Jasmine Pearl loose leaf green tea with hand-rolled ball shapes displayed on white background, by Yerba Buena Tea Company.
Brewed jasmine pearl tea in a clear glass mug beside loose leaf pearls and infuser, by Yerba Buena Tea Company.
Jasmine Pearls loose leaf green tea in a black and green labeled canister, by Yerba Buena Tea Company.

Organic Green Tea | Hand-Rolled & Floral | Low Caffeine

Organic Jasmine Pearls Green Tea

Grown in China Floral Sweet

Green tea buds hand-rolled into pearls, scented with jasmine flowers for seven nights. The leaves unfurl in the cup like a slow-motion bloom.

Ingredients: Organic Green Tea, Organic Jasmine Flowers.

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About Jasmine Pearls

The hand-rolled tea that unfurls in the cup.

Each pearl is a single bud and one or two tender leaves, hand-rolled into a tight ball while still fresh. The pearls are then layered with jasmine flowers for seven consecutive nights. The flowers open at dusk, releasing their scent. The tea absorbs the fragrance. At dawn, the spent flowers are removed and replaced with fresh ones. The process repeats until the tea carries the jasmine deep into the leaf. The rolling protects the essential oils from evaporating. The result is a green tea that tastes as vivid six months after harvest as it did on day one.

Why the scenting matters.

Most jasmine teas use flowers once, maybe twice. The leaves pick up a surface note and that is the end of it. This tea uses seven nights of scenting because jasmine is a night-blooming flower. The flowers do not release their full aroma until after sunset. Layering the tea with fresh flowers every night, for a full week, drives the scent into the cellular structure of the leaf. The fragrance reads as pure jasmine, not perfume. The sweetness holds through multiple steeps.

The visual ritual.

Use glass. A glass teapot or a clear cup. Drop 10 to 15 pearls into 175°F water and watch them unfurl. The tightly rolled balls soften, the leaves separate, and within two minutes the entire bud-and-leaf structure blooms open. The liquor turns pale gold. The jasmine scent fills the room. You are missing half the experience if you brew this in ceramic.

Organic Ingredients
  • Organic Green Tea
  • Organic Jasmine Flowers
Tasting Notes

Aroma: Intensely floral. Pure jasmine, night-blooming and sweet, over a soft vegetal base.

In the cup: Silky and nectar-sweet. The tea liquor is thicker than standard green tea, coating the palate with a round, floral sweetness. The vegetal notes sit underneath, grounding the jasmine.

Finish: Long and clean. The jasmine lingers for minutes after the last sip, soft and perfume-like without crossing into artificial.

Why You'll Love It

The hand-rolling tradition: Rolling tea into pearls is a Fujian Province technique that dates back to the Song Dynasty (960 to 1279 CE). The method requires skilled artisans who roll each bud without breaking it. The tight shape protects the leaf from oxidation and allows the tea to age gracefully. Pearl teas often taste better six months after harvest than they do fresh.

The jasmine scenting process: Jasmine tea as a category emerged in China during the Ming Dynasty, when tea merchants discovered that layering tea with night-blooming jasmine flowers transferred the scent into the leaf. The flowers release their peak fragrance between dusk and dawn, which is why the scenting happens at night. Most commercial jasmine teas use one or two nights of scenting. This tea uses seven.

The re-steep advantage: Because the leaves are whole and tightly rolled, they release flavor slowly. The first steep wakes the leaf. The second steep, after the pearls have fully unfurled, often delivers the cleanest jasmine flavor. The third and fourth steeps soften into a quieter, more vegetal cup. Each steep reveals a different facet of the same leaf.

Jasmine Pearls loose leaf green tea in a black and green labeled canister, by Yerba Buena Tea Company.

Jasmine Pearls

$35.00 USD
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What's inside

Key ingredients

The botanicals at the heart of this blend, and where in the world they're traditionally grown.

Green Tea

Camellia sinensis

Zhejiang, China & Uji, Japan

Jasmine Flowers

Jasminum sambac

Fujian & Guangxi, China

Green Tea

Camellia sinensis

Fresh, grassy, and bright, with a gentler lift than black tea.

In the cup

Green tea is the true tea leaf with its oxidation stopped early, by steaming in Japan or pan-firing in China. That quick heat locks in the green color and a fresh, vegetal flavor that runs from grassy to sweet. It steeps light and bright, with less caffeine than black tea and a clean, brisk finish.

Traditionally grown in Zhejiang, China & Uji, Japan

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Jasmine Flowers

Jasminum sambac

Fragrant white blossoms that perfume green tea with sweet florals.

In the cup

Jasmine flowers are layered with green tea leaves at night, when the blossoms open and release their scent, then removed by morning, sometimes over several nights. The result is a delicate, sweet, floral perfume woven through the tea. A centuries-old Chinese craft, it makes one of the most romantic cups in the world.

Traditionally grown in Fujian & Guangxi, China

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TeaFujian, China

Organic Jasmine Pearls Green Tea

Steep slow. Sip perfume.

Caffeine: Low
8.0 oz
Water
175°F
Temperature
1.0 tsp
Leaf
3 min
Steep Time
Re-Steep · Up to 3×
Use 175°F water, not full boil. The lower temperature protects the delicate jasmine oils and keeps the green tea from going bitter. 3 minutes for the first steep, 2 minutes for the second and third.
1
Cup

Craft Your Cup

A few notes from our teamakers.

Iced Jasmine Pearls
Cold-brew 2 teaspoons of pearls in 16 ounces of cold water for 8 hours in the fridge. Strain. Pour over ice with a squeeze of lime and a sprig of fresh mint. The cold extraction keeps the jasmine bright and drops most of the vegetal bitterness. Drinks like a floral limeade.

Jasmine Rice Pairing
Brew a pot of Jasmine Pearls and serve it alongside Thai jasmine rice, steamed vegetables, and a light protein like white fish or tofu. The floral notes in the tea mirror the floral notes in the rice. The pairing is a traditional one in Chinese banquet settings, where jasmine tea cleanses the palate between courses.

Jasmine Pearl Granita
Brew double-strength (2 teaspoons in 8 ounces, 4 minutes). Dissolve 2 tablespoons of cane sugar into the hot tea. Pour into a shallow baking dish and freeze for 3 hours, scraping with a fork every 30 minutes to create icy flakes. The result is a floral, lightly sweet palate cleanser that works as a mid-meal sorbet or a summer dessert.

Jasmine Pearl loose leaf green tea with hand-rolled ball shapes displayed on white background, by Yerba Buena Tea Company.

Your Questions About Jasmine Pearls, Answered.

Why are they rolled into pearls?

Rolling protects the essential oils in the leaf from evaporating. The tight shape keeps the tea fresh longer and allows it to age gracefully. It also creates a visual experience when the pearls unfurl in hot water, blooming into full leaves within two minutes. The technique is a Fujian Province tradition that dates back to the Song Dynasty.

How many times can I re-steep them?

Three to four times. The first steep wakes the leaf. The second steep, after the pearls have fully opened, often delivers the cleanest jasmine flavor. The third and fourth steeps soften into a quieter, more vegetal cup. Use 175°F water and shorten the time slightly for each additional steep.

How many pearls per cup?

10 to 15 pearls for an 8-ounce cup, which works out to roughly 1 teaspoon. The pearls expand to five times their original size as they unfurl. A little goes a long way. If you are brewing in a larger teapot, scale up proportionally.