Cultivar: Jade (Tsui Yu), TTES #13 

Harvested:  April 10th 2025

Origin: Pinglin area, Wenshan, northern Taiwan

Process: Lightly oxidized, twisted, well dried, no stems.

1. View

The dry leaves are large and pale. The brew has a light color between green and yellow with a good transparency. The open leaves show that some rims of the leaves have a red oxidation mark, but the leaves are mostly very lightly oxidized. 

2. Scents

The dry scents are fresh and flowery. The brew has the typical smell of an everyday Baozhong. In general, Wenshan Baozhong has lighter and more flowery notes than rolled Oolongs from central Taiwan.

3. Taste

The taste has a good sweetness for this price level. It has not much aftertaste, but that's to be expected with this cultivar at this price level.

Conclusion: This very affordable Jade cultivar expresses well the spring flavors of Taiwan's northern Wenshan region. It's also a good reminder why dry leaves are not always a good indicator of tea quality. These dry leaves almost look like mature (bitter) leaves, but in reality they are very tender and produce flowery scents and a finesse that is unexpected.