{"title":"Black Tea - Spring 2019","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack tea from Yunnan is among the most robust but refined black tea 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:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamellia Sinensis var. Assamica, which is the original assamica varietal, it is not an intentional hybrid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYun Kang #10, a drought-resistant hybrid of Sinensis and Assamica that is tippy and sweet, with malty notes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYun Kang #100, similar to #10, but has larger and fatter buds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChang Ye Bai Hao, the tips are more pronounced and one side of the leaves will be downier than the other side!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWild 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFujian 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! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFujian Black Teas are typically small leaf varietal but can also be hybrid forms crossed with Assamica or even Tie Guan Yin!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wild-jin-jun-mei-black-tea-from-wu-yi-mountains","title":"Wild Jin Jun Mei Black Tea from Wu Yi Mountains","description":"\u003cp\u003eJin Jun Mei growing wild and unmanaged in the Wu Yi Mountains of Fujian.  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.  Being traditionally processed Jin Jun Mei but from a biodiverse environment gives this tea a strong character both in terms of taste and overall feeling.   Strong full mouth feeling, viscous, and expansive.  Notes of dark chocolate that comes and goes, mineral and sweet with some floral and peppery notes.  Difficult to describe the experience of drinking this tea!  Just try it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommend brewing with 85-90C water and using very short infusions at first.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMid-April Harvest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWu Yi Township in Fujian Province\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"25 grams \/ Spring 2019","offer_id":12136412315716,"sku":"","price":11.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"50 grams \/ Spring 2019","offer_id":12136412348484,"sku":"","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100 grams \/ Spring 2019","offer_id":12136412381252,"sku":"","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"250 grams \/ Spring 2019","offer_id":12136412414020,"sku":"","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"500 grams \/ Spring 2019","offer_id":12136412446788,"sku":"","price":155.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 kilogram \/ Spring 2019","offer_id":12136412479556,"sku":"","price":297.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/DSC_0741_cb445867-b0d9-4854-9a05-92717a022775.JPG?v=1559093659"},{"product_id":"2019-yunnan-sourcing-man-gang-gu-shu-hong-black-tea-cake","title":"2019 Yunnan Sourcing \"Man Gang Gu Shu Hong\" Black Tea Cake","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lovely old arbor (古树) black tea cake made from second flush of spring 2019 tea harvested from 80-300 year old tea trees in Man Gang village (Bang Dong, Lincang). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe have been working closely with a family in Man Gang for several years now and have asked them to help us pick and process a black tea (and a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2019-yunnan-sourcing-man-gang-gu-shu-bai-cha-white-tea-cake\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhite tea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) from their old arbor family tea garden! The result is a lightly processed and sun-dried black tea that is delicious to drink, sweet and thick, aromatic, and bubbling with cha qi!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis lovely tea was pressed into a 250 gram tea cake with a medium+ level of compression to lock in the aroma and flavors of tea, allowing for a gradual aging over time. You can store it like you would a pu-erh cake (and can be stored alongside raw pu-erh or white tea cakes), or if you prefer it to stay the way it is you can seal it up. Ideally a clay jar or wooden box with some\/minimal air flow would be best!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNet Weight:  250 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003cbr\u003eHarvest time:  May 2019\u003cbr\u003eHarvest Area:  Man Gang village, Bang Dong county, Lincang Prefecture\u003cbr\u003eTotal Production amount:  100 kilograms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWrapper Illustration by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatrik Benedičič\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (250 Grams) 红 \/ Spring 2019","offer_id":30681949175911,"sku":"","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Grams Sample 红 \/ Spring 2019","offer_id":30681949208679,"sku":"","price":13.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/1_1f9309c5-951e-4ca0-b9cf-8a940dd14487.jpg?v=1570931712"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/collections\/black19.png?v=1550515740","url":"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/en-au\/collections\/black-tea-spring-2019\/tea-type_black-tea-compressed.oembed","provider":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}