Jin Jun Mei

AROMA

Flavourful, mildly spicy aroma that spreads softly and gently.

TASTE
Light-bodied, refreshing cup with plenty of sweetness and subtle orange flavour in the mouth. Chestnut undertones emerge from the edges, marrying with baked bundles of accents. Fig fruit notes can be felt towards the finish.

COMPLEMENTS
Best enjoyed on its own.

CONDIMENTS
Drink Plain

Jin Jun Mei is a new black tea produced in 2005, but with a flavour unlike any other. In July 2005, Jiang Yuan Xu, General Manager of a tea manufacturer, guided guests from Beijing to Wuyi Mountain in Fujian, China. While guiding them, they found some tender tea buds in the Wuyi National Nature Reserve at an altitude of about 1800 meters and asked the question, "Why don't you make black tea from these buds?" they asked. The buds were then sent to the village of Tongmu, where the first black tea, Lapsang Souchong (正山小種）, was produced 300 years ago, to be experimented on by tea master Liang Junde alone. Based on the traditional Lapsang Souchong with improved fermentation, a brand new black tea called Jin Jun Mei was finally produced.

Jin Jun Mei is made from tea buds only. Every 500 grams of this black tea consists of 50,000 buds. Skilled tea pickers can pick 2,000 buds every day, but it takes 20 experienced tea pickers a day to make 450 grams of Jin Jun Mei.

The delicately twisted leaves with dense golden tips distinguish this black tea from others. The quality is outstanding. The tea has a beautiful appearance, made with bright, pointed golden buds, a malt aroma, a very bold, deep and refreshing taste and a pale mahogany water colour. It is full-bodied and fruity with a honey sweetness.