Our blog

Read about Vietnam

Jasmine tea has always been popular in Asia. Today, it is gaining more recognition all around the world as well. Hence, more and more people are interested in what does jasmine tea taste like. Read on to learn more about jasmine, its taste and brewing method.

What is jasmine tea?

Jasmine tea is a tea variety, which is scented with the aroma of blossoms from the jasmine plant. Tea makers usually use green tea as a base for it. Blossoms from common jasmine or sampaguita are stored with tea leaves or blended with them. Jasmine blossoms are typically put together with the tea leaves in storage or blended with stored tea.

What does jasmine tea taste like?

Jasmine tea flavor depends on the scenting process, brewing method, tea base, and other factors. But generally, it has a delicate, fragrant, and floral flavor profile with sweet notes in the aftertaste. Its flavor profile can be subtle, intense, or somewhere in between.

Jasmine tea usually has a sweet flavor and aroma. But using boiling water can make the flavor bitter. Brewing it for more than 3 minutes will also lead to a bitter tea taste.

Using black tea as a base will make your tea relatively strong and rich with floral hints in the aftertaste.

Scenting

There are 2 main scenting methods that are used to infuse jasmine with tea leaves: natural scenting and making jasmine pearls.

Natural scenting

When naturally scenting tea leaves, the jasmine buds are plucked when they’re closed. After that, they’re placed below a woven tray of loose tea leaves. After the buds bloom, their oils seep into the leaves. This process may take a couple of days, with the regular use of jasmines. At the end, we have a subtle and floral flavor with sweet hints.

Making jasmine pearls

While making jasmine pearls, tea and jasmine buds are layered and hand-rolled into pearl-like shapes. It allows the jasmine’s essential oils to seep into the tea leaves. It has strong and rich flavor. Jasmine pearls tea is famous for its floral taste that’s accompanied by freshness.

Vietnamese Jasmine tea from Sense Asia

Sense Asia’s collection of the Vietnamese teas includes Jasmine tea with refreshing taste and the aroma of jasmine blossoms. All of our teas are hermetically packed with minimum delay after receiving from the farms in Vietnam. We use 100% natural ingredients and only whole leaves to maintain all the natural health benefits.

Follow us, purchase tea in our online shop, and learn more about tea and Vietnamese tea culture!

The Products We Produce

FARMER'S TEA

Every tea has own story, origin and brewing method
10 authentic tastes
Perfect for everyday brewing
ABOUT PRODUCT

FARMER'S TEA

Finest loose leaf teas for everyday brewing

VIETNAM DELIGHTS

25 pre-portioned loose leaf teas
5 black, 5 green, 5 fusion, 5 herbal + 5 premium teas
Description and tasting notes of each tea
Professional photos of the most famous sites of Vietnam
Map of tea journey
ABOUT PRODUCT

VIETNAM DELIGHTS

25 authentic teas collection

I WISH YOU

10 finest Vietnamese teas
You can order a gift with your own logo
The best choice for corporate gift
Personolized tea gift. Make you own tea wishes
ABOUT PRODUCT

I WISH YOU

The most personal tea gift

MR.VIET PHIN

Authentic Vietnamese blend
250 grams coffee.
Original Phin for traditional Vietnamese brewing.
Gift box with 10 coffee bags inside
ABOUT PRODUCT

MR.VIET PHIN

Real. Strong. Original.

MR.VIET

The finest Vietnamese coffee beans
Carefully selecting & expertly roasting in Dalat region
ABOUT PRODUCT

MR.VIET

Authentic Vietnamese coffee
Download

SENSE ASIA

full catalog

Thank you! Your submission has been received!

Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form

Our partners

Marriott Hanoi
Sheraton
Somerset
Family Mart
Lotte Mart
Sun Life Financial