Tsui Yu Jade Oolong, 2020 from Nantou, Taiwan, eco-cha

From vendor:

Harvest: Machine harvested in medium batches. Spring 2020. Nantou, Taiwan.

Elevation: 400m

Brewed 7.5 g in 125 mL porcelain pot with boiling hot water.

Steeps: rinse / 1 min / 1min / +20 sec / + 20 sec / + 20 sec / + 30 sec / + 30 sec / + 1 min / + 1 min

Dry leaf: slight floral and seaweed scents

In the cup, refreshingly flowery with mild grassiness, herbs and vegetable notes like a light green tea but very obviously an oolong. Some seaweed taste lingers for a long time. Body thickens after first steep. Good alternative to green tea for great price.

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