Jasmine Pearl Tea

First up on the drinkable docket is a teeny tiny sampler pouch obtained at TenRen Tea on October's Chinatown trip (pics forthcoming, they are somewhere, honest). I'd never had this type before and it looked neat. Apparently, according to the link below, this one isn't cheap, so teeny $3 packet is probably the way to try it out.

It's a whole-leaf green tea base that is heavily scented with Jasmine flowers and rolled into tiny little cannonballs that unfurl in the brewing. I'm guessing the baggie makes about 4 cups at a tsp per, so we're trying it out in our big teapot with 3 min brew time and 180deg water, sits about 2 min to cool from hitting boil.

TenRen Tea's Jasmine Pearl-Info Page

Results were great, as soon as hot water hits the room smells like Jasmine. Pretty cool. Light in taste, color is peach/amber differing from the typical grassy green. Got 3 brews out of the big pot and fridge'd a good amount to share. Not one to sugar my green tea, but this one was great with it.
Brewed leaves unrolled: