Black Tea
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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Traditional Smoked Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong * Lapsang Souchong Black Tea
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High Mountain "Tu Cha" Black Tea from Wu Yi Mountains
4.9 star rating 35 ReviewsOriginal price $8.00 - Original price $110.00Original price$8.00 - $110.00$8.00 - $110.00Current price $8.00| /In stockThis is an experimental varietal growing in the west of Wu Yi Shan township area. It's called 高山土茶, and is a perfect varietal for producing black t...
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Pure Gold Jin Jun Mei Black Tea of Tong Mu Guan Village
4.8 star rating 27 ReviewsOriginal price $9.50 - Original price $135.00Original price$9.50 - $135.00$9.50 - $135.00Current price $9.50| /In stockPure Gold Tips expertly processed to enhance and preserve the hairy fuzz on these tiny little buds. Tong Mu Guan Village near Wu Yi in Fujian is th...
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Premium Grade AA Jin Jun Mei Fujian Black Tea of Wu Yi Shan
4.7 star rating 19 ReviewsOriginal price $8.25 - Original price $110.00Original price$8.25 - $110.00$8.25 - $110.00Current price $8.25| /In stockOur Premium grade "Jin Jun Mei" is spring harvest from the Wu Yi mountains of Fujian. Wu Yi Shan is well know for it's rock oolongs (like Da Hong ...
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Orchid Aroma Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong Black Tea
4.7 star rating 21 ReviewsOriginal price $8.75 - Original price $122.00Original price$8.75 - $122.00$8.75 - $122.00Current price $8.75| /In stockThis is a tippy picked lightly roasted Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong that was picked during the first flush of spring. After several months of roasting an...
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Old Bush Lapsang Souchong Smoked Black Tea
4.5 star rating 14 ReviewsOriginal price $10.50 - Original price $150.00Original price$10.50 - $150.00$10.50 - $150.00Current price $10.50| /In stockThis is a premium Lapsang Souchong (smoked Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong) black tea harvested from old plantation bushes in the Wu Yi area of Fujian. The t...
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Wu Yi Mountain "Huang Guan Yin" Black Tea
4.8 star rating 4 ReviewsOriginal price $9.50 - Original price $134.00Original price$9.50 - $134.00$9.50 - $134.00Current price $9.50| /In stockHuang Guan Yin (Ming Ke #2) is a hybrid that was developed over 20 years (1977-1997), by the Fujian Tea Research Center and was officially accepted...
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