I looked at Stephane's blog and she has no notes for Jade oolong. I
looked at her notes for Baozhong. If I read between the lines maybe
some Baozhong can match the Jade in fragrance like intensity. I notice
the similarites after the first pot once the fragrance has receded.
According to her the two cultivars are different, elevation, and
location. Darwin says they should taste different from geographical
isolation. I was surprised that the Jade oolong is mass produced. I
pay more for it than the Pouchong. All of a sudden my Pouchong taste
better. You can't go wrong if you are drinking the two jade
characters, the single commercial Pouchong character, or the twin
baozhong characters. I've never tasted a bad Taiwan tea. If it says
Taiwan I buy it with no hesitation even Assam packaged in Taiwan.

Jim

Michael Plant wrote:
> Space 8/14/06
>
>
> > I can't really disagree with you that the two are different. My Jade
> > is semi rolled and Pouchong long and twisted. However I can taste more
> > similarities than not once you get beyond the floral taste. I think
> > pouchong is a style from Nantou. However it could be from other areas
> > like DongDing or AliShan but I don't know.
>
> Jim, your point is well taken. I wonder though whether a super-super-fresh
> Jade Oolong vis-a-vis a super-super-fresh Pouchong wouldn't show more
> dramatic differences.
> Michael