Bi Tan Piao Xue - Green Tea

This is a wonderfully complex and well-behaved cup of tea! The interplay between the fresh jasmine scent/taste and the underlying green tea flavors changes not only as the cup cools and is enjoyed, but through successive infusions. The first cup is the most jasmine-ish; the effect begins to yield to the flavors of the green tea but not much - nevertheless you will notice it. It is in the second infusion that you get a more balanced green tea flavor. My first experience with this tea yielded three infusions over a period of about a day. I drank it at work with a co-worker who very much enjoyed it, as I did. The scents of jasmine did manage to permeate the office. Through all stages of drink, the aftertaste of jasmine was pronounced and pleasant, akin to eating honeysuckle - the aftertaste lasts quite awhile. The longer the tea steeps, eg., the second cup of the first infusion, the stronger and more interesting the interplay becomes; it will get strong on you.