Tasting Profile
Appearance. Grands Jardins describes pale yellow hues and a dazzling shine.[4]
Tasting Notes. Grands Jardins gives Jasbire floral, zesty and herbal tasting notes, and its homepage listings have described them as floral, zesty and vegetal. It calls the tea a true burst of floral and green notes, a springtime ode with a touch of champagne. An April 2026 Grands Jardins post describes zesty, herbal and fruity notes resting on a bed of white flowers edged with wet herbs.[4],[6]
A December 2023 article gives tasting notes of strawberry, honeysuckle, lemon and bergamot, with an understated herbal essence. It describes a lively, subtly astringent character.[1],[4],[6],[7],[8]
Palate. A November 2025 Grands Jardins post describes the infusion as smooth as silk on the palate. In an October 2025 Grands Jardins video, a speaker describes Jasbire in terms of delicacy, finesse and purity.[3]
Pairings
An October 2025 Grands Jardins post identifies its episode 2 with Bastien Debono and chef Maxime Bouttier of Géosmine. In that episode's pairing discussion, a speaker says Jasbire responds to apricot and tagette (marigold), and calls the pairing especially gastronomic and unexpected.[9]
Grands Jardins lists Jasbire pairing ideas as “Mosaïque de primeurs printaniers”, “Symphonie marine aux éclats iodés”, “Coeur de boeuf Buffala”, “Pavlova zeste de passion”, “Écume de framboise sur lit croquant” and “Palette tropicale multi-texture”. The first three also appear in a July 2026 interview.[4],[5]
Grands Jardins also pairs Jasbire with asparagus and exotic fruits.[10]
Composition & Vinification
White Tea -- Sole Tea Component. The tea comes from a garden at an altitude of 1,800 m in the Ilam region of the Himalayas. The garden lies next to a village that hosts its cooperative tea factory. Grands Jardins describes that factory's tea as premium, with notes of wet grass and white flowers.[1],[2],[4],[5],[6]
Water -- Dedicated Water. Jasbire is made with a dedicated water.[1]
Provenance & Sourcing
Specifications. Declared nutritional values per 100 ml:[4]
- Energy: 1 kcal (4 kJ)
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 0.1 g, of which sugars 0.1 g
- Salt, fat and saturated fatty acids: negligible
Production. Jasbire is produced in France.[1]
A July 2026 interview describes Jasbire as from the 2023 first flush. Homepage captures retrieved on 25 May 2026 and 19 June 2026 label it Ilam 2025. The producer’s current product title includes Ilam 2026; its first-spring-harvest description does not state a year.[1],[5]
Ingredients Policy. Jasbire is made without sugar and without preservatives. It is very low in theine and alcohol-free.[1]
Production Philosophy
Jasbire is a Nepali white tea from Ilam, in the Himalayas, in the Grands Jardins range. It is made from the first spring harvest, grown at an elevation of 1,800 m. Grands Jardins presents it as its white-tea grand cru and calls it a first spring harvest "tout en énergie."[1],[2]
According to Grands Jardins, the Jasbire tea leaf is gently cradled in a white cloth for its first withering. The tea also undergoes more than two years of on-leaf ageing.[3]