ANSHUN JIN JUN MEI is a bud-only black tea from Anshun City, Guizhou province, China. A sister production toANSHUN MAOFENG, our second Jin Jun Mei shares an atypical genetic makeup. The base material is Longjing #43, a cultivar developed for longjing production in Zhejiang province. Like bai hao yinzhen (silver needle), jin jun mei is famously sweet and luscious. As tippy teas go, this lot is particularly sweet. Without hyperbole, the sugar is (relative to other teas) almost cloying; tea drinkers with a sweet tooth will find this lot deeply satisfying. And while addictively saccharine, this jin jun mei is certainly not one-dimensional. As with the new maofeng from our Guizhou farmer-partner, the terroir speaks in this tea with unordinary clarity, and the unusual cultivar brings unmistakable nuance to an otherwise straightforward tea style.

vintage spring ’23

style jin jun mei

cultivarlongjing #43

region Anshun, Guizhou, China

locale Anshun Royal Tea Farm

elevation 1300 meters

producer J. Yang

nomenclature jin jun mei ( )”golden beautiful brow”

STEEPING PARAMETERS

(use freshly boiled spring water)

modern, large format
[300 ml+ vesselBOLI, large teapot]

4 grams 204F (95C) 2 minutes

traditional, small format
[150 ml- vessel gaiwan, small teapot]

6 grams 208F (98C) 10 seconds (no rinse)
+10-15 seconds each additional steep