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Purple Tea

Purple Tea is a special Yunnan tea. There exist three unique varieties, all different cultivars. The original Purple tea is called "Wild Purple" or "Ye Sheng" Purple tea. The varietal is referred to as Assamica Dehongensis. Ye Sheng tea is very bitter when young but ages quickly and develops great complexity with age. It was originally processed into mao cha and sold as a kind of Raw Pu-erh tea, but more recently has been processed into Black tea with incredible results! The second kind of purple tea is often called "Zi Cha" 紫茶 or 紫芽 (Purple tea or Purple Bud). Zi Cha is a naturally occurring mutated version of Assamica. It grows all over Yunnan and accounts for less than 1% of cultivated Assamica in Yunnan. The third kind of purple tea is called "Zi Juan". Zi Juan (aka Purple Beauty) is a man-made cultivar developed by Yunnan Xishuangbanna Tea Research Station in the late 1990's. Fujianese purple leaf cuttings from Wu Yi area were hybridized with local Yunnan Assamica plants to product this unique tea.
  • Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong

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    This is an expertly fermented black tea was crafted using a wild tree purple leaf varietal from Dehong prefecture. This wild tree varietal grows wi...

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    $10.50 - $150.00
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    $10.50 - $150.00
    $10.50
  • Light Roast Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Light Roast Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong

    $10.50 - $150.00
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    This is a lightly processed black tea that was hand-crafted using a wild tree purple leaf varietal from Dehong prefecture. Ye Sheng "野生“ varietal a...

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    $10.50 - $150.00
    $10.50 - $150.00
    $10.50 - $150.00
    $10.50

  • Jingmai "Purple Beauty" Black Tea of Simao

    $9.50 - $126.50
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    An expertly fermented black tea made from the famous "Purple Beauty" Zi Juan 紫娟 varietal.  Subtle appearance with an expansive taste!  Hints of flo...

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    $9.50 - $126.50
    $9.50 - $126.50
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    $9.50
  • 2015 Yunnan Sourcing "Ying Shan Hong" Purple Black Tea and Snow Chrysanthemum | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop
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    2015 Yunnan Sourcing "Ying Shan Hong" Purple Black Tea and Snow Chrysanthemum

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    "Ying Shan Hong" is the red-purple Rhodendron flower that once a year blankets the mountains of Yunnan in a red cloak. Our "Ying Shan Hong" cake is...

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  • Lincang "Dian Hong" Yunnan Black Tea Sampler | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Lincang "Dian Hong" Yunnan Black Tea Sampler

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    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 Assami...

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  • Zi Juan Purple Tea of Dehong | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Zi Juan Purple Tea of Dehong

    $9.00 - $120.00
    $9.00 - $120.00
    $9.00 - $120.00
    $9.00
    In stock

    An expertly fermented black tea made from the famous "Purple Beauty" Zi Juan 紫娟 varietal. Subtle appearance with an expansive taste! Hints of flowe...

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    $9.00 - $120.00
    $9.00 - $120.00
    $9.00 - $120.00
    $9.00
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