2013 Cha Yu Lin "Hua Mei" Hunan Tian Jian Tea

This lovely Tian Jian tea is named after the Chinese Hwamei bird which is endemic to the An Hua area of Hunan. The tea itself is a spring 2013 harvest Tian Jian that has been aged in 30 kilogram baskets in An Hua since 2013.

This is a classic Tian Jian with notes of smoky peat, fruit, and chocolate. The taste is full-bodied and sweet.  A very nice and affordable aged Tian Jian! 

Cha Yu Lin is a small An Hua producer that works with tea growers and small village cooperatives to produce unique small batch Hei Cha. They've been producing An Hua teas since 2004!