China Jasmine - Green tea 100 grams - Café du Jour loose leaf tea

Yes. China Jasmin is a true green tea from the tea plant and therefore contains caffeine. How much ends up in your cup depends on your dosage and steeping time: a shorter steeping time gives a lighter cup. If you are looking for something caffeine free, take a look at a herbal tea or a rooibos.

From real jasmine blossom. This tea contains just two ingredients: green tea and jasmine blossom. No flavouring has been added, so the floral character comes entirely from the blossom among the leaves.

We recommend water of around 80 degrees and a steeping time of 2 to 3 minutes. Boiling water makes green tea bitter and burns the delicate jasmine aroma, so let the kettle stand for a few minutes first. Use around 2 grams of loose leaf tea per cup. If you find it too weak, extend the steeping time rather than using hotter water.

At around 2 grams per cup, this 100 gram bag gives you about 50 cups. It is loose leaf tea, so you will need a tea strainer, tea filter or filter bag. Give the leaves room to open up; in a cramped strainer the flavour is released less well.

Store the tea dry, dark and well sealed. Green tea with blossom loses its scent fastest through light, heat and moisture, so an airtight tea tin in a kitchen cupboard works better than a transparent jar on the worktop. Do not keep it in the fridge and keep it away from coffee and spices.