Packaging Information:
Packed in 50g units / 5g SAMPLE also available
Green tea is infused with jasmine more often than oolongs. However, we feel that the combination with Oolong tastes smoother. You literally melt into a cup of sweet fragrance and delicate jasmine notes.
Jasmine Oolong is a unique tea sourced from Guangxi in China. This Oolong tea is infused with a delicate scent of the night-blooming jasmine flowers. We urge you to try the sublime taste of this well-made variety. Jasmine Oolong is a refreshing beverage perfectly suited for all seasons (drink hot in winter and iced in summer).
Jasmine Oolong, like all Oolongs, is a semi-fermented tea meaning it is somewhere between black and green tea, oxidationwise.
Taste & Aroma:
Jasmine Oolong has a rich and distinctive flavour expertly infused with the sweet, delicate fragrance of night-blooming summer jasmine.
Appearance:
The leaves are dark green with lighter highlights and brown, oxidized edges. The finished cup is pale, somewhat yellowish-green in colour.
Origin:
Hengxian near Nanning, Guangxi province, China. The county has a 400-year history of growing jasmine, with jasmine plantations spread across 100,000 mu.
Harvest Period: Spring 2010
History:
Tea scented with the aroma of jasmine flowers has been a specialty in China since the Sung Dynasty ruled over 800 years ago. The jasmine plant was brought to China from Persia before the third century. These fragrant flowers first made their appearance in tea around the fifth century.Green tea is infused with jasmine more often than oolongs. However, we feel that the combination with Oolong tastes smoother. You literally melt into a cup of sweet fragrance and delicate jasmine notes.
Jasmine Oolong is a unique tea sourced from Guangxi in China. This Oolong tea is infused with a delicate scent of the night-blooming jasmine flowers. We urge you to try the sublime taste of this well-made variety. Jasmine Oolong is a refreshing beverage perfectly suited for all seasons (drink hot in winter and iced in summer).
Jasmine Oolong, like all Oolongs, is a semi-fermented tea meaning it is somewhere between black and green tea, oxidationwise.
