Black Tea - Spring 2024
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:
- Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica, which is the original assamica varietal, it is not an intentional hybrid.
- Yun Kang #10, a drought-resistant hybrid of Sinensis and Assamica that is tippy and sweet, with malty notes.
- Yun Kang #100, similar to #10, but has larger and fatter buds.
- Chang Ye Bai Hao, the tips are more pronounced and one side of the leaves will be downier than the other side!
- 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!
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Classic Bai Lin Gong Fu "Golden Monkey" Black Tea of Fuding
Original price $6.75 USD - Original price $88.00 USDOriginal price$6.75 USD - $88.00 USD$6.75 USD - $88.00 USDCurrent price $6.75 USD| /In stockBai Lin Gong Fu (aka Golden Monkey) Black Tea is made from Fuding Da Bai Hao "White Pekoe" varietal tea leaves. Our Premium grade is a one leaf to...
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Competition Grade Jin Jun Mei Black Tea
Original price $9.50 USD - Original price $290.00 USDOriginal price$9.50 USD - $290.00 USD$9.50 USD - $290.00 USDCurrent price $9.50 USD| /In stockThis 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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Pure Gold Jin Jun Mei Black Tea of Tong Mu Guan Village
Original price $9.50 USD - Original price $135.00 USDOriginal price$9.50 USD - $135.00 USD$9.50 USD - $135.00 USDCurrent price $9.50 USD| /In stockPure Gold Tips expertly processed to enhance and preserve the hairy fuzz on these tiny little buds. Tong Mu Guan Village near Wu Yi in Fujian is th...
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Classic Robust Jin Jun Mei Black Tea of Fujian
Original price $7.50 USD - Original price $100.00 USDOriginal price$7.50 USD - $100.00 USD$7.50 USD - $100.00 USDCurrent price $7.50 USD| /In stockThis 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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Premium Grade AA Jin Jun Mei Fujian Black Tea of Wu Yi Shan
Original price $8.25 USD - Original price $110.00 USDOriginal price$8.25 USD - $110.00 USD$8.25 USD - $110.00 USDCurrent price $8.25 USD| /In stockOur 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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Tong Mu Village "Chocolatey Jin Jun Mei" Black Tea
Original price $6.25 USD - Original price $170.00 USDOriginal price$6.25 USD - $170.00 USD$6.25 USD - $170.00 USDCurrent price $6.25 USD| /In stockThis is a Tong Mu village area Jin Jun Mei that is processed with low heat and short frying times to preserve the trichomes (leaf hairs) on the lea...
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