them smaller than the Mo Li Long Zhu. The pearls are then mixed in with freshly picked jasmine flowers ( about 60% of tea and 40% jasmine) and left to absorb the flavor and aroma of the jasmine. The tea is then separated from the jasmine flowers and allowed to dry. For Yin Hao Long Zhu this process is repeated a total of five times with fresh batches of jasmine each time.
This is a beautiful jasmine tea. It has a mild flavor and aroma that comes out over many infusions. The fact that the aroma lasts over many infusions is also a way of proving that this tea is infused with real jasmine flowers, not artificially scented.
Brewing Guidelines
Teaware: 12 oz. glass or porcelain pot
Amount: ½ Tbs of tea leaves
Water: 190°F filtered water
Infusion: First infusion at least 2 minutes. The leaves are good for 6 infusions. Add a little more time for each subsequent infusion.
Seven Cups is an American tea company based in Tucson, Arizona. We source traditional, handmade Chinese teas directly from the growers and tea masters who make them, and we bring those teas back from China to share with people everywhere.