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Imperial Yixing Hong Black Tea from Jiangsu

Imperial Yixing Hong Black Tea from Jiangsu

by Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop
$6.00 - $170.00
$6.00
$6.00 - $170.00
$6.00

Imperial style black from Yixing in Jiangsu. The home of the world famous Purple "Zisha" Clay Teapots is also an area that produces some less-known but still world-class black tea!

We are proud to offer three grades of Yixing Hong for you to enjoy!  

Our imperial grade "tippy" is a low temperature process black tea that preserves the downy hairs on the tea, giving it a sweet and malty character. If brewing gong fu style we recommend 80-90C water with very short steeps (for the first 3-4 steeps) to get the most out of this incredibly unique and textured tea!

Harvested in Late-April each year!

Jiukeng Varietal 鸠坑种

Yixing Township in Jiangsu Province

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 16 reviews.

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Delicious

"I love this tea. It is mild, not at all bitter with slightly floral notes"

— Adam J. (5/5)

Perfect

"Yixing red has been my favorite tea for the past ten years. I buy it here for the first time and very satisfied with quality and taste."

— Oleksandr M. (5/5)

Wonderful tea

"This is my favorite daily tea. Really fantastic for the price. I look forward to having it every morning as the sun rises."

— Scott B. (5/5)

Amazing hongcha

"It can be pushed, won't get bitter, just strong, but the taste will be one dimensional, like a bourbon that was kept in a barrel for too long. If that happens it is really like a strong ripe puerh and goes well with milk, which will 'open' it a little bit. Otherwise this beats my daily Assam and also the Yunnan Black Gold Bi Luo Chun (which is also Assamica I presume) in every way but in strength. Beautiful harmonious aftertaste, silky smooth texture, pronounced floral nose, I could drink this anytime."

— sztorok (5/5)

Good tea at a very

"Good tea at a very appropriate price point. Not worth having in a high end tea collection, but could be a great cheap daily drinker. Brewing params: 5g/100ml, 85C, 25s->+5s Dry smell: fruity and malty Heated smell: dark bread (borodinsky) Wet smell after 1 brew: dry fish, caramel, malt Tasting notes: caramel, subtle fruits, complex flavors, low 5*"

— Nikolay F. (5/5)

Very fine Northern Congou tea

"Adding my voice to the chorus of 5-stars. This is beautiful tea, and very fragrant with the sort of rose-floral aroma found on some very good Qimens. Contra the house brewing advice, I say drown it with boiling water and steep a good 15s the first 2-3 times."

— Wade S. (5/5)

Super yummy. A pleasure.

"Pleasurable way to start the day. I also used boiling water, more tea, and a longer steep western style."

— Wendy (5/5)

It's good tea

"It's good tea. It's deep and warming. When it rains, this tea warms up nicely."

— Ievgen D. (5/5)

Delicious

"My new favorite. Lovely, malty flavor. Just ordered a small bag and am buying more."

— Gillian L. (5/5)

I have tried a lot

"I have tried a lot of black tea around the world. I think this is my favorite ever!"

— Dániel G. (5/5)

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