Jasmine with Flowers

Our Jasmine with Flowers, is crafted from premium whole Chinese green tea leaves and jasmine flower petals, with absolutely no flavourings or additives.

The result is a softer, sweeter, and more fragrant jasmine tea that stands in stark contrast to the commercially available jasmine teas often found in teabags or from large producers. Many of these mass-produced jasmine teas are made from lower quality tea leaves with jasmine added as a harsh chemical flavour, leading to a poor reputation for jasmine tea.

Our Jasmine with Flowers, however, uses no additives or chemicals and is produced naturally using a method developed almost 2,000 years ago. Fresh, young tea leaves are picked, and during the drying process, natural jasmine flower petals are scattered over the tea leaves, allowing them to naturally absorb the scents and flavours. The result is a balanced, subtle, crisp, and fragrant jasmine green tea, which is elegant and refreshing with a slight citrus finish.

Jasmine tea may not be the oldest type of tea produced in China, but it is one of the most popular and symbolic in modern Chinese society and has a significant following worldwide. Jasmine plants were introduced to China in the first couple of centuries AD via India, and within a few hundred years, were commonly used to flavour green teas. Fujian is the region best known for jasmine tea production, particularly Fuzhou, where altitude and climate are ideal for cultivating both jasmine and tea plants.

Jasmine also has symbolic meaning in China and is commonly served as a welcome beverage in homes and businesses, especially to greet guests. It represents purity and is said to have a celestial fragrance, while also possessing practical effects as an anti-toxin and energiser. Unfortunately, many of the jasmine teas on the market today use chemicals and poor-quality tea leaves, resulting in acrid, bitter, and overpowering infusions far removed from the true flavour of jasmine. For a true jasmine tea, the ingredients should list only tea leaves and jasmine blossoms, nothing else.