Long Zhu Jasmine – Green Tea

Brew & Taste

A distinctive aroma, a wonderful visual experience and a pleasant refreshing taste –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ these are the main positives of Long Zhu Jasmine. Of course, there are also health benefits, but those are mentioned below. The infusion of jasmine deliciousness is golden in color and the aroma can be described as delightful and intoxicating. The taste is pleasantly fresh, slightly smoky, sweetish with a floral aftertaste. It leaves a long pleasant sensation.

We recommend pouring Long Zhu Jasmine in a glass teapot that's preferably heated. You will be able to enjoy the pleasant sight of the developing tea beads rising to the surface and then floating freely to the bottom where they open up and give off their unique taste and aroma. This tea can be brewed up to five times.

Origins

Long Zhu Jasmine can also be found on the market under the names Xiao Longzhu, Dragon Pearls, Jasmine Pearls or Jasmine Pekoe Pearls. It should always be a high-quality green tea from the Fujian province of China, produced according to the traditional method of "scenting" with jasmine flower buds. But this is not always the case –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ some farmers try to produce this delicate tea before the jasmine flowers have even bloomed. Their aim is to satiate a hungry market, but the quality of artificially flavored teas is not staggering.

Traditional and truly high quality Long Zhu Jasmine is made with great care and patience. The tea leaves are harvested by hand from Chinese tea trees in early spring (March and April). The buds and the first two leaves are plucked. After wilting, they are briefly roasted and then each bud is individually wrapped into two leaves. This produces a green bead 5-6mm in size. They are all stored in a cool place, waiting for the jasmine to bloom. They usually rest like this for three months, as Chinese jasmine flowers bloom in July. Their undeveloped buds are picked in the morning, transported to the tea beads and placed among the prepared Long Zhu at night, when the flowers open and with the most fragrance. In the morning the jasmine is removed, and in the evening another batch of fresh flowers is spread out, repeating the process up to six times. When the tea master decides that the aromatization is complete, each ball is wrapped separately in tissue paper and slowly dried.

Tea packaging preview

We pack our teas in a strong, zip-lock aluminum packet which allows you to easily re-seal its contents. This container protects the quality of the tea against humidity, light or foreign odors, all of which could noticeably affect the quality of the brew.