Tong Mu Village "Dan Ya" Jin Jun Mei Black Tea

This is a pure bud hand-plucked Jin Jun Mei black tea. Carefully picked and then processed with great skill into an incredibly smooth black tea that is both delicate and lively. Sweet and fruity, with no real astringency present!

This tea was picked in April at an elevation of about 900 meters!

About Jin Jun Mei: 

Jin Jun Mei was created in 2005 and is a type of premium Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong black tea. It is made from the single buds of high mountain tea trees within the 565 square kilometers of the Wuyishan National Nature Reserve, centered around Tong Mu Village in Xingcun Town, Wuyishan City. The tea is produced using a unique process involving withering, rolling, fermentation, pan-firing, and drying, and is characterized by its "golden yellow color, sweetness in the liquor, and fragrance within the sweetness." The "Jun Mei" series of black teas is a typical example of innovation in tea-making techniques by the enterprise, with Jin Jun Mei and Yin Jun Mei both representing high-end, premium black teas. As soon as they were introduced to the market, they were enthusiastically received by tea enthusiasts, sparking a trend of Jin Jun Mei and Yin Jun Mei in the Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong tea market. Jin Jun Mei has high requirements for raw materials, and is entirely handmade.

About Tong Mu Village:

Tong Mu Village, which is under the jurisdiction of Xingcun Town, Wuyishan City, Nanping, Fujian Province, is located within the Wuyishan National Nature Reserve. It is the source of the Nine-Bend Stream, a scenic spot in the Wuyishan Scenic Area. The village is situated at the border between Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, about 65 kilometers from the city center. The village has a total forest area of 315,000 acres and a population of 1,578 people. There are 12 village groups and 33 natural villages, scattered across the Tong Mu Grand Canyon fault zone, which is 35 kilometers long from north to south and 25 kilometers wide from east to west. The average elevation is 800 meters.

Tong Mu is considered to be the source for the best black teas produced in Fujian and is also the birthplace of the Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong varietal of tea! Other tea varietals are grown in Tong Mu include Jin Jun Mei, Mei Zhan, and several oolong varietals that are processed into black teas.