Gleaming Brow Jin Jun Mei

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Chocolate, Rose, Salt, Tobacco
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5 g 3 oz / 100 ml

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  • “195 Degrees F, Gongfu, 10 + 5 sec infusions I could not get enough of this tea. So delicious. It was hard for me to put the tasting notes down, but it was very fragrant and knocked me out. I don’t...” Read full tasting note
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Highest grade Wuyi tea picked only a few days per year. Turkish delight notes of rose and cocoa, lychee fruitiness and roasted prune. Ultra soft and juicy.

SEASON: Spring Pre Qing Ming
CULTIVAR: A wild growing variety close to the Xingcun Xiaozhong variety
ORIGIN: Picked in the National Conservation area of Wuyi and processed in Tong Mu, Fujian, China
PICKING & PROCESSING: Bud shoots probably picked from the side of the tea bush stem. Hand rolled tea.
ELEVATION: 1500-1800m

One of the most expensive teas in China and almost impossible to find outside very special tea circles. The picking and processing of this tea is a little secretive (hence the slightly uncertain SCOPE analysis!). Buds picked pre-qing ming from wild growing, primitive tea variety, possibly from the side of the stems. Every 10g contains about 1000-1500 hand rolled buds picked from the side stem of the Wuyi Lapsang tea plant. Pinnacle quality black tea unlike any other tea being produced.

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195 Degrees F, Gongfu, 10 + 5 sec infusions

I could not get enough of this tea. So delicious. It was hard for me to put the tasting notes down, but it was very fragrant and knocked me out. I don’t normally love black teas, but this one may have changed my opinion. I would say that smokey floral notes take the lead here, but this tea is very complex and I love it. I got about 8 infusions out of it but I kept wanting more.

SEASON
March 2019
CULTIVAR
Xing Cun Xiao Zhong
ORIGIN
Tong Mu, Fujian, China
PICKING & PROCESSING
Buds
ELEVATION
1200m

Eyes- Dry Leaf: tiny dark buds
Nose – Dry Leaf: Intense sea salt, floral, fresh tobacco notes, smokiness
Nose – Wet Leaf: Super intense salt and chocolate, almost an umami note, rose petals
Eyes – Liquor: Dark golden brown
Mouth – Texture: Super smooth, light and oily
Mouth – Taste: Delicious, chocolate, tobacco, light smokiness, floral notes, roses
Nose – Empty Cup: Brown Sugar
Mouth – Finish: Super smooth and lubricatin
Eyes – Wet Leaf: Brown perfectly picked buds
Body Sensation: Slightly energizing, Happy

Flavors: Chocolate, Rose, Salt, Tobacco

Preparation
5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML

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