Tea's for All Occasions

Jasmine Tea: There is a wide variety of Jasmine Tea's. And we will explore a few of them in this issue!
Jasmine Tea (Also Jasmine scented tea) is honored as the most fragrant and popular Chinese tea in the world. This tea is light, delicate, slightly sweet and every cup comes with a distinctive fresh jasmine fragrance. Jasmine tea is readily available in Chinese markets, and it can often be obtained from big grocery stores or specialty tea shops as well. Many people may be familiar with jasmine tea because it is a frequent offering at Chinese restaurants.
The jasmine flowers are harvested during the day and stored in a cool place until night. During the night, the flowers bloom with full fragrance. The flowers are layered over the tea leaves during the scenting process. The quality of jasmine tea is determined by the quality of green tea used as its base and the effectiveness of the scenting.
Brewing Jasmine tea can depend on the type.
Let's start with Black Jasmine:
Step1: Put your water on to boil.
Step 2: Add 1 tsp. per cup of black jasmine tea to your infuser or to your teapot. You can strain the tea if you don't want to use an infuser.
Step 3: Pour the boiling water into your teapot and then put the lid on your teapot.
Step 4: Allow your black jasmine tea to steep at least 3 minutes, but no longer than 5 minutes, or it may be bitter.
Step 5: Pour the now hot, but not boiling water into your teapot. Put the lid on your teapot.
Step 6: Strain the black tea and jasmine blooms out of your tea, if you didn't use an infuser or remove your infuser.
Step 7: Pour your tea into tea cups and drink!
And then there is White Jasmine:
Step 1: Put your water on to boil.
Step 2: Pour a bit of the boiling water into your teapot then toss it. This is to warm your teapot.
Step 3: Take the pot off after it starts boiling and allow it to sit for 1 minute.
Step 4; Add 1 tsp. of white jasmine tea per cup to your teapot. You can add the tea directly to the pot or use an infuser.
Step 5: Pour the now hot, but not boiling water into your teapot. Put the lid on your teapot.
Step 6: Allow the white jasmine tea to steep for 5 minutes but no longer than 8 minutes.
Step 7: Strain your white jasmine tea if necessary, or remove the infuser.
Step 8: Pour your white jasmine tea into tea cups and drink.
Next up, Green Jasmine Tea:
Step 1: Put your water on to boil.
Step 2: Pour some of the boiling water into your pot then toss it. This is to warm the pot.
Step 3: Take your water off the heat as soon as it begins to boil. Let it sit for 2 minutes off of the heat.
Step 4: Add your green jasmine tea directly to the pot or to an infuser that you put in your teapot. You'll want about 1 1/2 tsp. of green jasmine tea per tea cup.
Step 5: Pour the now cooler but still hot water into your teapot.
Step 6: Allow the tea to steep for at least 1 minute, but not longer than 2 minutes or it can become bitter.
Step 7: Strain your tea, or remove the infuser.
Step 8: Pour your tea into tea cups and drink.

And last, but (as is always the case...) Not Least,
Oolong Jasmine Tea:
Step 1: Put your water on to boil.
Step 2: Add a bit of the boiling water to your teapot then toss it. This is the warm the teapot.
Step 3: Add your oolong jasmine tea to your pot or an infuser. You want 1 tsp. of tea per cup.
Step 4: Take your boiling water from the heat.
Step 5: Pour the boiling water into the teapot.
Step 6: Allow your oolong jasmine tea to steep at least 2 minutes but not longer than 3 minutes.
Step 7: Pour, and Drink!
Yes, There are many similarities in the brewing process of each of these, but to give any of them a short shrift. would just seem an inappropriate way of treating any of them!
Enjoy!!!
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