Jade Cloud (aka Green Jade)

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Brand:	Rishi Tea
Style:	Green Tea
Caffeine:	Caffeinated
Region:	Hubei, China
Loose/teabag:	Loose
Product page:	Jade Cloud (aka Green Jade)

Commercial Description:

Jade Cloud (aka Green Jade), Organic Fair Trade Green Tea Jade Cloud is a special grade of Chinese green tea produced in the high elevation tea gardens of western Hubei, China. Each year, our Jade Cloud is carefully selected from the farmers' earliest batches of spring tea. Organic Jade Cloud has a mellow and refreshing character that is smooth with low astringency. Jade Cloud's aroma suggests sweetly toasted chestnut and bluegrass.

Brewing Instructions: (from Rishi Tea)

Water: 180F / Leaves: 1 tablespoon per 8 ounces / Infusion Time: 3-4 minutes

Ratings & Reviews:

Total: 87/100 : Aroma: 9/10, Flavor: 4/5, Value: 5/5, Overall: 8/10

Excellent example of a Chinese Green from Hubei, that is both smooth and refreshing. I first tried this a number of years ago, then again recently based on Alex Zorach's review. He hits it on the nose when he describes it of being "simultaneously clean and rich tasting."

One of the things I like about Rishi's teas is that they are consistently of a high quality, and usually very affordable. Enough complexity to keep you interested, but dependable and consistent from year to year.

Total: 90/100 : Aroma: 9/10, Flavor: 5/5, Value: 5/5, Overall: 8/10

The aroma is very complex, with some grassy tones and some sharpness. Simultaneously clean and rich tasting. In my opinion, this tea combines the clean, sharp qualities of a good Japanese Sencha, without the fishy quality, and with the more rich and warm characteristics of some of the better Chinese green teas.

The flavor is quite sharp and bitter, and there is a bit of sourness, but the bitterness is mitigated by a sweetness in the aroma and aftertaste.

This tea can stand up very well to being brewed at different strengths. I find even a smaller amount of the leaves are good for multiple infusions: I usually make 3 cups out of the same leaves. The later cups are less bitter but retain much of the richness and complexity.

This tea is priced very reasonably, especially for such an outstanding tea.

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