Very very nice. Exquisite floral notes float in synergy with lightly astringent fresh green tea.
Luxury Ingredients:
Green tea*, Jasmine petals* *Organic Certified Organic by Pro-Cert Organic Systems (Organic Equivalency with COR, NOP, EU, JAS)
Tea(s) From: China
Antioxidant Level:
Very High
Caffeine Content:
Low
Shelf Life: 8 years unopened, 3 months after opening.
HOT BREWING METHOD (Ideal Brewing Temperature: 85ºC/185ºF):
Bring filtered or freshly drawn water to a rolling boil and let cool to roughly 180'F/82'C. Place approximately half a teaspoon of Matcha in your cup. Infuse with 8oz/250ml of water, whisk briskly and enjoy.
ICED TEA BREWING METHOD:
Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea into a teapot for each serving required. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 6-7oz/170-200ml per serving over the tea. Cover and let steep for 7 minutes. Add hot tea to a 12oz/375ml acrylic glass filled with ice, straining the tea. Add milk and sweeten to taste. A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted.
HISTORY:
"Tea Stove" by the ancient Chinese writer Zhu Xi. Written during the Song Dynasty (960-1279) a period of intense creativity in Chinese history, the poem illustrates the notion that tea in all its varied forms was a gift from the gods. In addition to spawning a literary and artistic renaissance of sorts, the Song Dynasty also saw much creative work in the realm of tea manufacture. At the time, the government began offering a series of tax credits to farmers who agreed to farm newly terraced hillsides. Farming became possible on the steep slopes thanks to the recent development of irrigation pumps that could elevate water up to the new fields. Farmers discovered that the new fields were ideal for growing many types of tea. As the tea farms grew in number, so to did the various varieties of teas being made to appeal to the increasingly sophisticated tastes of the urban population. (By the Song Dynasty, some Chinese cities already had populations of over 1Million!)
Among the most important of these varieties was the development of jasmine scented tea, produced by layering freshly plucked leaves with fragrant jasmine blooms during processing. (Interestingly, like tea itself, as described in the poem above, the name Jasmine also means gift of god in Arabic.)
In the same ancient spirit of creative commerce, we're pleased to offer the latest innovation in Jasmine tea, Organic Jasmine Matcha. Stone ground using an exceptional Jiangxi Province Jasmine tea, this is one cup you will definitely be coming back for time and again - thick, creamy and fully infused with sweet jasmine floral notes - exceptional.
