The cup takes on the pink reflections of a dawning day: Jasmine Rhapsody is a rosé white tea with a jasmine fragrance, in which Mariage Frères blends the most tender tea buds with the enveloping, intoxicating scent of freshly picked flowers. It is presented in a case of 30 cotton muslin sachets, net weight 75 g.

White tea, simply withered and dried, retains a delicacy that the jasmin, a symbol of love and beauty in China, extends with its fresh floral notes. The full list of ingredients appears on the case and on this sheet; the blend may contain traces of nuts, and our product sheet classes it among teas with low caffeine content. The house’s file places it among its Premiers Jardins.

The liquor, clear and velvety, caresses the palate “like a light breeze”, the house says. The jasmine opens, precious, without the insistence of overly heavy jasmine teas; the white tea brings its sweet sweetness and silky texture, and the finish lingers, fresh and floral. A rhapsody, that is to say a free sequence of motifs; the word fits.

It is drunk in the afternoon, plain, without sugar, with light pastries, fresh fruit, almond biscuits, or on its own. Iced, it keeps all its jasmine and becomes a very elegant summer tea.

Allow 1 muslin sachet per 200 ml of water at 85 °C and a steeping time of seven minutes, the long time that white tea buds require. The case, decorated with a stylised flower highlighted in gold, should be kept closed, away from light, and is available in our shops in Bordeaux and Nice, official stockist of Mariage Frères since 1999.