Today in our Tea time we enjoy a great tea: the Jin Jun Mei Golden Tips of Yunnan. This black tea is characterized by its golden buds. The quality of this type of black tea is usually classified according to the number of golden buds. The more, the higher the quality. And in this case they are all gold. In fact, this variety of smoked black tea is considered by many gourmets as the best in the world in its variety (black tea). In fact, this is a “famous tea from China”, so the expectations are very high.
The aroma just open the can? Tremendous. Dense, with a smoky touch very elegant but with a lot of presence. The texture of the leaves surprises to be a fermented and smoked black tea. With a tender texture, medium size and long shaped.
To prepare the infusion of this Jin Jun Mei Yunnan Golden Tips, we will use a small teapot, in which we will put about three grams of tea. You do not need to put a lot. The water is going to be added to a very moderate temperature, a little warmer than even with the green tea: about 60º C. The infusion time will be long, about 5 minutes. Slowly simmered? It looks very well, and for now this tea lives up to its reputation.
Once the leaves open, they are reddish and completely whole, essential in a quality tea. The color of the infusion is reddish, with golden highlights, and does not lose much color as we infuse it. The aroma that gives off once infused is very dense and pleasant.
Important part: the taste. Very round, in the sense that the manor of a smoked tea, but with a presence that leaves a great aftertaste and above all, very elegant. We try to take it cold to see if it is very bitter, and it’s not. And best of all, it is a tea that holds up very well to infuse it several times. A perfect tea to spend the afternoon.
The truth, if you really like tea, it is very difficult not to be impressed by how good it smells and tastes this Jin Jun Mei Yunnan Golden Tips. From the first moment you realize that it is a good tea, and does not disappoint at all, rather to the contrary. Recommended 100 per 100 total and absolutely. What’s more, if you like black tea at least you have to try something like that once in a lifetime.
You have this tea available in our teahouse in Barcelona, in Travessera de les corts 154-158 local G 08028 Barcelona. If you are interested in buy black tea online, you have our online tea sale page www.freshchinesetea.com.
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