Another tea from the sampler set. Before I talk more about this tea, I have to say this is probably one of my favorite samplers so far. The packaging is great. Don’t have to worry about the tea being squished and it is very nice looking. I also love how transparent they are. The farmer’s name and the place where it was harvested. The only thing it needs is the date.
Dry aroma: Odd… Nothing.
Dry Appearance: Dusty, dark chocolate brown. Tightly twisted. Long, slightly curling leaves.
Inital Aroma: Sweaty, bready, woody. Sweet.
Flavor: Rose. Floral. Honey. Woody.
Mouthfeel: Slight astringency with a nice silkiness
Wet Leaf Aroma: Slightly bready and a bit of resin.
Aftertaste: Woody. Slight petichor.
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Sounds like an interesting experience! According to Volition, Red Jade is aka Bai Ye Dan Cong. Unfortunately, some in Taiwan seem to refer to the TTES #18 cultivar (aka “Ruby” aka Hong Yu) also sometimes as “Red Jade” (eg, at Beautiful Taiwan Tea Co.), and the leaf can appear quite similar. So at first, I thought you had a #18 cultivar being grown and processed in Guangdong-China, but it sounds like not.
LOL, I also thought this was a Taiwanese Ruby 18 with some unusual tasting notes.
Yeah the name is bit confusing on that front but the company is very transparent. Ijust interviewed Anne (the lady whoruns Volition) and she is amazing.
Sounds like an interesting experience! According to Volition, Red Jade is aka Bai Ye Dan Cong. Unfortunately, some in Taiwan seem to refer to the TTES #18 cultivar (aka “Ruby” aka Hong Yu) also sometimes as “Red Jade” (eg, at Beautiful Taiwan Tea Co.), and the leaf can appear quite similar. So at first, I thought you had a #18 cultivar being grown and processed in Guangdong-China, but it sounds like not.
LOL, I also thought this was a Taiwanese Ruby 18 with some unusual tasting notes.
Yeah the name is bit confusing on that front but the company is very transparent. Ijust interviewed Anne (the lady whoruns Volition) and she is amazing.