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Fujian

Tóngjùnméi铜骏眉

Tóngjùnméi

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

Brewing, origin and taste.

Budget-friendly brilliance from Tongmu — a rich red tea with a honey-fruity heart, the younger sibling of the legendary Jin Jun Mei.

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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); 3–4 g per 200–300 ml (steeping in cup or European style).
Teaware
White porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) 100–120 ml — allows evaluation of aroma and color; porcelain or glass teapot. For daily tea drinking, an ordinary mug with lid will also work.
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–100 °C. Unlike delicate Jin Junmei, Tongjunmei with its more mature leaf opens beautifully at temperature close to boiling; this allows fuller extraction of dense "...
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Fujian
Category
Grade of the Jùnméi (骏眉) series: Jīn (金, "gold") → Yín (银, "silver") → Tóng (铜, "bronze/copper"). Tongjunmei is the most access...
Coordinates
approximately 27°45′ N, 117°40′ E (Tongmu Village / Tongmuguan Pass).
Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Nánpíng City (南平市, Nánpíng Shì), Wǔyíshān City (武夷山市, Wǔyíshān Shì), Xīng...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Twist is larger and looser than Jin and Yin Junmei; leaf is wider, with visible opening of the blade. Color — "half-yellow, nine-tenths black" (半黄九半黑): overall tone is...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pronounced honey sweetness with floral-fruity notes (花蜜香, huāmì xiāng). Aroma is more "dense" and "warm" than Jin Junmei, with hints of baked sweet pota...
Liquor Aroma
Multi-layered: on first steeps — bright floral (orchid, rose), then — fruity (peach, apricot), on final ones — pure honey and sweet pastry. Aroma persistence — high.
Liquor Color
Amber-golden, clear, with warm honey shade (汤色澄黄). More saturated in color than the golden-clear liquor of Jin Junmei.
Spent Leaves
Copper-red with bronze tint, leaves well-opened; whole shoots "bud + 2–3 leaves" are visible. Texture is elastic, soft.
Taste
Full-bodied (醇厚, chúnhòu), rich, with distinct honey sweetness and long "returning sweetness" (回甘, huígān). Liquor body is denser and "thicker&quot...
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Wild-growing population varieties — qizhong (奇种, qízhǒng — "wonderful varieties"), also called caicha (菜茶, càichá — "vegetable tea"): small-le...
Picking
According to the "Junmei Decree", Tóngjùnméi is picked around Lìxià (立夏, beginning of May — beginning of summer). In practice, picking occurs ...
Phase
Early
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