we begin our story with a chance encounter in the kitchen cupboard;
'whats this?' is usually the way these things start out.

I found a tin on Peet's Tea 'Yin Hao Jasmine' loose leaf green tea,
originally sold by the 1/4 lbs. Upon opening the tin I was assailed
by the perfumey jasmine flowers that arose and more so when I steeped
it in my favorite glass; it was almost like some soft of aroma therapy
even before I took a sip.

Less was more in this case and I could scale back and the amount but
one day when company from out of town came over I found the tin
emptied and the supply.... gone. (at this point in the tale, with the
discovery of the empty tin in the recycle bin, I hung my head a bit).

I knew that it was a kind of trick, this Jasmine Tea, too strong a
perfume, too intoxicating, not esp balanced at all- but so much fun to
steep and enjoy. (When was the last time _you_ anthropomorphized some
tea leaves, huh?)

Some days later, while making a speed run through the local Safeway I
came across the Tea & Coffee isle. (You know this isn't going to end
well, already.) Knowing that time was short to catch the next train, I
snapped up a box of 'Twinnings of London Green, Pure & Natural Jasmin
Green Tea', in the bags.

Oh the disappointment, the contrast & compare, the buyers remorse.
Why, oh why... OK- enough w/ the melodrama, even I'm getting tired of
it at this point.

Bottom line, I can't even _tell_ that Twinnings even waved a branch of
the Jasmine bush anywhere _near_ this batch of Tea that is Green.
<harrumph>

Next paycycle I'm going Jasmine Tea hunting.


berk

On Sep 1, 2:15*pm, TBerk > wrote:
> we begin our story with a chance encounter in the kitchen cupboard;
> 'whats this?' is usually the way these things start out.
>
> I found a tin on Peet's Tea 'Yin Hao Jasmine' loose leaf green tea,
> originally sold by the 1/4 lbs. *Upon opening the tin I was assailed
> by the perfumey jasmine flowers that arose and more so when I steeped
> it in my favorite glass; it was almost like some soft of aroma therapy
> even before I took a sip.
>
> Less was more in this case and I could scale back and the amount but
> one day when company from out of town came over I found the tin
> emptied and the supply.... gone. *(at this point in the tale, with the
> discovery of the empty tin in the recycle bin, I hung my head a bit).
>
> I knew that it was a kind of trick, this Jasmine Tea, too strong a
> perfume, too intoxicating, not esp balanced at all- but so much fun to
> steep and enjoy. (When was the last time _you_ anthropomorphized some
> tea leaves, huh?)
>
> Some days later, while making a speed run through the local Safeway I
> came across the Tea & Coffee isle. (You know this isn't going to end
> well, already.) Knowing that time was short to catch the next train, I
> snapped up a box of 'Twinnings of London Green, Pure & Natural Jasmin
> Green Tea', in the bags.
>
> Oh the disappointment, the contrast & compare, the buyers remorse.
> Why, oh why... OK- enough w/ the melodrama, even I'm getting tired of
> it at this point.
>
> Bottom line, I can't even _tell_ that Twinnings even waved a branch of
> the Jasmine bush anywhere _near_ this batch of Tea that is Green.
> <harrumph>
>
> Next paycycle I'm going Jasmine Tea hunting.
>
> berk

I stand warned. Toci

Jasmine scent in tea is like the perfume in a bordello expensive or
cheap.

Jim

PS See my previous posts on YinHao WITHOUT the Jasmine.

On Sep 1, 1:15 pm, TBerk > wrote:
> we begin our story with a chance encounter in the kitchen cupboard;
> 'whats this?' is usually the way these things start out.
>
> I found a tin on Peet's Tea 'Yin Hao Jasmine' loose leaf green tea,
> originally sold by the 1/4 lbs. Upon opening the tin I was assailed
> by the perfumey jasmine flowers that arose and more so when I steeped
> it in my favorite glass; it was almost like some soft of aroma therapy
> even before I took a sip.
>
> Less was more in this case and I could scale back and the amount but
> one day when company from out of town came over I found the tin
> emptied and the supply.... gone. (at this point in the tale, with the
> discovery of the empty tin in the recycle bin, I hung my head a bit).
>
> I knew that it was a kind of trick, this Jasmine Tea, too strong a
> perfume, too intoxicating, not esp balanced at all- but so much fun to
> steep and enjoy. (When was the last time _you_ anthropomorphized some
> tea leaves, huh?)
>
> Some days later, while making a speed run through the local Safeway I
> came across the Tea & Coffee isle. (You know this isn't going to end
> well, already.) Knowing that time was short to catch the next train, I
> snapped up a box of 'Twinnings of London Green, Pure & Natural Jasmin
> Green Tea', in the bags.
>
> Oh the disappointment, the contrast & compare, the buyers remorse.
> Why, oh why... OK- enough w/ the melodrama, even I'm getting tired of
> it at this point.
>
> Bottom line, I can't even _tell_ that Twinnings even waved a branch of
> the Jasmine bush anywhere _near_ this batch of Tea that is Green.
> <harrumph>
>
> Next paycycle I'm going Jasmine Tea hunting.
>
> berk

