An extremely special and rare black tea from Wuyi in Fujian Province.
Picked from Zhengshan Tea Gardens, Jin Jun Mei is made with tea buds only. Every 500 grams of this tea consists of 50,000 sprouts. As a skilled farmer could pick 2,000 everyday, to make one pound of the tea, it takes 20 farmers a whole day to collect the shoots.
Delicately twisted leaves with a high concentration of golden tips distinguishes this tea from other black teas. The quality of the tea really shines through in this absolutely gorgeous black tea. The tea itself is stunning in its beauty, with golden tipped leaves that are bright with a malty smell.
This tea brews up into a deep mahogany color that holds a very bold, deep and crisp flavor. Be wary of over steeping as this is a high quality tea that can become bitter if brewed incorrectly.
A full-bodied infusion has a deep red and honey-like sweetness with a subtle milkiness and light coppery finish. The tea has enough flavor to be interesting, without the harsh astringency of some other varieties of black tea. It has a very pleasing taste and does not need anything added to it..
25g Net.