Jasmine green tea is proof that scent is flavor. The blossoms never stay in the finished tea, yet every sip carries their perfume. For over a thousand years, this has been China's most beloved scented tea: green tea at its most romantic.
How jasmine tea is made
True jasmine tea is scented, not flavored. Fresh jasmine blossoms are picked at dawn, then layered with green tea leaves at night when the flowers open and release their fragrance. The tea absorbs the scent over several hours, the spent blossoms are removed, and the process may be repeated up to seven times for the finest grades. No artificial perfume needed. Patience does the work.
A thousand years of calm
Jasmine tea rose to prominence during China's Song Dynasty (960-1279) and has been a symbol of hospitality and refinement ever since. In traditional Chinese culture, serving jasmine tea signals respect for the guest. The pairing is no accident: green tea's gentle lift plus jasmine's famously soothing aroma creates a cup that calms and clarifies at once.
What the research says about scent and mood
Jasmine's fragrance is one of the most studied in aromatherapy. Its scent compounds have been associated with relaxed alertness: calm without drowsiness. Combined with green tea's modest caffeine and L-theanine, jasmine tea occupies a rare middle ground: soothing enough for the evening wind-down, clear enough for the afternoon.
How to brew it
Treat it gently. Use water around 175°F (80°C), not boiling, one teaspoon of leaves per cup, and steep 2 to 3 minutes. Boiling water scorches the delicate leaves and flattens the perfume. Multiple short steeps work beautifully: the second infusion is often the most fragrant.
Try our Jasmine
Our Jasmine is delicate green tea perfumed with real jasmine blossoms. Pure calm in a cup, and one of the prettiest teas you will ever smell.
These notes reflect traditional use and general wellness information, not medical advice.