On Sep 1, 5:23*pm, Space Cowboy > wrote:
> Jasmine scent in tea is like the perfume in a bordello expensive or
> cheap.
>
> Jim
>
> PS *See my previous posts on YinHao WITHOUT the Jasmine.
>
> On Sep 1, 1:15 pm, TBerk > wrote:
>
>
>
> > we begin our story with a chance encounter in the kitchen cupboard;
> > 'whats this?' is usually the way these things start out.
>
> > I found a tin on Peet's Tea 'Yin Hao Jasmine' loose leaf green tea,
> > originally sold by the 1/4 lbs. *Upon opening the tin I was assailed
> > by the perfumey jasmine flowers that arose and more so when I steeped
> > it in my favorite glass; it was almost like some soft of aroma therapy
> > even before I took a sip.
>
> > Less was more in this case and I could scale back and the amount but
> > one day when company from out of town came over I found the tin
> > emptied and the supply.... gone. *(at this point in the tale, with the
> > discovery of the empty tin in the recycle bin, I hung my head a bit).
>
> > I knew that it was a kind of trick, this Jasmine Tea, too strong a
> > perfume, too intoxicating, not esp balanced at all- but so much fun to
> > steep and enjoy. (When was the last time _you_ anthropomorphized some
> > tea leaves, huh?)
>
> > Some days later, while making a speed run through the local Safeway I
> > came across the Tea & Coffee isle. (You know this isn't going to end
> > well, already.) Knowing that time was short to catch the next train, I
> > snapped up a box of 'Twinnings of London Green, Pure & Natural Jasmin
> > Green Tea', in the bags.
>
> > Oh the disappointment, the contrast & compare, the buyers remorse.
> > Why, oh why... OK- enough w/ the melodrama, even I'm getting tired of
> > it at this point.
>
> > Bottom line, I can't even _tell_ that Twinnings even waved a branch of
> > the Jasmine bush anywhere _near_ this batch of Tea that is Green.
> > <harrumph>
>
> > Next paycycle I'm going Jasmine Tea hunting.
>
> > berk- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I've never been to a bordello. Toci

On Sep 1, 6:03*pm, toci > wrote:

>
> I've never been to a bordello. * * Toci

I have been _by_ a few, but not close enough to smell the perfume...

berk

On Sep 1, 3:15*pm, TBerk > wrote:
> we begin our story with a chance encounter in the kitchen cupboard;
> 'whats this?' is usually the way these things start out.
>
> I found a tin on Peet's Tea 'Yin Hao Jasmine' loose leaf green tea,
> originally sold by the 1/4 lbs. *Upon opening the tin I was assailed
> by the perfumey jasmine flowers that arose and more so when I steeped
> it in my favorite glass; it was almost like some soft of aroma therapy
> even before I took a sip.
>
> Less was more in this case and I could scale back and the amount but
> one day when company from out of town came over I found the tin
> emptied and the supply.... gone. *(at this point in the tale, with the
> discovery of the empty tin in the recycle bin, I hung my head a bit).
>
> I knew that it was a kind of trick, this Jasmine Tea, too strong a
> perfume, too intoxicating, not esp balanced at all- but so much fun to
> steep and enjoy. (When was the last time _you_ anthropomorphized some
> tea leaves, huh?)
>
> Some days later, while making a speed run through the local Safeway I
> came across the Tea & Coffee isle. (You know this isn't going to end
> well, already.) Knowing that time was short to catch the next train, I
> snapped up a box of 'Twinnings of London Green, Pure & Natural Jasmin
> Green Tea', in the bags.
>
> Oh the disappointment, the contrast & compare, the buyers remorse.
> Why, oh why... OK- enough w/ the melodrama, even I'm getting tired of
> it at this point.
>
> Bottom line, I can't even _tell_ that Twinnings even waved a branch of
> the Jasmine bush anywhere _near_ this batch of Tea that is Green.
> <harrumph>
>
> Next paycycle I'm going Jasmine Tea hunting.
>
> berk

