note - nothing on this page is official medicinal advice.

jasmine green is my favourite tea, but i'll try to be unbiased in this page. made by a simple blending of green tea leaves (or white, but the most common variations include green) with jasmine flowers, it has a unique, often strong, floral taste that makes it seem as if you're drinking pure flowers. it's the most popular scented tea in china, and for good reason, it's simply delicious.

although it has a reputation for being used to mask bad green tea's taste with delicious flowers, this issue doesn't apply if you're buying high quality and expensive jasmine tea. i recommend importing from china, specificially the fujian province, and enjoy.

but wait! as it is a green tea, jasmine tea needs to be brewed in a specific way. i suggest using the gongfu tea method with one rinse, jasmine tea doesn't taste as good using western methods, or at least that is my experience. and don't use a rolling boil - as it is a green tea, it requires a cooler temperature. either bring water to a rolling boil and let it cool for one to two minutes (depending on your kitchen's temperature), or use an electric kettle that can heat to specific temperatures and bring it to about 80 degrees C. otherwise, you'll get an unpleasant bitter taste caused by the burning of the tea leaves.

jasmine is a wonderful choice for morning or afternoon tea parties with a floral setting. serve with simple pastries or fruit that compliment the fragrance nicely. but if your guests haven't had jasmine before, i suggest steeping it for a shorter time so the floral taste isn't as overwhelming.