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What is Vanilla Jasmine Tea?

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Jasmine tea is the most popular flavored tea in the world.

Chinese tea gardeners have been producing this delicacy for at

least 700 years. Though jasmine tea is already considered a

blend, it is often used as the base for additional blends because

of the popularity of the jasmine tea base. Jasmine tea is mild

and slightly sweet, making it perfect for combining with other

flavors, like vanilla.

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What is Vanilla Jasmine Tea?

Copyright © 2008 Jon M. Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

Jasmine tea is the most popular flavored tea in the world.

Chinese tea gardeners have been producing this delicacy for at

least 700 years. Though jasmine tea is already considered a

blend, it is often used as the base for additional blends because

of the popularity of the jasmine tea base. Jasmine tea is mild

and slightly sweet, making it perfect for combining with other

flavors, like vanilla.

Jasmine tea is created by plucking the jasmine blossoms just as

they are beginning to bloom and adding them to the tea leaves at

night to ensure the best infusion of the aroma and fragrance. In

most cases, green tea is used as the base for jasmine tea. To

make vanilla jasmine tea, the tea is infused with vanilla bean or

vanilla flavoring after the infusion of the jasmine blossoms.

While vanilla jasmine tea is most often made using green tea, it

can be found in black, white and oolong tea varieties, too. The

type of jasmine tea used for the base will affect the flavor,

caffeine content and health benefits of the vanilla jasmine tea.

While China is still the largest producer of jasmine tea, in part

because the Chinese are such large consumers of all varieties of

jasmine tea, you can find vanilla jasmine and other jasmine teas

produced in nearly every tea producing country in the world.

There are Formosa vanilla jasmine teas from Taiwan, Darjeeling

and Assam vanilla jasmine teas from India and Ceylon vanilla

jasmine teas from Sri Lanka.

Black Vanilla Jasmine Tea - Vanilla jasmine tea made from a black

tea base will have a bold flavor and produce a rich liquor.

You’ll find this tea to be complex in flavor, with many

variances, depending upon the variety of black tea used as the

tea base. This is a sweet blend of tea, perfect for serving with

dessert. Black vanilla jasmine tea will have the most caffeine of

any vanilla jasmine blend.

Green Vanilla Jasmine Tea - Vanilla jasmine tea made from green

tea will produce a much lighter liquor, often pale amber or green

in color. This tea will be milder in flavor with a very natural

taste. Because of the lightness of the tea, the vanilla and

jasmine flavors will be much more prominent. The region of the

world in which the green tea is grown will affect the flavor of

the tea. Green vanilla jasmine tea will have less caffeine than

black vanilla jasmine tea and will offer many health benefits.

Green tea is a very powerful source of anti-oxidants, which are

important to our health because they combat free radicals in our

bodies. Free radicals are created as a by-product of our

digestive processes. While they are naturally occurring, they are

oxygen containing molecules that have the power to damage our

cells and DNA. However, a diet rich in anti-oxidants, like those

found in green and white tea, help rid our bodies of these free

radicals before they can damage our bodies. For many years, Asian

cultures, where green tea is a staple beverage, have shown far

lower incidences of serious illnesses like heart disease and many

forms of cancer. This led to research on green tea’s health

benefits. Since then, much research has shown a strong connection

with lifelong green tea consumption and a longer and healthier

life.

White Vanilla Jasmine Tea- This is the sweetest variety of

vanilla jasmine tea you’ll find and likely the most refreshing.

White tea, because it is plucked before the tea buds have even

opened, and because it is left unfermented, is the mildest and

sweetest of all tea varieties. When it is paired with fragrant

jasmine and sweet vanilla, it creates a delicious tea that has

very little caffeine and could probably serve as all the dessert

you need after a fine meal. This tea is equally delicious whether

enjoyed iced or hot. In addition, it contains all the health

benefits of green tea.

Oolong Vanilla Jasmine Tea - Oolong teas are semi-fermented,

meaning that they do go through a fermentation process, but one

that is much shorter than that of black tea. A vanilla jasmine

oolong tea will be complex in flavor, with fruity notes and a

sweet finish. You’ll find it bolder than a green or white blend,

but never bitter or strong. The flavor will be significantly

affected by how long the oolong tea leaves are fermented and by

the country in which the tea was grown. Oolong vanilla jasmine

tea will also be a larger leaf tea than the other varieties.

There are nearly endless possibilities in the varieties and

flavors you can find in vanilla jasmine tea. Each variety of tea

will have its own unique flavors based on where it is grown, how

it is processed and the quality of the tea. In addition, the

quality and type of the jasmine blossoms and vanilla used to

flavor the tea will impact its flavor. Vanilla is grown in

several areas of the world, with each area producing a slightly

different flavor. Jasmine is also grown in many parts of the

world, and the jasmine blossoms are slightly affected by the soil

of the growing region.

So, you see, vanilla jasmine tea can have many subtleties and

nuances. However, it is easily one of the most fragrant and

pleasing teas, in any form. The combination of familiar and

comforting vanilla paired with fragrant jasmine can make any

variety of tea pleasing to nearly any palate.

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Jon M. Stout is Chairman of the Golden Moon

Tea Company. For more information about tea,

green tea (http://www.goldenmoontea.com/greentea)

and black tea (http://www.goldenmoontea.com/blacktea)

go to http://www.goldenmoontea.com