Here's what the Adagio website has to say about its Jade Oolong tea:
Jade oolong tea from the Tung Ting mountain in Nantou County, Taiwan. A highly prized tea, Jade oolongs are a beautiful deep green in appearance, with large, tightly rolled leaves. Once infused, these lightly oxidized leaves gradually unfurl to release their essential oils. Jade oolongs are known for their fresh green-floral aroma, sweet flavor, and clean, delicate mouthfeel.
It brew up looking more like green tea than a normal oolong. It has no noticeable aroma to me.
I find the taste to be slightly sweet and a little nutty, very subtle. I think I probably should have steeped it longer than the recommended 5 minutes because the flavor from my first brewing effort was very feeble.
I'm going to take a second try with either a second steeping or a fresh longer steeping.
OK, I increased the steep time to 6 minutes and I am starting to taste things. What I'm tasting is nothing more remarkable than an ordinary green tea, however. Still no noticeable aroma.
It's not a bad tea, it's just very very ordinary.
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