Red Jade - Black Taiwan

mmm Red Jade tea smells so good, it smells dark and fruity, like stewed plums and some dark chocolate with a hard to describe sharp undertone that is almost minty but is not…it is certainly cooling. There is also a touch of sassafras, but it is very slight. The brewed leaves take on a tinge of yam, as does the liquid, it is rich and sweet and I cannot wait to sip it. Gotta wait so I don’t burn my tongue.

Delicious, rich and malty with a sweet sassafras taste a bit of plum and some mint-like cooling. The taste is not minty, just the sensation. I love red jade because it is one of the more unique tea tastes I have run into.

The second steep is much the same but richer and has more of a fruity quality to is. Perfect for an autumn evening me thinks

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The dry leaves are long and curly and dark. That’s something I like about black teas, how pretty the dry leaves can be. After steeping, the leaves smell really nice, like rich dark chocolate. They’re all loosened up, but some are still curly. It’s really cool.

The aroma kind of reminds me of those dark chocolate orange slices. I don’t know why.

Flavor-wise, this tea is what I wish the Assam had been. It’s malty and a little creamy, and kind of…well, orange is all I can think of, mostly because of the aroma. It’s not really orange, though. I hate when I can’t describe what things taste like, but I know it’s pretty nice.

Probably not something I’d drink all the time, but I would drink it for sure if someone offered it to me.

I’m going to add a little milk to this one to see what it does that way because there’s something coming out in it as it cools that I don’t like as much.

Hmmm…it was okay, and it did cover up whatever it was that I didn’t like, but well, I think I liked it better without. Well, it was worth a try.