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Yulu Jade Dew
Evergreen, bright,
wormwood, bittersweet,
chrysanthemum and white pine
About this tea
This green tea is crafted from the famed Long Jing #43 cultivar. The processing method of this tea was adapted from an old style steamed green tea known as Enshi Yulu, “Jade Dew from Enshi.” This was a Tribute Tea during the Qing dynasty and is considered one of the historical precursors of temomi sencha and early gyokuro adapted by the Japanese tea makers. This Yulu Jade Dew is made by steaming, cooling down, hand-kneading the leaf into a pristine pine needle shape and then gently drying on heated tables and light baking until the shape and aroma is fixed. The result is a vibrant and smooth cup with plenty of rich umami and alpine spring green tea taste. During the 1600s, Japanese Taoist students traveling in the Enshi region (famous for its remote forests and Taoist temples) experienced this style of green tea processing and took inspiration back to Japan for the making of sencha and refined steamed green teas. Steamed tea lovers will refresh in this cup.
Origin
Jin Long Ping Village, Xuan’en County, Hubei Province, China
Cultivar
Long Jing #43
Harvest
March - September
Elevation
700 - 900 meters
Ingredients
Green tea
Ingredients
Green tea
Origin
Jin Long Ping Village, Xuan’en County, Hubei Province, China
Cultivar
Long Jing #43
Harvest
March - September
Elevation
700 - 900 meters
Teaware
Everything You Need to Brew the Perfect Cup
Everything You Need to
Brew the Perfect Cup
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.