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En Shi Yu Lu (Enshi Jade Dew)
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En Shi Yu Lu (Enshi Jade Dew)

Ēn Shī Yù Lù · 恩施玉露

steamed

En Shi Yu Lu (literally "Jade Dew of Enshi") is the only widely known Chinese green tea fixed by steaming rather than pan-firing — a method first documented in the Tang dynasty and revived for this tea in 1936 in Enshi City, Hubei. Steam halts oxidation, then the leaves are rolled and shaped by hand and finished with a slow low-temperature fire down to roughly 3% moisture. The chlorophyll- rich jade colour gave the tea its name.

Quick facts

Region
Enshi
Harvest year
2025
Harvest season
early-spring

Brewing

Leaf
3.0 g / 100 ml
Water
75°C
Rinse
no
Gongfu steeps (s)
20, 30, 45, 60
Western (min)
2.0

Brews paler and more vegetal than pan-fired greens; closer in character to Japanese sencha because of the steam fixation, but with a Chinese cultivar and finishing.

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Tasting notes

Aroma
steamed greens, sweet seaweed, fresh grass
Flavor
vegetal, buttery, faint umami
Mouthfeel
silky
Finish
clean, sweet

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