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Jasmine Pearls - Still Wearing Its Down
Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Description
Look closely at the tea leaf opening in this cup and one piece hasn't quite joined the others — paler, with a faint silvery coat that looks almost like down on a feather. That's not a flaw. It's the youngest growth on the plant, and tea graders have a word for it that comes straight from a southern Chinese term for white down. The more of it still visible, the earlier the leaf was picked — proof of age that exists for a short window and then vanishes for good.
Today's cup: Jasmine Pearl Tea — Camellia Sinensis.
1 tsp, 200mL, 80°C, three minutes. Takes three infusions.
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