Jasmine tea is the one flavored tea I adore. Quality is everything
from the tea to the jasmine so it is actually *more* difficult to find
a really good one than most teas because you have so many variables.
Try some really good jasmine pearls (the best I ever had were called
"Dragon Tears" but I can't remember where they came from so I've been
searching them back out.) It should always unfurl into two leaves and
a bud. My dark, dirty not-so-much-of-a secret is that I do still
greatly enjoy the occasional cup of Sunflower brand Jasmine green. But
it is all about knowing how to baby it and brew it in a way to make it
palatable... it took me years.

- Dominic

You can buy Dragon Tears or Eyes without Jasmine flavoring. I say
that because some of it to me is more than a scent. Dragon Eyes is
some of the best bud around. It doesnt need anything else. I bought
my stock years ago along with Phoenix Eyes from a shoppe on Ebay who
wasnt there very long.

Jim

On Sep 1, 8:04 pm, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Sep 1, 3:15 pm, TBerk > wrote:
....jasmine belongs in the cupboard...
> Jasmine tea is the one flavored tea I adore. Quality is everything
> from the tea to the jasmine so it is actually *more* difficult to find
> a really good one than most teas because you have so many variables.
> Try some really good jasmine pearls (the best I ever had were called
> "Dragon Tears" but I can't remember where they came from so I've been
> searching them back out.) It should always unfurl into two leaves and
> a bud. My dark, dirty not-so-much-of-a secret is that I do still
> greatly enjoy the occasional cup of Sunflower brand Jasmine green. But
> it is all about knowing how to baby it and brew it in a way to make it
> palatable... it took me years.
>
> - Dominic

On Sep 2, 8:50*am, Space Cowboy > wrote:
> You can buy Dragon Tears or Eyes without Jasmine flavoring. *I say
> that because some of it to me is more than a scent. *Dragon Eyes is
> some of the best bud around. *It doesnt need anything else. *I bought
> my stock years ago along with Phoenix Eyes from a shoppe on Ebay who
> wasnt there very long.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sep 1, 8:04 pm, "Dominic T." > wrote:> On Sep 1, 3:15 pm, TBerk > wrote:
>
> ...jasmine belongs in the cupboard...
>
> > Jasmine tea is the one flavored tea I adore. Quality is everything
> > from the tea to the jasmine so it is actually *more* difficult to find
> > a really good one than most teas because you have so many variables.
> > Try some really good jasmine pearls (the best I ever had were called
> > "Dragon Tears" but I can't remember where they came from so I've been
> > searching them back out.) It should always unfurl into two leaves and
> > a bud. My dark, dirty not-so-much-of-a secret is that I do still
> > greatly enjoy the occasional cup of Sunflower brand Jasmine green. But
> > it is all about knowing how to baby it and brew it in a way to make it
> > palatable... it took me years.
>
> > - Dominic

Do you remember what the Ebay shop was called? That may have been
where I bought mine (jasmine scented) and could be why I can't track
it down again. This may be the "Aha!" moment I needed to finally
explain why I can't find the source again.

- Dominic

White Tiger Tea Co Wichita Ks
whitetigertea.com (no longer valid)
The packaging had a picture of a white tiger where you could see the
tea in the mouth.
I meant to say Dragon Pearl and not Dragon Eyes.

Jim

PS So I just got back from my local tea shoppe where I bought a
Magnolia scented Chinese green from the closeout bin. It is obviously
a knockoff of the naturally tasting Magnolia typical of Taiwan teas
like Nantou. I have stuff like this lying around for people who cant
stand the taste of tea or apparently the exception who does.

