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Jin Jun Mei Souchong - Black Tea
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Description
The highest grade of Lapsang Souchong is called
Jun Mei or Beautiful Eyebrow (in English) because
the processed tea leaf resembles an eyebrow. Jun
Mei can be further
categorized into Gold (Jin) and Silver (Yin)
grade we are carrying the Gold. What is special
about Jun Mei Souchong is that unlike other
Lapsang Souchong, it is processed using tender,
full tea leaves and buds harvested in early
spring before the Qing Ming festival.
This tea is also known as Zheng Shan Souchong.
Zheng Shan means "Original Mountain" and only tea
leaves picked from
Wuyi (Tong Mu Guan) harvest area can be called as
"Zheng Shan". These tea leaves have a
special characteristics in that they have a
subtle hint of a sweet fruit in China called
"longan".
Other names
Jun Mei Black Tea, Gold Jun Mei Lapsang Souchong
Taste
The fragrance of Jin Jun Mei Lapsang Souchong are
smoky (pine) as any good Lapsang should be, yet
the taste has distinct fruity sweet notes
underneath the smoky nature of the tea. As this
tea ages, the smoky nature will slowly subside
while the fruity sweetness of this tea becomes
stronger.
Appearance
Jin Jun Mei Souchong tea leaves are carefully
rolled and when infused, they unfurl into young
one-bud one-leaf tea leaves. Clear orange color
infusion.
Origin
Wu Yi Shan, Fujian Province, China
Harvest Period
Spring 2013 (Ming Qian Cha)
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