Very Rare Tea, Jasmine Wild White Tea Bud is Available!

We released Jasmine Wild White Tea Bud (茉莉野生白芽茶). This is the original tea of HOJO. We created this new tea in 2019. I believe this is the only tea of its kind in the world.

We made a new tea in the world

In our line-up, we have one type of white tea called Wild White Tea Bud. It is made from buds collected from wild tea trees. It has very distinctive characteristics. The flavour of Wild White Tea Bud is reminiscent of fresh cloves, with a full body and a long-lasting aftertaste. While I was sourcing this tea in spring, I came up with the idea that this tea could perform well if we processed it into jasmine tea. We conducted some experiments and confirmed that this tea matches well with jasmine flavour. So, we sent some of the Wild White Tea Bud to the jasmine scenting factory in Guangxi province and waited for the jasmine blooming season to conduct the scenting process using fresh jasmine flowers. Only flowers of the right quality, freshly collected from the field, are selected for scenting.

Camellia Assamica Dehongensis

The wild white tea bud belongs to Camellia Assamica Dehongensis, which is a related species of Camellia sinensis. It is found at altitudes of 2000–2400m in the high mountains of South-West Yunnan, especially in the shrub zone. Although it is called “wild,” a number of wild white tea buds are from gardens. Authentic wild tea gives a very long-lasting aftertaste with multiple layers of complex flavour.

Synergy between the flavour of tea and jasmine flower

In making standard jasmine tea, the important protocol is to choose a base tea whose flavour profile is not too strong or distinctive. If the base tea has too strong a flavour, it may compete with the flavour of jasmine. Most importantly, we need the base tea to stay low profile and absorb the flavour from the jasmine flower well. Nevertheless, the wild white tea bud does not have a gentle flavour profile. For this tea, we rather wish to create a synergy between the flavour of the tea and the jasmine flower. Thanks to the scenting process with jasmine flowers, the distinctive pungent note of the wild white tea bud becomes milder and more subtle, and it develops into a new flavour that is different from jasmine or wild white tea bud alone. The flavour is very complex and indescribable. It reminds me of wild herbs or flowers. Thanks to the rich minerals in wild white tea bud, the flavour is thick and complex, and as a jasmine tea, the aftertaste is exceptionally long-lasting. Needless to say, this tea performs well with cold water brewing. We can enjoy both its unique flavour and long-lasting aftertaste. To prepare proper cold-brewed tea, please use water that has been boiled once and cooled down in order to achieve better flavour and taste. For 1 to 1.5 litres of water, please use 5g of tea leaves approximately one tablespoon. You can pour the tea leaves into the water and keep it in the refrigerator for a few hours, and it can last for a few days in the refrigerator.