Jasmine Needle King · 2026 Spring Scented Silver Needle Green Tea

There's a moment, just after the water touches the leaves — when the whole room fills before you even reach the cup.

This is what happens with Jasmine Needle King. The fragrance arrives first. Then the sweetness. Then a quiet that's hard to explain.

What's in the cup

Needle King is built on silver needle tea — single buds only, tightly rolled, coated in fine white down. The base is clean and unhurried: a tea that holds structure through steep after steep without turning bitter or flat.

The jasmine scenting follows a traditional layering method. Fresh flowers at peak bloom are laid with the dry leaves, their fragrance absorbed slowly over hours. The blossoms are removed. New flowers are added. The process repeats — three, four, five times — until the tea carries the scent completely, from the inside out.

What you're holding is that patience.

Tasting notes

— Fragrance: full jasmine, natural and bright — alive without being heavy

— Liquor: pale yellow-green, clear as light through glass

— Sip: fresh, clean, rock sugar sweet

— Finish: long and floral, no bitterness

— Resteepable: holds its fragrance beautifully through 10+ steeps

What makes this different

Most jasmine teas are scented once, maybe twice. Needle King is scented multiple rounds, with the final layer of whole blossoms left in. You can see it in the cup: intact flowers, silver buds, fragrance that doesn't fade by the third steep.

The rock sugar sweetness isn't added — it's what happens when a clean base tea and real jasmine are given enough time together.

Harvest & details

— Harvest: 2026 spring

— Origin: China, Guangxi

— Base tea: Silver needle tea, single bud, white-tipped

— Style: whole-flower jasmine scented, multi-round traditional method

— Steeps: 10+

How to brew

Water temperature: 175–185°F (80–85°C) — jasmine and silver needle both prefer gentler water

Use a glass if you have one — watching the buds and blossoms settle is part of the experience

Leaf ratio: 3g per 300ml

First steep: 45–60 seconds. Add 20–30 seconds each round after.

The flowers stay in. They're not decoration — they're still giving.