On Sep 2, 10:54 am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Sep 2, 8:50 am, Space Cowboy > wrote:
....Dragon Eyes...
> > I bought my stock years ago along with Phoenix Eyes from a shoppe on Ebay who
> > wasnt there very long.
>
> Do you remember what the Ebay shop was called? That may have been
> where I bought mine (jasmine scented) and could be why I can't track
> it down again. This may be the "Aha!" moment I needed to finally
> explain why I can't find the source again.
>
> - Dominic

On Sep 2, 2:28*pm, Space Cowboy > wrote:
> White Tiger Tea Co Wichita Ks
> whitetigertea.com (no longer valid)
> The packaging had a picture of a white tiger where you could see the
> tea in the mouth.
> I meant to say Dragon Pearl and not Dragon Eyes.
>
> Jim
>
> PS *So I just got back from my local tea shoppe where I bought a
> Magnolia scented Chinese green from the closeout bin. *It is obviously
> a knockoff of the naturally tasting Magnolia typical of Taiwan teas
> like Nantou. *I have stuff like this lying around for people who cant
> stand the taste of tea or apparently the exception who does.
>
> On Sep 2, 10:54 am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
>
> > On Sep 2, 8:50 am, Space Cowboy > wrote:
> ...Dragon Eyes...
> > > I bought my stock years ago along with Phoenix Eyes from a shoppe on Ebay who
> > > wasnt there very long.
>
> > Do you remember what the Ebay shop was called? That may have been
> > where I bought mine (jasmine scented) and could be why I can't track
> > it down again. This may be the "Aha!" moment I needed to finally
> > explain why I can't find the source again.
>
> > - Dominic

Damn, no that wasn't it. But it may have been a now-defunct Ebay
vendor... hopefully Ebay has a long account history, I'll try to go
back as far as I can on my purchases and see if it shows up. There's
hope yet.

- Dominic

Dominic T. wrote:

> Damn, no that wasn't it. But it may have been a now-defunct Ebay
> vendor... hopefully Ebay has a long account history, I'll try to go
> back as far as I can on my purchases and see if it shows up. There's
> hope yet.

Over the years, I've found that Scott at Yunnan Sourcing on eBay sells
consistently good jasmine pearls at a very fair price.

As for commercially packaged yin hao jasmine teas, Rishi Tea's yin hao (not
pearls) is surprisingly good. Republic of Tea's yin hao jasmine, if fresh
(i.e., ordered directly from ROT and not purchased from a retailer's
two-year-old shelf stock), is usually decent, if overpriced.

Otherwise, I wouldn't bother trying unknown or mass-market tea merchants
(online or off), because 90% of all jasmine teas are undrinkable junk.
Unless you're lucky enough to have a reliable local vendor whose offerings
you can taste, or to have stumbled upon an online vendor whose product is
worth re-ordering, buying any kind of jasmine tea is inevitably a
crap-shoot, the results of which are rarely in your favor, and the cost of
which is never correlative to quality.

On Sep 3, 9:58*am, Ana Vasil > wrote:
> Dominic T. wrote:
> > Damn, no that wasn't it. But it may have been a now-defunct Ebay
> > vendor... hopefully Ebay has a long account history, I'll try to go
> > back as far as I can on my purchases and see if it shows up. There's
> > hope yet.
>
> Over the years, I've found that Scott at Yunnan Sourcing on eBay sells
> consistently good jasmine pearls at a very fair price.
>
> As for commercially packaged yin hao jasmine teas, Rishi Tea's yin hao (not
> pearls) is surprisingly good. *Republic of Tea's yin hao jasmine, if fresh
> (i.e., ordered directly from ROT and not purchased from a retailer's
> two-year-old shelf stock), is usually decent, if overpriced.
>
> Otherwise, I wouldn't bother trying unknown or mass-market tea merchants
> (online or off), because 90% of all jasmine teas are undrinkable junk.
> Unless you're lucky enough to have a reliable local vendor whose offerings
> you can taste, or to have stumbled upon an online vendor whose product is
> worth re-ordering, buying any kind of jasmine tea is inevitably a
> crap-shoot, the results of which are rarely in your favor, and the cost of
> which is never correlative to quality.

Hey Ana, I actually scoured through my past purchases and the Dragon
pearls I last bought were actually from Yunnan Sourcing. There had
been some other eBay vendor (I think it had Dragon in the name which
was confusing me) which I thought it came from, but it was YS. So
mystery solved. I totally forgot Ebay as an option when I had been
trying to find the vendor before this thread. Now I can happily order
more! So, yes, I also give two thumbs up to YS as a source for Jasmine
Pearls.

- Dominic

TBerk > wrote:
>
>Next paycycle I'm going Jasmine Tea hunting.

Just get some of the yellow box jasmine... it is pretty much the standard
baseline reference for jasmine tea. It's nothing amazing, but it's normal.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Dominic T. wrote:

> Hey Ana, I actually scoured through my past purchases and the Dragon
> pearls I last bought were actually from Yunnan Sourcing. There had
> been some other eBay vendor (I think it had Dragon in the name which
> was confusing me) which I thought it came from, but it was YS. So
> mystery solved. I totally forgot Ebay as an option when I had been
> trying to find the vendor before this thread. Now I can happily order
> more! So, yes, I also give two thumbs up to YS as a source for Jasmine
> Pearls.

I'm glad you found your tea vendor, Dominic. I'm not surprised that it
was Yunnan Sourcing. I buy mainly pu-erh teas from YS, but like you, enjoy
a good cup of jasmine tea from time to time. YS's jasmine pearls are
better (and less expensive, even with shipping) than any other vendors'
pearls I've tried over the years, including those sold by Imperial Tea
Court and other high-end purveyors. So I stick with those and don't even
bother to waste money elsewhere any more.

Needless to say (I hope), I have no connection with any tea merchant, other
than that of customer — whether satisfied or very much otherwise. :-)

On Sep 4, 9:56*am, Ana Vasil > wrote:
> Dominic T. wrote:
> > Hey Ana, I actually scoured through my past purchases and the Dragon
> > pearls I last bought were actually from Yunnan Sourcing. There had
> > been some other eBay vendor (I think it had Dragon in the name which
> > was confusing me) which I thought it came from, but it was YS. So
> > mystery solved. I totally forgot Ebay as an option when I had been
> > trying to find the vendor before this thread. Now I can happily order
> > more! So, yes, I also give two thumbs up to YS as a source for Jasmine
> > Pearls.
>
> I'm glad you found your tea vendor, Dominic. * I'm not surprised that it
> was Yunnan Sourcing. *I buy mainly pu-erh teas from YS, but like you, enjoy
> a good cup of jasmine tea from time to time. *YS's jasmine pearls are
> better (and less expensive, even with shipping) than any other vendors'
> pearls I've tried over the years, including those sold by Imperial Tea
> Court and other high-end purveyors. *So I stick with those and don't even
> bother to waste money elsewhere any more.
>
> Needless to say (I hope), I have no connection with any tea merchant, other
> than that of customer — whether satisfied or very much otherwise. *:-)

Yeah, I just always think of my Puer purchases from them too, I've
tried a couple oolongs from them at times that were really good. Yeah,
I've done the expensive pearls too only to be let down and go right
back to the YS stash., which can finally be replenished.

- Dominic

On Sep 4, 6:49 am, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> TBerk > wrote:
>
> >Next paycycle I'm going Jasmine Tea hunting.
>
> Just get some of the yellow box jasmine... it is pretty much the standard
> baseline reference for jasmine tea. It's nothing amazing, but it's normal.
> --scott
>

Funny.

http://www.google.com/search?q=yellow+box+jasmine

This one is from 1997;
http://www.cbronline.com/news/apple_...s_mu ltimedia

Damn, I had forgotten all about 'Yellow Box' (my brother, an A/V Tech
and Superior All Around 'Show-Put-er-On-er' would bring back all
these Developer Package Give-Aways...)

I'd better add the word 'tea' to my search.


berk
besides that, check _this_ out:
http://www.foodbanter.com/tea/176437...-jasmines.html

Heheh. I assumed Scott was referring to the yellow Foojoy tin:
http://www.talinmarket.com/foojoy-jasmine-tea-8-oz.html

A grad student from Viet Nam gave me one of those for Christmas in 1984,
which set me off on a nearly 25-year loose-tea odyssey. Too bad she hasn't
earned any sales commissions....


berk wrote:
> On Sep 4, 6:49 am, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
>> TBerk > wrote:
>>
>>> Next paycycle I'm going Jasmine Tea hunting.
>> Just get some of the yellow box jasmine... it is pretty much the standard
>> baseline reference for jasmine tea. It's nothing amazing, but it's normal.
>> --scott
>>
>
> Funny.
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=yellow+box+jasmine
>
> This one is from 1997;
> http://www.cbronline.com/news/apple_...s_mu ltimedia
>
> Damn, I had forgotten all about 'Yellow Box' (my brother, an A/V Tech
> and Superior All Around 'Show-Put-er-On-er' would bring back all
> these Developer Package Give-Aways...)

