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- Direct from China • Yu Ya Jade Buds
Yu Ya Jade Buds
Evergreen, Vibrancy, Spring Dew, Cedar
About This Tea
This rare green tea known as Yu Ya “Jade Buds” emerges once per year in very small quantities. Yu Ya is a traditional and exclusive production of classic green needles “Lu Zhen” which is a local type of vibrant and energizing pine needle-shaped green tea from the Hubei Province. Yu Ya Jade Buds is produced from the single-bud plucks of a tea bush cultivar local to Hubei known as E-Cha #1. This cultivar has a complex tannin profile with woody, herbaceous and fresh evergreen aromatics when the first growth is harvested during the cool temperatures of the early spring season. E-Cha #1 is so strong that we only make “Jade Buds” green tea during the first few days of the spring harvest. Then E-Cha #1 is designated for special black teas due to its high polyphenol density. The high mountain rocky soil gardens of Xuan En produce amazing and pristine organic green teas like Jade Buds, Green Needles and our everyday Jade Cloud. Since 2005, we have traveled to this area and are taken by the commitment of the local people to steward real organic agriculture from soil to overall management of not just their tea gardens but all the foods, produce and animal husbandry in their villages.
Origin
Jin Long Ping Village, Xuan’en County, Hubei Province, China
Cultivar
E-Cha #1
Harvest
March 25 - April 3, 2024
Elevation
1000 meters
Ingredients
Green tea
Ingredients
Green tea
Origin
Jin Long Ping Village, Xuan’en County, Hubei Province, China
Cultivar
E-Cha #1
Harvest
March 25 - April 3, 2024
Elevation
1000 meters
Origin
Jin Long Ping
Xuan’en County, Hubei Province, China
We work with tea farmers in the remote, high elevation tea gardens of Xuan En county. Nestled amongst the forested Wuling Mountain range, which rolls into western Hubei province from neighboring Sichuan province, these farms create an ideal climate for organic tea with an exceptionally unique character.
Preparation
- Imperial
- Metric
Traditional Tea Preparation
Add 4g-5g tea per 350-400ml (11-12oz) water into a glass teapot.
Use water cooled to 180°F.
Infuse for 3 minutes.
Repeat for another 3+ infusions. Increase the steeping time by 30 seconds with each additional infusion.