“This is another review from the backlog. I finished a pouch of this tea sometime around mid-late February, but forgot to post a review here. I am now remedying that. At the time I was working my...” Read full tasting note
“From the Spring 2017 harvest, this rock oolong starts strong on the mineral notes, but gives way in subsequent infusions to a soft floral creaminess. Brewed gong fu style, 100C, about 15 seconds on...” Read full tasting note
“This one goes in the amazing column for me, wonderful complexity and really kept going. Nose; peach, ginger, slight mandarin, osmanthus, round, paw paw, plantain, parsnip, baked squash, slight...” Read full tasting note
Jin Mei Gui (金玫瑰 / Gold Rose) varietal was first introduced in 1990. It’s a hybrid of Tie Guan Yin, Huang Jin Gui and Bai Qi Lan oolongs. It’s been introduced successfully into both Anxi and Wu Yi areas of Fujian. The uniqueness of this varietal lies in it’s ability to be roasted and takes on a natural floral sweetness much akin to rose (hence the name).
The tea plant grows tall and large, the leaves are medium large, oval-shaped and a dark green in color. The buds are purple-green, but the buds and leaves are largely devoid of hairs.
Our Jin Mei Gui is release late in the year because it has been laboriously roasted, rested, and re-roasted. The tea soup is red-orange, bright and clear. The tea is sweet and floral with hints of cannabis and rock sugar.
Our Jin Mei Gui is grown Tong Mu village in Wu Yi at an altitude of 1400-1500 meters!
May 2016 harvest
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