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2024 Yu Lu Yan Cha

2024 Yu Lu Yan Cha

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Jin Jun Mei Style
Cross-Genre Black Tea
Tiny buds from Xinyang, Henan are rushed fresh to Laoshan where they are oxidized + finished as black tea for a beautiful and unique brew. Notes of hot chocolate, rose, bergamot, clove and maple.
from Xinyang, Henan + Laoshan, Shandong
Jin Jun Mei Style
Cross-Genre Black Tea
Tiny buds from Xinyang, Henan are rushed fresh to Laoshan where they are oxidized + finished as black tea for a beautiful and unique brew. Notes of hot chocolate, rose, bergamot, clove and maple.
from Xinyang, Henan + Laoshan, Shandong
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Sourced by Wang Yanxin

Wang Yanxin believes in small producers, helping them reach a wide audience without big brand labels.
 
Wang Yanxin has devoted her career and formidable palate to collaborations with producers across China, searching far and wide for the very best.
    • DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2024
    • Laoshan VillageShandong Province
    • ELEVATIONsea level
    • Xinyang 10Tea Varietal

    This unique offering from Wang Yanxin is only possible because of her deep connections in both Henan and Laoshan. Her farmer friends produce extremely tiny bud Xinyang Maojian, a fine downy showstopper of a green tea. The second picking of the year is still all delicate downy buds, but tradition dictates only the first harvest is used for Henan's iconic buddy green tea. Wang Yanxin works to rush-ship fresh tea leaves the day they are picked from Henan all the way up to Laoshan Village, where they are allowed to traditionally oxidize in the sun to make a black tea, and then finished using Laoshan's extremely honed-in roasting and finishing techniques to combine the buddy steamed bun texture of Jin Jun Mei with the chocolatey goodness of Laoshan Black. This cross-province collaboration continues to prove that the world of tea is still full of innovators, pushing the boundaries of tradition.

  • true
    80
    hot chocolate, barley, maple
    true
    70
    clove
    true
    65
    bergamot
    true
    50
    rose
    true
    crisp, buddy

    Tasting Profile

    • savory - hot chocolate, barley, maple
    • spice - clove
    • fruit - bergamot
    • floral - rose
    • texture - crisp, buddy

Wang Yanxin also recommends:

  • 'The name Yu Lu Yan Cha Black comes from the ancient names of Henan and Shandong province. Yu is Henan, and Lu is Shandong. To commemorate this landmark cooperative tea producing effort, Yu Lu is added to the tea name. Yan is the first part of Wang Yanxin’s name, honoring her innovation in creating this new tea.'

  • 4
    6-8
    205
    20 seconds
    10
    5
    6
    205
    8 seconds
    4
    4
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    4 g.6-8
    oz.
    use 205° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
    add 10 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    5 g.6 ozuse 205° watersteep 8 seconds
    add 4 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

    4 g.12
    oz.
    use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
    8 hours
    add ice & enjoy

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