On Sep 6, 6:05*am, Ana Vasil > wrote:
> Heheh. *I assumed Scott was referring to the yellow Foojoy tin:http://www.talinmarket.com/foojoy-jasmine-tea-8-oz.html
>


Hah, I recognize that brand now. In fact I think we have _something_
Foojoy in one of those black, domed tins in the kitchen right now...


berk

I cant imagine this being any more different than all the other
plethora of Jasmine teas found in Chinatown stores besides waxing
nostalgic.

Jim

On Sep 6, 7:05 am, Ana Vasil > wrote:
> Heheh. I assumed Scott was referring to the yellow Foojoy tin:http://www.talinmarket.com/foojoy-jasmine-tea-8-oz.html
>
> A grad student from Viet Nam gave me one of those for Christmas in 1984,
> which set me off on a nearly 25-year loose-tea odyssey. Too bad she hasn't
> earned any sales commissions....
>
> berk wrote:
> > On Sep 4, 6:49 am, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> >> TBerk > wrote:
>
> >>> Next paycycle I'm going Jasmine Tea hunting.
> >> Just get some of the yellow box jasmine... it is pretty much the standard
> >> baseline reference for jasmine tea. It's nothing amazing, but it's normal.
> >> --scott
>
> > Funny.
>
> >http://www.google.com/search?q=yellow+box+jasmine
>
> > This one is from 1997;
> >http://www.cbronline.com/news/apple_...to_jasmine_for...
>
> > Damn, I had forgotten all about 'Yellow Box' (my brother, an A/V Tech
> > and Superior All Around 'Show-Put-er-On-er' would bring back all
> > these Developer Package Give-Aways...)

On Sep 8, 8:24*am, Space Cowboy > wrote:
> I cant imagine this being any more different than all the other
> plethora of Jasmine teas found in Chinatown stores besides waxing
> nostalgic.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sep 6, 7:05 am, Ana Vasil > wrote:
>
> > Heheh. *I assumed Scott was referring to the yellow Foojoy tin:http://www.talinmarket.com/foojoy-jasmine-tea-8-oz.html
>
> > A grad student from Viet Nam gave me one of those for Christmas in 1984,
> > which set me off on a nearly 25-year loose-tea odyssey. *Too bad she hasn't
> > earned any sales commissions....
>
> > berk wrote:
> > > On Sep 4, 6:49 am, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> > >> TBerk > wrote:
>
> > >>> Next paycycle I'm going Jasmine Tea hunting.
> > >> Just get some of the yellow box jasmine... it is pretty much the standard
> > >> baseline reference for jasmine tea. *It's nothing amazing, but it's normal.
> > >> --scott
>
> > > Funny.
>
> > >http://www.google.com/search?q=yellow+box+jasmine
>
> > > This one is from 1997;
> > >http://www.cbronline.com/news/apple_...to_jasmine_for....
>
> > > Damn, I had forgotten all about 'Yellow Box' (my brother, an A/V Tech
> > > and Superior All Around 'Show-Put-er-On-er' *would bring back all
> > > these Developer Package Give-Aways...)

It might be FooJoy but the "Sunflower" brand yellow tin has been a
staple of my tea cupboard for many years. I do find it different than
other low to mid-grade jasmine, it has a very distinctive taste in
both the tea base and the jasmine. It's bad but it has a certain
character I kind of enjoy from time to time, other ones are just bad.
For instance, Ten Ren sells jasmine green in a few grades of varying
price and all of them are not so hot to me and I'd still take my
yellow tin over it any day. I go low-rent with the yellow box or
straight to the excellent pearls, after 14 years of jasmine green it's
not worth bothering with anything else for me.

- Dominic

I suppose I can find my FJ yellow tin. From what I remember it was a
Jasmine black tea. It seems youre saying it is a Jasmine green tea.
I say this because I suppose I can find my FJ silver tin of Jasmine
green tea. Ill probably try to find both when I am snowed in and
compare to my other commercial Jasmines I somehow accidently acquired
on purpose hoping for the best. I will say Ive always enjoyed FJ SF
SowMee over any other commercial brand.

