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Jasmine Dragon Pearls
Beautiful little pearls of green and white, scented six times with jasmine blossoms to produce one of today's most prized jasmine teas.
These exquisite tea pearls, also called "dragon eyes," represent over a century of traditional hand-rolling artistry from Fujian, China. Each carefully crafted pearl unfurls in your cup to release perfectly balanced floral notes that produce a sublime aroma and taste - an ultra smooth, intensive floral and fragrant experience that defines premium jasmine tea.
Why You'll Love It:
- Artisanal Craftsmanship: Hand-rolled for over 100 years using traditional techniques
- Six-Time Scenting: Intensive jasmine process creates perfectly balanced floral notes
- Visual Spectacle: Green-silvery pearls create a real eyecatcher in your teapot
- Customer Favorite: 95% positive rating from 74 reviews - praised as "one of the best jasmine green teas"
The Art of Dragon Pearls:
Traditional Hand-Rolling: Each pearl is carefully rolled by hand into perfect green-silvery spheres, a technique passed down through generations of Chinese tea artisans.
Special Scenting Process: Our dragon pearls undergo six rounds of jasmine scenting, where fresh jasmine blossoms are layered with the tea pearls, allowing the soft, delicate and floral aroma to penetrate each pearl completely.
Fujian Excellence: Sourced from China's premier jasmine tea region, where the climate and soil create the perfect conditions for both exceptional green tea and fragrant jasmine blossoms.
Perfect Brewing:
Use 5-10 pearls per cup, steeping in 70-80°C water for 2-5 minutes. Watch as the pearls gracefully unfurl, releasing their sublime jasmine essence into a very light, crystal-clear infusion. Perfect for morning and afternoon enjoyment - best appreciated without milk or sweetener to fully experience the intensive floral and fragrant flavor.
Jasmine Dragon Pearls - where ancient artistry meets sublime taste in every handcrafted pearl.
Brewing
Use 5-10 pearls in a cup or 1/2 a tsp per person for a teapot. Pour freshly boiled water, cooled to 70-80C, over the pearls and infuse for 2-5 minutes. May be resteeped several times.
Ingredients
green tea scented with jasmine.
t leaf T’s Commitment to Sustainable Packaging
At t leaf T, we're committed to reducing our environmental impact.
Why Do We Use Stand-Up Pouches?
Our stand-up pouches are made from soft plastic with a thin foil lining. This lining acts as a crucial barrier against light, moisture, and air, ensuring our teas stay fresh and flavorful throughout their shelf life.
In addition to protecting our teas, this type of flexible packaging is more efficient and environmentally friendly than traditional rigid packaging. Here’s why:
- Space-saving: Stand-up pouches ship, store, and dispose of flat, reducing the materials needed to produce them.
- Lower carbon footprint: They require less CO2 to manufacture and transport.
- Efficient design: We print directly on the pouches, eliminating the need for extra labels and further reducing waste.
Why We Don't Use Compostable Packaging
We understand the desire for fully compostable packaging, and we’d love to offer it. However, after extensive testing, we’ve identified two key challenges that prevent us from switching:
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Limited disposal options: Compostable packaging isn't accepted in council kerbside collections and isn't recyclable, meaning it usually ends up in landfill.
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Compromised tea quality: Biodegradable and compostable pouches degrade over time, even in storage. Teas need robust protection from light, moisture, aromas, and oxygen to maintain their freshness and flavour. During our tests, we found that compostable packaging allowed cross-contamination of aromas, especially in blends like Chai and English Breakfast. The result? A noticeable reduction in quality, which is unacceptable for our premium teas.
Given these issues, we’ve made the decision to stick with stand up pouches that ensures the highest quality and food safety for our teas.
Looking Forward to a Greener Future
At t leaf T, we're always on the lookout for better, more sustainable packaging options that don’t compromise on quality. Rest assured, we're committed to finding a solution that meets both our environmental goals and your tea standards.