Skip to content
Competition Grade Jin Jun Mei Black Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

Competition Grade Jin Jun Mei Black Tea

by Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop
$9.50 - $290.00
$9.50
$9.50 - $290.00
$9.50

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 chocolate and honey sweetness.  The tea has body, strong aroma, and is bursting with flavor!

Tong Mu Guan Village near Wu Yi in Fujian is the most famous place in China for the cultivation of Jin Jun Mei and this year's harvest (April) is among the best in recent memory.

We recommend using 85-90C water and short steeps at first to brew this delicate and special Jin Jun Mei.

Late March Harvest

Tong Mu Guan Village (Fujian)

Overall rating: 4.6666665 / 5 from 60 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Competition Grade Jin Jun Mei Black Tea from Tong Mu Guan Village in Fujian offers a strong aroma and body, with a chocolate and honey sweetness coaxed out through multi-stage processing. Brewing recommendations include using 85-90C water and short steeps. Customer feedback on taste and aroma is mixed, with some finding it intense and flavorful, while others felt it was thin or weak.

Summary topics

  • Taste Quality: 33%
  • Aroma Strength: 13%

Review topics: ["taste","quality","aroma","order","chocolate","smell","honey","service","color","energy","sweetness","tea","fragrance","notes","jin jun mei","caramel","nectar","complexity","steeps","leaf","drop","cha qi","grade","example","leaves"].

Review highlights

  • "An incredible honey aroma with a sweet taste." — Philippe H.
  • "I love the rich flavor and the soothing effect from this full-bodied high quality tea." — Lorene I.
  • "I’m going to say thick and fruity chocolate, chocolate, chocolate in every infusion." — Amanda

Reviews

Special and delicious

"A very wonderful special tea. I can't wait to order more. I highly recommend this one."

— Scott B. (5/5)

Toffee and mellow cigar wrapper notes

"This is the first genuine, Chinese loose leaf tea I have ever had. In my life I have only had the common Western brands: Lipton is big in the South where I live; Twinings has loose leaf, and PG Tips/Yorkshire are the standard British tea bag imports. None of these hold a flame to the one entry level Chinese tea I decided to try. Red tea is familiar to my palate because that is all we drink in Dixie (sweet, iced tea). But we call it black tea. I give this red tea a go and find that real, traditionally grown and oxidized tea is another world entirely. It’s on the same level as smoking a cigar or enjoying wine. The tasting notes are extremely prevalent and rich. This tea does not hide flavor or aroma. First steep was toffee forward with toasted pecan and Connecticut tobacco. I even tried it with milk and sugar. Delectable"

— Michael (5/5)

Fantastic tea

"Always hits the spot. We buy it every season and the taste is impeccable - honey, fruits and florals."

— Alexander (5/5)

Great Tea

"Strong and flavorful with less caramel than the Gold Jin Jun Mei, (which is one of my favorites). Good caffeine content. Thanks YS."

— John T. (5/5)

Short Steeps

"Short steeps, 10s, 15s make the flavor really come out per Scott’s suggestion."

— John T. (5/5)

thumbs up

"tea is pretty good and great pricing for what the trade war is"

— Ray W. (4/5)

Beautiful, unique, and delicate

"I bought 50g of the 2024 year of this tea, and when done right, it does not disappoint. The leaves are *beautiful*. I love showing them off to people, and the fragrance is delightful as well. The one star off comes in to play with the brewing -- it is quite delicate. I've been brewing gongfu-style, about 1g tea/25ml water. It is VERY easy to over-steep and have it become bitter. I'd suggest using slightly cooler water, but still keeping the first several steeps very short. When you nail it, it's got a natural sweetness and a unique pleasant bitter note. If you go just a little bit long though. . . it becomes very bitter. I'd still recommend it though."

— Lin D. (4/5)

Surprising with boldness

"Dry smell is cocoa and malty. Wet smell is cereally and wheat. The scent during the brew is faintly gingery and herbaceous. Taste is much the same. The liquor color is immediately vibrant and clear on the first steep. Has an unbelievable amount of vibrancy and Hao on the second steep. Mouth remains most after swallowing. The cha qi is nearly immediate and strong"

— Johann (5/5)

fantastic tea and service

"beautiful tea and arrived earlier than expected! properly packaged, I'm very happy with the service all round."

— Mohamed A. (5/5)

Just Lovely

"Really delicious. Early steeps have a pleasant bite like a strong ale. Later steeps reveal a lovely sweetness."

— accounts@zaira.sh (5/5)

Q&A

Is there a tea to make you "drunk" like alcohol ?
NO!
Is these the same tea on the US site here: https://yunnansourcing.us/products/premium-grade-aa-jin-jun-mei-fujian-black-tea-of-wu-yi-shan-1?_pos=2&_sid=860849a9b&_ss=r
They are not the same. One is Premium grade and the other Competition Grade.
Free Gifts

and BOGO Offers!

Brewing Guide

Helpful Suggestions!

Terms

Shipping, Refunds and More.

EU MRL

Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh