Mortar & KettleHERBAL TEA · №016
Jasmine & Lavender Easy · 4 min · Moderate · 1 cup a delicate floral steep A pale, perfumed steep where jasmine's honeyed lift meets the cool hush of lavender. Floral and softly sweet, it settles the nerves while keeping the mind clear and quietly attentive. INGREDIENTS 3 pearls jasmine pearls 0.03 g dried lavender (≈ 6–8 buds) 250 ml filtered water (80°C) Method Warm the water to about 80°C, as anything hotter scorches the jasmine. (80°C) Steep the jasmine pearls first so they can unfurl. (2.5 min) Add the lavender, steep briefly, then strain. (1–2 min) The chemistry benzyl acetate (C₉H₁₀O₂) · sweet, jasmine linalool (C₁₀H₁₈O) · floral, soothing linalyl acetate (C₁₂H₂₀O₂) · soft, clarifying

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HERBAL TEA · №016

Jasmine & Lavender

Name: Jasmine & Lavender
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 250 cups
Ingredients: 3 pearls jasmine pearls; 0.03 g dried lavender; 250 ml filtered water

a delicate floral steep

A pale, perfumed steep where jasmine's honeyed lift meets the cool hush of lavender. Floral and softly sweet, it settles the nerves while keeping the mind clear and quietly attentive.

Easy4 minModerate

FloralSweetCalmingFocus

Method

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Warm the water to about 80°C, as anything hotter scorches the jasmine.

▸250 mlfiltered water

80°C

Steep the jasmine pearls first so they can unfurl.

▸3 pearlsjasmine pearls

2.5 min

Add the lavender, steep briefly, then strain.

▸0.03 gdried lavender

1–2 min

“A good steep is chemistry with the kettle on. Mind the minutes.”

THE MORTAR & KETTLE METHOD

The chemistry

SKELETAL STRUCTURES

3 compounds carry this recipe. Here is what each one does and, where we have it, what it actually looks like.

C₉H₁₀O₂

benzyl acetate

C₉H₁₀O₂

The signature perfume of jasmine pearls; it gives this tea its heady, honeyed floral top note and much of its sweetness.

FloralSweet

C₁₀H₁₈O

linalool

C₁₀H₁₈O

Shared by both jasmine and lavender, it braids their scents together and eases the nervous system into a calm, settled state.

FloralCalming

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

linalyl acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Lavender's cool, fruity-floral heart; it smooths the edge off the jasmine and lends the steep its clear, quietly focused finish.

CalmingFocus