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Fujian

Jīn Jùn Méi金骏眉

jīn jùn méi

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Nánpíng City (南平市, Nánpín...
Tea type
Fujian
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Elite black tea from wild tree buds of Wuyishan with a bright honey-fruity aroma and silky sweetness.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
90.000000 - 100.000000
Tea Amount
3–5 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu method); 2–3 g per 200–250 ml (European method).
Teaware
Ideally — porcelain gaiwan (盖碗) volume 100–120 ml: neutral material doesn't absorb aroma and allows precise steeping time control. Glass gaiwan or teapot allows observing da...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–100°C. High-quality Tongmu Jin Jun Mei "doesn't fear" boiling water — precisely full heating reveals aroma depth and sweetness. For delicate batches or fir...
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Fujian
Category
Elite bud red tea. Since 2013, "Jin Jun Mei" has been recognized as a generic name (通用名称, tōngyòng míngchēng) — alongside Tie Guanyin, Biluochun, and Da Hong...
Coordinates
approximately 27°44′ N, 117°38′ E.
Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Nánpíng City (南平市, Nánpíng Shì), Wuyishan County-level City (武夷山市, Wǔyíshān Sh&#236...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Thin, dense, whole bud-tips with distinct "eyebrow-like" shape (海马状, "seahorse-shaped" — Jiang Yuanxun's authorial description). Key sign of authentic To...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, rich, sweet, with pronounced honey notes, longan (龙眼), lychee, ripe peach, floral (rose, orchid) overtones. Subtle chocolate and malty undertones. Aroma is persistent, un...
Liquor Aroma
Deep, enveloping. On first steeps — bright fruity-honey complex (longan, lychee). On middle steeps — floral tones, warm caramel. On final steeps — pure sweetness with light wood...
Liquor Color
Bright golden-amber, sometimes with orange-copper shade, clear and transparent. On cup walls when cooling, characteristic "golden ring" may appear — sign of high theaf...
Spent Leaves
Whole, elastic, unopened buds that retained their shape. Color — even, copper-red with golden sheen. Buds are elastic, uniform in size. Absence of broken or darkened fragments —...
Taste
Incredibly soft, smooth, silky. Complete absence of bitterness and rough astringency. Dominants — natural floral-honey sweetness, fruity notes (longan, lychee, peach, dried apri...
Details
Oxidation
80.000000 - 90.000000
Oxidation Maximum
90.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
90
Cultivar
Local wild or semi-wild population of small-leaf tea bush, known as Qízhǒng (奇种, Qízhǒng) or Càichá (菜茶, Càichá) — *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinens...
Picking
Early spring — from early April (after Qingming) to early May (before Lixia). Optimal time — second-third decade of April. Harvest of later buds (June) gives noticeably lighter ...
Phase
Early
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