Jasmine white tea is one of the most popular kinds of tea that there is. Jasmine itself is an extremely popular flavor and white tea is loaded with antioxidants and a lot of health benefits that go along with it. While you can find jasmine tea in a lot of different kinds of tea, white is the most luxurious. White tea is picked differently than green tea, Wu long tea and black tea. There is actually only a very short period in the spring that the white tea leaves can be picked. You will find that this is something that makes this tea very rare, special and oftentimes more expensive. It is important that you understand jasmine teas before you can fully appreciate jasmine white tea.
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The History
Jasmine tea itself goes all the way back to the Sung Dynasty. The blend was made by the jasmine blossoms being plucked right as they started to open. It was then that the petals were stored in a cool environment until night time. It was then that the blossoms started to release the fragrance that so many have come to love. Once this began, they started to add in the dry green tea leaves. This allowed the try leaves to fully absorb the fragrance of the jasmine. The special grade teas, like jasmine white tea were scented several times more than the regular grades of tea. The regular grades were only scented up to 3 times.
Jasmine White Tea Today
It is very common for you to see jasmine green tea even more than white jasmine tea. This is mostly because green tea is a lot easier to find and produce and less expensive as well. The biggest difference with how the tea used to be made versus how it is made today is that it is no longer made by hand. It is thought all over the world that the Fujian part of China provides the best jasmine white tea in the entire world. This is thought to be because this particular area of China produces the jasmine that is the most heavily scented as well as the largest blossoms. It also has the loosest green tea leaves available. Loose white tea needs to have very loose leaves so they can better absorb the fragrance of the jasmine. The green tea that is plucked first can give the best possible jasmine because the leaves are the tenderest. This is why jasmine white tea is so popular.
Varieties of Jasmine Tea
As previously mentioned, jasmine tea is often found in green tea because of how easy it is to distribute. However, you can also find Wu long and white tea to be used as a base for jasmine tea. There are people that prefer to use black tea even though it tends to have a much stronger taste that some feel drowns out the jasmine. White tea on the other hand, has the ability to combine very nicely with jasmine because it has its own flavor and sweetness that is very subtle and complementary to the jasmine, making jasmine white tea preferred over the other options. Wu long jasmine tea is one that is the most fruity when it comes to tastes. Wu long jasmine tea is one that is the most distinctive when it comes to any other base for your jasmine tea.
Brewing Your Tea
It is important that you understand how to properly brew your jasmine tea no matter what kind of base you choose for it. Remember to start off with the best possible loose leaf white tea available to you. In order to know for sure that the loose tea that you get is the best go to a shop that is reputable whether it be online or locally. You need to be aware that the kind of brewing process that you do will depend heavily on the base tea that you go with. For instance, brewing jasmine white tea will be a lot different than brewing black jasmine tea.
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