{"title":"Black Tea - Spring 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack 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:\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 hybrids forms crossed with Assamica or even Tie Guan Yin!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"certified-organic-yunnan-pure-bud-black-tea-spring-2018","title":"Certified Organic \"Yunnan Pure Bud\" Black Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are proud to offer a Certified Organic Black Tea from Yunnan.  This tea was grown in the area of Simao and was harvested in April. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \"Pure Bud\" Black Tea (单芽红茶) is a Yunkang #10 varietal growing at and altitude 1300 meters (4300 feet) on the southern slope Ma Wei Mountain (just west of Pu'Er City).  The processing is typical of black tea with sun withering, rolling, oxidization (about 2.5 hours)  and finally drying. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pure bud black tea is sweet and malty with honey taste and aroma. It is neither astringent nor bitter, and can be brewed 6 to 8 times gong fu style. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Yunnan Sourcing Certified Organic teas are certified organic by EcoCert SA and are certified organic to international standards (EcoCert is IFOAM accredited).**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo see pictures of the organic plantation where this tea is grown \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/the-organic-farm-we-work-with-in-simao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril Harvest and Processing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e**grown and packaged by Zuxiang Highmountain Tea Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"50 Grams \/ Spring 2020","offer_id":32753206755431,"sku":"","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100 Grams \/ Spring 2020","offer_id":32753206788199,"sku":"","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"250 Grams \/ Spring 2020","offer_id":32753206820967,"sku":"","price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"500 Grams \/ Spring 2020","offer_id":32753206853735,"sku":"","price":143.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 Kilogram \/ Spring 2020","offer_id":32753206886503,"sku":"","price":278.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/square_461319b3-2857-40a0-93d5-ce3067716b6b.jpg?v=1532110521"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/collections\/1.png?v=1597679307","url":"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/en-ca\/collections\/black-tea-spring-2020\/producer_yunnan-sourcing-brand-tea.oembed","provider":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}