Jin Jun Mei

About This Tea

Jinjunmei is a black tea from the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian Province, China. It is made exclusively from the buds plucked in early spring from the tea plant. The buds are subsequently fully oxidized and then roasted to yield a tea that has a sweet, fruity and flowery flavour with a long-lasting sweet after-taste. The brew is bright reddish in colour. It is a representative of high-end black tea in Fujian and has now become one of the most expensive varieties of black tea in China. Wikipedia The creation of Jin Jun Mei is credited to a tea master named Jiang Yuanxun, who worked in the Wuyi Mountain region. He wanted to develop a new black tea that could rival the popular and highly sought-after Lapsang Souchong tea, which is also from the Wuyi region. The name “Jin Jun Mei” itself translates to “Golden Beautiful Eyebrow,” referring to the appearance of the tea buds.