Black Tea - Spring 2024
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 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:
- Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica, which is the original assamica varietal, it is not an intentional hybrid.
- Yun Kang #10, a drought-resistant hybrid of Sinensis and Assamica that is tippy and sweet, with malty notes.
- Yun Kang #100, similar to #10, but has larger and fatter buds.
- Chang Ye Bai Hao, the tips are more pronounced and one side of the leaves will be downier than the other side!
- Wild 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.
Fujian 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!
Fujian Black Teas are typically small leaf varietal but can also be hybrids forms crossed with Assamica or even Tie Guan Yin!
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Classic Bai Lin Gong Fu "Golden Monkey" Black Tea of Fuding
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Competition Grade Jin Jun Mei Black Tea
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Pure Gold Jin Jun Mei Black Tea of Tong Mu Guan Village
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Pure Bud Bi Luo Chun Yunnan Black Tea
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Imperial Grade Laoshan Black Tea from Shandong
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Bai Ye Varietal Dan Cong Black Tea
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Premium Qimen Black Tea of Huangshan
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Classic Robust Jin Jun Mei Black Tea of Fujian
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Orchid Aroma Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong Black Tea
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Premium Grade AA Jin Jun Mei Fujian Black Tea of Wu Yi Shan
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Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong of Wu Yi Fujian Black Tea
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Jingmai "Purple Beauty" Black Tea of Simao
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Big Snow Mountain of Mengku Black Tea
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Feng Qing "China Red" Yunnan Black Tea
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Feng Qing Premium "Black Gold Pearls" Black Tea
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Feng Qing Gold Tips Pure Bud Black Tea
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Jiu Qu Hong Mei "Red Plum" Black Tea
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Yi Wu Mountain Wild Arbor Assamica Black Tea
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Imperial Grade Jin Jun Mei from Tong Mu Guan Village
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Fu Shou Mei Feng Qing Black Tea of Yunnan
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Certified Organic Fancy Grade Yunnan Black Tea
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Imperial Grade Qimen Black Tea of Huangshan
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Tong Mu Village "Hua Xiang" Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong Black Tea
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Hand-Made Flowering Black Tea Cones from Feng Qing
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Certified Organic "Yunnan Black Tea"
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Tong Mu Village "Chocolatey Jin Jun Mei" Black Tea
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Old Varietal "Lao Shu Dian Hong" Feng Qing Black Tea
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Laoshan Village Osmanthus Black Tea
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Hua Xiang Jin Jun Mei Black Tea from Wu Yi Mountains
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Tong Mu Village "Dan Ya" Jin Jun Mei Black Tea
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Laoshan Village "Black Needles" Black Tea
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Wild Plantation Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong Black Tea
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Tong Mu Guan "Fruit Aroma" Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong Black Tea
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Wu Yi Mountain "Huang Guan Yin" Black Tea
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Zi Juan Purple Tea of Dehong
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"Purple Voodoo" Purple Black Tea Cake * Spring 2024
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Ku Zhu Shan Hong" Black Tea Cake
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Mei Zhan Varietal Black Tea from Tong Mu Village
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