{"product_id":"award-winning-jade-dew-en-shi-yu-lu-green-tea","title":"Award-Winning \"Jade Dew\" EnShi Yu Lu Green Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSifu Lao Cha treated a traveling monk to a cup of Enshi Yu Lu Green Tea.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e– Sifu, this tea is so refreshing and delicious! It reminds me of Sencha – the tea that I tasted during my pilgrimage to Japan!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e– Sencha took its form from Chinese teas. Since then, our teas have transformed. But today, you are drinking the source.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnshi Yu Lu (恩施玉露), which means “Jade Dew from Enshi”, is the link between the steaming method invented in China over a thousand years ago and modern Chinese green tea. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Tang dynasty (618–907), steaming (蒸青 – Zheng Qing) was the method used to make all Chinese green tea. Lu Yu describes it in “The Classic of Tea” (茶经 – Cha Jing). After the Tang era, China gradually shifted to pan-firing (炒青 – Chao Qing), and steaming gradually disappeared from the mainland. Japan, which had learned the technique from Tang-era China, kept it and refined it into \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sencha Green Tea\" href=\"https:\/\/pathofcha.com\/products\/sencha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esencha\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gyokuro Green Tea\" href=\"https:\/\/pathofcha.com\/products\/gyokuro\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egyokuro\u003c\/a\u003e, and the rest of the Japanese green tea tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnshi Yu Lu is a Chinese tea that retains the older processing method. The tea dates to the Qing dynasty Kangxi reign and was originally a pan-fired green called Yu Lü (玉绿 – Jade Green). In 1936, tea master Yang Runzhi (杨润之) reverted to steam processing and renamed it Yu Lu (玉露 – Jade Dew). In 1945, it was exported to Japan, where it earned the nickname \"Chinese Gyokuro\". In 1965, it was named one of China's Top Ten Famous Teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe comparison to Japanese sencha comes up often, since both teas are sun-grown and steam-processed, but the two are more different than they first appear. Enshi Yu Lu uses a lighter, briefer steam on Chinese leaf, while Japanese sencha (especially deep-steamed Fukamushi) uses longer, more intense steaming on Japanese cultivars. Here, the cultivar is Longjing #43 with high amino acid content, which gives the cup strong umami without the intense marine character of Japanese green tea. The rolling is also different: Enshi Yu Lu is shaped into tight, round pine needles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea comes from the selenium-rich soils of the Wuling Mountains (selenium is an essential element with antioxidant properties). Picked according to the one-bud-one-leaf standard, the tea's signature is the \"Three Greens\" (三绿): green dry leaf, green liquor, and green wet leaf at the bottom of the cup. – At every stage, it stays green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aroma is unusual for a Chinese green tea: warm oatmeal with a thread of raspberry, then fresh spinach as the leaves open. The taste has umami, asparagus, and chestnut notes, with a mouthfeel that is both thick and refreshing. It received the Gold Medal at 'The Golden Leaf Awards' in 2024, distinguishing itself among other notable teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e• Place of Origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Baiyang Township, Enshi City, Hubei Province, China\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e• Altitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 800-1100m\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e• Harvest Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e• Picking Standard:\u003c\/strong\u003e One bud and one leaf\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e• Aroma:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oatmeal with raspberry, baked spinach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e• Taste:\u003c\/strong\u003e Umami with notes of chestnut and asparagus\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e• Cultivar:\u003c\/strong\u003e Longjing #43 (龙井43号)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing guidelines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/thermometer_32x32.png?v=1613590565\" alt=\"Water temperature\" style=\"margin-right: 18px; margin-bottom: 00px; margin-left: 18px; float: none;\"\u003e175℉ \/ 80℃\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 00px; float: none;\" alt=\"Tea-to-Water Ratio for Western Brewing\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/Western-Teapot_45649ad9-ec24-45d3-907f-2a0efe273c28_50x50.png?v=1616729997\"\u003e1g per 70-100 ml\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/clock_32x32.png?v=1613590565\" alt=\"Brewing Time\" style=\"margin-right: 7px; margin-bottom: 00px; margin-left: 7px; float: none;\"\u003e3-5 min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"Tea-to-Water Ratio. Gong Fu Cha\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/Gaiwan_Yixing_0f85d4d2-7572-4ccc-8863-e496a3933739_32x32.png?v=1616730143\" style=\"margin: 10px 7px 00px 11px; float: none;\"\u003e1g per 25ml \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/clock_32x32.png?v=1613590565\" alt=\"Brewing Time\" style=\"margin-right: 7px; margin-bottom: 00px; margin-left: 7px; float: none;\"\u003e5 sec + 5 sec for each subsequent infusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yuri","offers":[{"title":"100g ($0.35 per gram)","offer_id":42318323286071,"sku":"ENSHI YU LU_3","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g ($0.42 per gram)","offer_id":42318323318839,"sku":"ENSHI YU LU_2","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25g ($0.56 per gram)","offer_id":42318323351607,"sku":"ENSHI YU LU_1","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/AwardWinningEnShiYuLu_JadeDew_GreenTea_GUL_1594_low-res.jpg?v=1783883741","url":"https:\/\/pathofcha.com\/products\/award-winning-jade-dew-en-shi-yu-lu-green-tea","provider":"Path of Cha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}