Jim

On Sep 8, 7:20 am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Sep 8, 8:24 am, Space Cowboy > wrote:
> > I cant imagine this being any more different than all the other
> > plethora of Jasmine teas found in Chinatown stores besides waxing
> > nostalgic.
>
> > Jim
....consult Google Groups...
> It might be FooJoy but the "Sunflower" brand yellow tin has been a
> staple of my tea cupboard for many years. I do find it different than
> other low to mid-grade jasmine, it has a very distinctive taste in
> both the tea base and the jasmine. It's bad but it has a certain
> character I kind of enjoy from time to time, other ones are just bad.
> For instance, Ten Ren sells jasmine green in a few grades of varying
> price and all of them are not so hot to me and I'd still take my
> yellow tin over it any day. I go low-rent with the yellow box or
> straight to the excellent pearls, after 14 years of jasmine green it's
> not worth bothering with anything else for me.
>
> - Dominic

Space Cowboy > wrote:
>I cant imagine this being any more different than all the other
>plethora of Jasmine teas found in Chinatown stores besides waxing
>nostalgic.

Actually, the Foojoy is just one of a number of outfits that are copying
the original container.

The original yellow box tea will say "China national tea and native produce
import and export corporation" on it. It's not particularly wonderful tea,
but it's a known quantity. Lots of Chinatown shops will carry it.

China being what it is, there are now hundreds of companies copying the
original packaging.
--scott


--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

On Sep 8, 10:48*am, Space Cowboy > wrote:
> I suppose I can find my FJ yellow tin. *From what I remember it was a
> Jasmine black tea. *It seems youre saying it is a Jasmine green tea.
> I say this because I suppose I can find my FJ silver tin of Jasmine
> green tea. *Ill probably try to find both when I am snowed in and
> compare to my other commercial Jasmines I somehow accidently acquired
> on purpose hoping for the best. *I will say Ive always enjoyed FJ SF
> SowMee over any other commercial brand.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sep 8, 7:20 am, "Dominic T." > wrote:> On Sep 8, 8:24 am, Space Cowboy > wrote:
> > > I cant imagine this being any more different than all the other
> > > plethora of Jasmine teas found in Chinatown stores besides waxing
> > > nostalgic.
>
> > > Jim
>
> ...consult Google Groups...
>
> > It might be FooJoy but the "Sunflower" brand yellow tin has been a
> > staple of my tea cupboard for many years. I do find it different than
> > other low to mid-grade jasmine, it has a very distinctive taste in
> > both the tea base and the jasmine. It's bad but it has a certain
> > character I kind of enjoy from time to time, other ones are just bad.
> > For instance, Ten Ren sells jasmine green in a few grades of varying
> > price and all of them are not so hot to me and I'd still take my
> > yellow tin over it any day. I go low-rent with the yellow box or
> > straight to the excellent pearls, after 14 years of jasmine green it's
> > not worth bothering with anything else for me.
>
> > - Dominic

I checked and my tins say nothing of FJ on them. Two do say "China
national tea and native produce import and export corporation" as
Scott mentioned, and two of the others say "Sunflower Brand" but they
are identical. It is a green tea base. It is certainly low quality but
it does have petals in it and the flavor is unique and interesting
when brewed in a specific way, which is either off boil water and a
30-45 second steep or boiling water and maybe 15-20 seconds. After
that it gets bitter and harsh.

- Dominic

It isnt obvious but these two characters stand for FooJoy ç¦�å*— which
were taken from the packaging and what does the character 葵 for
SunFlower look like. I chased my tail yesterday.

Jim

On Sep 8, 9:45 am, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> Space Cowboy > wrote:
....FooJoy and Sunflower missing from my Rosetta Stone...
> Actually, the Foojoy is just one of a number of outfits that are copying
> the original container.

Now I get it. � is inscribed inside the white O in FooJOY surrounded
by the four characters ç¦�å*—å��茶 when a seal or just the word FooJOY with
inscribed character as a logo which is mostly the case.

Jim

On Sep 9, 6:37 am, Space Cowboy > wrote:
> It isnt obvious but these two characters stand for FooJoy ç¦�å*—
....me talkin to me...

I preffer to use jasmine from my own garden. The taste of the green tea with jasmine is wonderful!