2024 Tongmu Reserve Jin Jun Mei
2024 Tongmu Reserve Jin Jun Mei
Buddy Black Tea
Crafted by the Li Family
- DATE OF PICKINGApril 2024
- TongmuWuyishan, Fujian
- ELEVATION800 m
- Xingcun Xiao ZhongTea Varietal
Li Xiangxi’s old family home is in Tongmu, in a protected ravine with wild bamboo, orange trees and native flowers growing around old growth wild tea bushes. Once a year in the early spring, Li Xiangxi and her family pick the tiny golden buds off the cultivated tea bushes growing below her family home. The beautiful golden color and flavor of this carefully cultivated Jin Jun Mei (Golden Eyebrows) makes it one of the most prized teas in China. This tea is particularly precious as it takes expert hand-labor to harvest the thousands of tiny young buds that go into a single 5g package.
Tasting Profile
- floral - vanilla, honey
- spice - nutmeg
- fruit - pear, apricot
- savory - sweet corn, steamed bun
- texture - cooling, velvety
The Li Family also recommends:
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6-8
oz.use 195° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 15-30 sec. each infusionGongfu
4 g.6 ozuse 190° watersteep 10 seconds
add 10-30 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
4 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy