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Black Tea - Spring 2022

Black tea from Yunnan is among the most robust but refined black teas produced in the whole world! Typically Yunnan Black teas are made from Assamica or Assamica hybrid. Since the end of the Second World War Yunnan Black teas have steadily increased in popularity and in the last 20 years a series of interesting hybrids were developed that greatly enhanced both the diversity and taste of the tea! Black teas vary according to their hybrid, harvest season, pick style, and processing! Hybrids include:

  1. Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica, which is the original assamica varietal, it is not an intentional hybrid.
  2. Yun Kang #10, a drought-resistant hybrid of Sinensis and Assamica that is tippy and sweet, with malty notes.
  3. Yun Kang #100, similar to #10, but has larger and fatter buds.
  4. Chang Ye Bai Hao, the tips are more pronounced and one side of the leaves will be downier than the other side!
  5. Wild tree varietal (野生) is a Assamica Kuntze varietal that grows wild and is quite rare. It was only the last few years that it was processed into Black tea. The tea is sour and thick when young, but ages well and develops textures of red wine and fruit with a little age.

Fujian Province is the home to many great black teas.  Famous Fujian Black Teas include Golden Monkey (from Fuding), Jin Jun Mei (from Tong Mu Guan),  and Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong (aka Lapsang Souchong).  Of course there many others as well! 

Fujian Black Teas are typically small leaf varietal but can also be hybrids forms crossed with Assamica or even Tie Guan Yin!

  • Competition Grade Jin Jun Mei Black Tea

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    This is a competition grade Jin Jun Mei made from pure buds. The processing of this tea is done in several stages to gradually coax out the chocola...

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  • Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong of Wu Yi Fujian Black Tea

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    Classic Wu Yi mountain black tea varietal "Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong"  means literally "from Wu Yi Mountain Small Tea Plant".   Our offering is process...

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  • Premium Grade AA Jin Jun Mei Fujian Black Tea of Wu Yi Shan

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    Our Premium grade "Jin Jun Mei" is spring harvest from the Wu Yi mountains of Fujian.  Wu Yi Shan is well know for it's rock oolongs (like Da Hong ...

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  • Classic Robust Jin Jun Mei Black Tea of Fujian

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    This is a classic styled Jin Jun Mei that was processed to remove the fine hairs (脱毛) giving it a more robust dark chocolate character.  Although, ...

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  • Imperial Grade Jin Jun Mei from Tong Mu Guan Village

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    Imperial Grade Jin Jun Mei from Tong Mu Guan village in the Wu Yi mountains!  Special processing and super-fine leaves gives this a unique taste an...

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  • Hua Xiang Jin Jun Mei Black Tea from Wu Yi Mountains

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    This Jin Jun Mei grows in the same areas as Wu Yi's famous Rock Oolongs and has that same mineral sweetness and flower aroma.  The tea has been lig...

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  • Tong Mu Guan "Fruit Aroma" Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong Black Tea

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    Tong Mu Guan is a village in the Wu Yi Mountains near the Fujian and Jiangxi border.  It's well known for it's Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong and Jin Jun Me...

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