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ORGANIC EMPEROR'S JASMINE
ORGANIC WHITE TEAS
TASTING NOTES
AROMA
Exquisite golden jasmine blossoms hand-picked before dawn.
Exquisite golden jasmine blossoms hand-picked before dawn.
PALATE
Delicate with soft, fused notes.
3055JASMIN À L'EMPEREUR
This unfermented tea, with its delicate cup, pale celadon liquor, and conspicuous palate, is ideal for the discerning jasmine connoisseur.
One breezy day in the year 2737 BCE, in the shade of his garden, Emperor Chen-Nung was enjoying a cup of boiled water, the hygienic custom of the day. Carried by the wind, leaves from a neighbouring bush fell into his imperial cup. They were leaves from the Camellia sinensis plant, and the emperor experienced such a feeling of refreshment and well-being that he vowed to take a cup each day. Thus was born the custom of drinking tea.
Scented seven times in the imperial custom, this premier grade of white tea, comprised entirely of handpicked top leaves and buds, is covered with silvery white down. Its composition is both white and light green leaves with exquisite subtle cup.
ORGANIC EMPEROR'S JASMINE
YIELD 50 cups
PRICE $41.95
YIELD 140 cups
PRICE $111.85
MASTER BLENDER TASTING NOTES
The Fuzhou area of the Fujian province is famous for its jasmine tea and evening air, both perfumed by the fragrant bushes which grow along the banks of the Min River. The jasmine blossoms are picked during the heat of the day, when the flowers are closed tight. The tea is scented in the cool of the evening when the blossoms open, releasing their intoxicating scent. The blossoms are heaped in piles next to the drying tealeaves, which absorb the fragrance of the jasmine. This is repeated up to seven times for the most prized jasmine teas.
