Jasmine tea is primarily made from the Jasmine plant which is referred to by the Persians as “gift from God”. The Jasmine is a member of the olive family with over 200 species. Basically, the Jasmine has a lot of uses such as: a house plant, cut flowers, and as ornaments. One of the varieties of tea, the Tisane is used in China in making Jasmine tea, thus the name Jasmine tea.

The Jasmine tea is actually based on green tea, or Oolong tea which is added by jasmine blossoms for aroma and flavor. The production of the Jasmine tea is quite tedious in the sense that it would take about four hours for the tea base to absorb the flavor and aroma of Jasmine.

The various grades of the varieties of the Jasmine tea are determined by the number of times the process of absorption is repeated. In order to achieve the highest grade, the tea base and the Jasmine flowers are allowed to repeatedly mate in the machines for the perfect aroma and flavor to blend in. When done, the tea must be fired again to avoid spoilage since the tea has absorbed moisture from the flowers also. The final Jasmine tea product may either contain dried flowers that will have no bearing though on the quality of tea.

The Jasmine tea can actually be based on any tea, primarily because the main function of the Jasmine is to add flavor to the tea. There are a number of tea bases such as white, black, and green tea among others that are added with Jasmine to produce variations in the Jasmine tea. Today, the Jasmine tea is not only noted for its wonderful aroma and distinct sweet taste, but also on the soothing effect that it has on people which drink it.