Imperial Tea
Kilian (2014)

Pro: finally a true tea smell.

It's photo-realistic jasmine tea fragrance, with reasonable sillage & longevity, not those f*ing citrus or white floral or spicy fake tea. I mean, seriously, if you advertise for a tea perfume, you better f*ing put tea in it.


Con: There is nothing else. Not too much depth. In fact, none at all.

Frankly speaking, I'd expect Demeter make this type of scent (linear, realistic).

I am deeply, fully moved by this scent. I've never considered spending this kind of money on a fragrance before, but after sampling it, I have begun socking cash away for it. However, I'm so hooked, that I keep buying decants!
As a newbie, I struggle to do a walkthrough on this one because it seems pretty straightforward. But not boring. The art, in my opinion, is in the ability to recreate the experience of smelling a cup of Jasmine pearls steeping in steaming water. Literally.
My minor complaint, which isn't against the perfumist, is that it doesn't last as long as I'd like. It lasts a solid two hours, then another four hours of dancing in and out and around, sometimes barely perceptible. Something about the dance it does makes it all the more appreciable: the anticipation of the next wave makes it worthwhile when it shows up.

I love it. I can't wait to purchase a full bottle!

This is a deeply earthly, beautifully floral jasmine tea with a hint of tannins and soap. This is, by far, the most authentic jasmine tea scent I have had the pleasure of experiencing. It makes me think of Gongfu tea service.

The only downside to this is that it doesn't last as long as I hoped. 3-4 hours on dry skin in central heating environment.

Beautifully blended and admirably authentic. Despite it's lack of lasting power, I'd still rather have this in my life than not.

This is a really nice jasmine tea scent. It kicks off with a mix of grape juice and indoles that's a little weird, but quickly settles into a crowd-pleasing mix of jasmine and green tea.

This is one of those perfumes that feels like it was mixed with a deft hand. A green tea note can easily smell like a cheap spa candle, but the jasmine is perfectly matched, evoking a limpid, relaxed quality while also smelling florid and expensive.

In all, Imperial Tea deserves a thumbs up, but I have to mention that my ultimate queen of jasmine tea perfumes remains Keiko Macheri's Clair Obscur, which is richer, deeper, and more subtly complex.

If you love jasmine, this is for you. Soapy, with a touch of green in there. My first impression was grapes. I know that sounds weird, but that's what I got from this (guess that's a combination of the jasmine and tea. Linear fragrance that will also work nice in warm weather. Definitely unisex. 7.5/10

This is a step closer to the scent of Jasmine green tea than anything else I've smelled, just a touch sharper and a LOT stronger. It lasted a few hours on my skin before I fell asleep and I woke up eight hours later and guess what, I could still faintly smell it on my skin. The scent is fairly linear, though it does tone itself down a lot by the end, but the notes you get at the beginning are pretty much the same notes you'll have at the end. I would prefer the gentle and subtle intoxicating whiff of my brewed Jasmine tea but that might be asking too much of a perfume. I read a review elsewhere that said Guerlain's Tokyo was a better green tea scent and I have to disagree with that assessment. Tokyo is "tea-scented" in the way lollipops are "watermelon-flavored". You recognize the flavor immediately but you've never eaten a watermelon that actually tastes like that. This is more like tea I've actually tasted and for that I have to award a thumbs-up.

@catnip_too, Jasmine Dragon Pearls are so good, but I have to recommend Jasmin Chun Hao. It's become my definitive jasmine green tea. It's like quiet heaven in a cup.