What Tea Is Jasmine Dragon Pearl? Understanding Its Tea Type and Characteristics in One Article

Jasmine Dragon Pearl is a type of jasmine tea, made by scenting finely processed tea leaves with jasmine flowers. Its shape is round and tight, with white down visible, resembling pearls; its fragrance is fresh and lively, rich and lasting; its liquor is yellow-green and bright, with a fresh and lively taste. It can soothe the liver and brighten the eyes, nourish the skin and enhance beauty, and clear heat and detoxify. The most representative varieties include Jasmine Dabaihao, Tianshan Yinhao and Jasmine Sumenghao.

I. Varieties

1. Jasmine Dabaihao: abbreviated as Jasmine Dahao. It is made by the Fuzhou Tea Factory using early-spring tender buds of improved varieties such as Fuding Dabai tea specially processed into the base, and repeatedly scented with double-petal and single-petal jasmine in alternation. Through refined craftsmanship, it is made by "seven scentings and one lift." The product has plump, heavy and solid downy buds, tight, straight and even, with a tender yellow color, fully covered with silver down; the internal quality has a fresh and rich fragrance, a rich and mellow taste, a slightly yellow liquor, and an even and bright infused leaf.

2. Tianshan Yinhao: produced by the Fujian Ningde Tea Factory, it is a special flower tea that has won the title of quality product from the Ministry of Commerce. It is made by selecting high-grade Tianshan baked green tea and high-quality "sanfu" jasmine, and scenting them according to traditional techniques. The tea shape is tight, elegant and even, with white down visible, a tender green color, a transparent liquor color, a fresh, lively and rich fragrance, and a plump, tender and soft infused leaf.

3. Jasmine Sumenghao: a special flower tea created by the Suzhou Tea Factory, which once won the title of high-quality famous tea from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. This tea is made from high-grade baked green tea and high-quality jasmine through "six scentings and one lift," finely scented. It is deeply loved by consumers for its fresh and lively fragrance and its mellow, fresh and brisk taste. Its quality characteristics are: the appearance has tight, fine and even strips, a green and moist color with visible down, a fresh and lively lasting fragrance, a yellow-green and bright liquor, a mellow, fresh and brisk taste, and a tender yellow and soft infused leaf.

II. Characteristics of Jasmine Dragon Pearl

Jasmine Dragon Pearl is a reprocessed tea made by mixing processed and dried tea leaves with unopened jasmine fresh flowers for scenting. Its color, aroma, taste and shape are closely related to the type and quality of the tea base and the quality of the fresh flowers. Large-volume jasmine tea uses baked green tea as the main raw material and is collectively called jasmine baked green. Its common characteristics are: the appearance has tight, fine and even strips, a black-brown and oily color, a fresh and lively lasting fragrance, a mellow, fresh and brisk taste, a yellow-green and bright liquor, and a tender, even and soft infused leaf.

Jasmine Dragon Pearl has the fragrance of jasmine and the sweet aftertaste of tea. Drinking jasmine tea in moderation is beneficial to health and can also add another flavor to plain boiled water.