Jin Jun Mei 金骏眉 Black Tea 3g Mini Bag[ZSY01]

Introduction

In 2005，through conjoining traditional techniques and technological innovations，Mr. Jiang and his team created our signature black tea, Jin Junmei. It is a special kind of Lapsang Souchong of superb quality in which only the budding tips of tea leaves of are used.The Jin Junmei are slim and compact in shape and yellow in color.Should you taste it after properly brewing, the leaves of Jin Junmei remain soft, uniform in bright red color, while the tea itself renders a mellow yet fruity taste that can bring any flustered mind to a calm, relaxed state. During the making of Jin Junmei, Zheng Shan Tang was able to revolutionize traditional black tea making techniques by improving taste evaluation process and training professional tea makers.

Taste

Dry Tea: Symmetry and tight; gold alternating with black and black in the majority

Soup: Golden, transparent, clear,with golden circle

Aroma: A compound aroma of fruit,flower and honey, sweet in water with pleasing fragrance

Taste: Fresh and sweet

Materials

Picking: Only Bud

Origin: Tongmuguan,Wuyi Mountain

Grade: Top Grade

Type: Black Tea

Net weight: 3 Gram/ 0.10 Ounce*3

Storage method: Sealed and placed at room temperature, cool, dry, no peculiar smell, dark place

Brew Guide

It is advisable to use a covered bowl for brewing

1.Add 3g of tea after warming the cup and smell the tea aroma
2.Prepare pure water that stops boiling at 100°C
3.1-3 course fast rush out, do not soak for a long time. 4-6 courses soak for 5-10s, 6-10 courses about 15s.

The more times of brewing, the longer the soaking time, in order to ensure the stability of the tea soup.

This Article can help better know the Black Tea Brewing. Hope you could like it.

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Black Tea:  

Tea Amount: 3-5 Grams. Can be added/decreased by your taste.

Tea Set: Gaiwan(盖碗) Better. Or any cups (better with infuser lid)

Water Temperature: 98-100°C

Steps:

1^st: Boil the water, use the boiling water to warm the empty tea cup and Gaiwan(盖碗).

2^nd: Pour the boiling water out.

3^rd: Putting the tea leaves in Gaiwan(盖碗), shake it, smell the fragrance of dried tea in warm place.

Putting the tea leaves in cup (if you don’t have the Gaiwan).

After the above steps, if cost time, water may lower the 90°C, boil the water again.

4^th: Pour boiling water along the wall of the Gaiwan(盖碗). 80 percent full at most.

The more brewing times, the more steeping time. It depends on the quality of the tea and tea lover’s taste.

5^th: After steeping, pouring the tea water into tasting cup(品茗). Pour the boil water into the Gaiwan for next brewing…

Tips: Without Gaiwan(盖碗). Please attention to the steeping time in water, too long will not excite the full taste value of black tea:-）

Frequent Asked Questions.

Q: What is Gaiwan?

A: Tradition China Tea Set, can easily control the tea sitting time in boiling water.

Q: Why Gaiwan is better? If use normal cups, what difference?

Porcelain Gaiwan(瓷盖碗), dissipate the heat faster, shorter the brewing time, can maximize release the fragrance and taste of the tea. Most suitable for brew Black Tea, White tea and Oolong Tea.

Glass Cup(玻璃杯), suitable for viewing the tea leaves, normal brewing time between Porcelain Gaiwan and Purple Clay Teapot. Most suitable for brew the Green Tea.

Purple Clay Teapot, longer brewing time than above two. Most suitable for brew Pu’er.

You might wonder, why Purple Clay Teapot can make tea more mellow and smooth.

Answer is:

Because purple sand is a porous material with good air permeability, it will absorb tea juice, so brewing the same tea tea soup multiple times will make it richer and softer.

In addition, for daily convenient drinking, black tea and green tea can be directly put in the cup and drink.

By your flavor, 2-3 Gram tea with boiling water its ok!

Q: Why Tea from Zheng Shan Tang should use 100°C water to brew?

A: First, pure water is suitable for brewing the tea leaves. Using 100-degree temperature, can make tea water more bright, fragrant, not sour. Also by using this way, can easily judge whether its high mountain tea.

Q: How to correctly brew the best taste of Jin Jun Mei?

Same as normal brewing, better using the Gaiwan.

From first to third brewing, when pouring the water, keep the tea leaves not to sit more than 5s in water.

From 4^th to 6^th brewing, sit 5-10s in water.

Afte 6^th, longer the time.

This Black Tea can brew for more than 12 times. View the gold brilliant tea soup, freshness taste. Sweety and fragrance:-)

Rock Tea:  

Tea set: 150ml Tea Tureen (Gaiwan) or Purple Clay

100℃ Hot Water for usage.

1^st Step：Warm the Cup-Raise the temperature, suitable for shake the cup and smell the dried tea fragrance.

2^nd Step: Put in 8-10 Gram Teas.

(Due to the different size tea set, the ratio of tea to water is controlled at about 1:20 its ok. Or add by one’s flavor)

Brewing: 100℃ mineral water is suitable. First four times brewing for short time. Gradually longer the time when after four times.

Pour the soup into the Sharing Cup, rock tea mainly red bright color with fragrant strong taste.

Taste: Pour the soup from sharing cup to each tasting cup. Suitable with seven points full.

Green Tea:  

Tea set：150ml Glass Cup or Tea Tureen (Gaiwan).

100℃ Hot Water.

1^st Step: Warm the Cup-Raise the temperature, suitable for shake the cup and smell the dried tea fragrance.

2^nd Step: Put in 3 Gram Teas.

(Due to the different size tea set, the ratio of tea to water is controlled at about 1:50 its ok. Or add by one’s flavor)

Brewing: 85-90℃ Pure water is suitable, adding hot water smoothly. Steeping tea leaves for about 30-60s.

Tasting: Drink when the temperature is right, green tea soup green and refreshing, add water after drinking, can be added for over 3 times.

White Tea:  

Tea set: 150ml Tea Tureen (Gaiwan) or Purple Clay.

100℃ Hot Water for usage.

1^st Step：Warm the Cup-Raise the temperature, suitable for shake the cup and smell the dried tea fragrance.

2^nd Step: Put in 5 Gram Teas.

(Due to the different size tea set, the ratio of tea to water is controlled at about 1:30 its ok. Or add by one’s flavor)

Brewing: 95℃ Pure water is suitable, adding hot water smoothly. Steeping tea leaves for about 10s, add 5 seconds for further times of brewing.

(If Taste Tea Cake, don’t drink the first-time brewing, make the first brewing as the washing)

First four times brewing for short time. Gradually longer the time when after four times.

Pour the soup into the Sharing Cup fast passing tea leak, white tea usually has light apricot yellow and translucent soup.

Taste: Pour the soup from sharing cup to each tasting cup. Suitable with seven points full.