How To Make Jasmine Bubble Tea Like A Pro

Hand holding milk tea with boba in front of a temple

Jasmine tea is a type of green tea, that has a fragrant floral aroma and a light, smooth flavour profile. While our Jasmine green teas sit within the ‘green tea' category, the unique floral fragrance creates a different experience when consumed as a tea alone, or in any fruity bubble tea creations. Jasmine tea originally comes from China, made from combining jasmine blossoms with green tea leaves, to create the light, fresh taste. A perfect base for fruit bubble tea. To maximise the beautiful flavours of this tea, you need to know how to brew it properly. Follow on to read more about how to make jasmine bubble tea like a pro.

Essential Ingredients for Jasmine Bubble Tea

Using Jasmine tea as a base for your bubble tea creations is perfect to add a bit of variety to your drinks, and is great for bubble tea connoisseurs who are looking to try new interesting recipes that take a unique twist on traditional bubble tea drinks. With the addition of floral aromas, there are some flavoured syrups that match particularly well with these aromas. First up, these are the key ingredients you will need to prepare a jasmine bubble tea.

  1. Base tea – Jasmine tea leaves (Grade A, Premium)
  2. Your flavour choice – Fruit flavoured syrup
  3. Toppings of choice – Flavoured popping balls
  4. Ice

The quality of your tea base (the jasmine tea leaves) will impact the final result of your jasmine bubble tea, so make sure you opt for a high quality tea base. Taipec offers a range of bubble tea ingredients that are authentic to Taiwan, including two different jasmine teas. The Grade A tea is a high quality Taiwanese tea that carries that fresh floral aroma, while the Premium tea is a more elevated version where the tea leaves have been carefully selected, to only have the best of the best tea leaves included in the final product. Alongside the tea base, Taipec also has you covered in terms of syrups, popping balls and any other ingredient you could think of!

How to Brew Jasmine Green Tea?

We have recently launched our ‘recipes' page, where you can read and follow along with all of our recommended recipes. These range from you basic everyday essentials, to new and exciting seasonal recipes. Be sure to checkout our recipes page to stay up to date.

To brew the tea, follow these simple steps. Or read our ‘how to brew green tea' recipe page for more details.

  • For Fruit Tea: 1g tea leaves to 40ml water
  • For Milk Tea: 1g tea leaves to 30ml water

Instructions:

  1. Boil water in a kettle or a pot (check the ratio for how much)
  2. Pour the boiled water into a container
  3. Add your tea leaves
  4. Let the tea brew for 7-8 minutes
  5. Strain the tea, and be careful not to press on the leaves
  6. Then store it in a thermal insulated container and use within 4-6 hours

Assembling Your Jasmine Bubble Tea

Now you've got your base tea ready to go, here comes the fun part – assembling your jasmine bubble tea.

Instructions:

  1. Pour 200ml of your freshly brewed jasmine tea into a cocktail shaker
  2. Add 3-4 pumps of your flavoured fruit syrup, give it a quick mix with a spoon
  3. Add a scoop of ice, and shake until cold
  4. Add a generous scoop of popping balls into a serving cup
  5. Pour the cold fruit tea over the popping balls and into the serving cup
  6. Seal and serve!

By following these steps to brew your tea base and assemble the bubble tea, you are well equipped to make jasmine bubble tea like a pro! Whether you stick to the classic recipe or add your own personal touch, jasmine bubble tea is a delicious treat. Enjoy experimenting with different flavours and toppings for variety when creating jasmine bubble tea.