If you purchase this product you will earn Welcome to Master Tasting Collection #8 – Four Classic Black Tea selection box. In this box, we are excited to present four classic kinds of black Tea, they represent four unique flavour from 4 famous black tea growing area – Qimen, Fujian, Ying De and Yunnan, each place is well-recognized as the “Heaven of Black Tea”. Each pack contain 25g of loose tea, you can enjoy 100g of delicious Black Tea in total: 
Keemun Black Tea, also known as “Qimen Gong Fu Tea”. Its name “Keemun Black Tea” is derived from its place of origin – Qimen, which is usually called as Keemun in the Western Countries. It is one of the ten most famous Tea in China, and one of the three most famous Black Tea in the world, along with the Darjeeling Tea and Ceylon Black Tea. It is also a popular “premium exporting tea” to different countries starting in 1900s, especially to England. It is special in its unique aroma called Keemun Aroma, which is unique in its high aroma, well balanced in floral, fruity and honey sweetness. The kind of Keemun Black Tea here is called “Qi Mei”, which means eyebrows. It is long, straight and slightly twisted like an eyebrows with golden pekoe. It is apparent and lingering in its aroma, and taste subtle and elegant in its floral and fruity notes. Jin Jun Mei, means “golden eyebrows” in Chinese. Its is an renowned black tea from Wuyi Mountain region in Fujian. Its shape is like eyebrows, with golden pekoe in between. The tea is having notably floral and sweet notes. There is a common misunderstanding that Jin Jun Mei should be having apparent golden pekoe, just like its name. In fact, it should be dark brown in colour, there is some golden pekoe in between, but should not be very apparent. Yingde Black Tea, also called as Yingde Hong Cha, is a popular kind of black tea from Yingde city in Guangdong. It is one of the three most famous black tea in China, together with “Keemun Black Tea” and “Dian Hong Black Tea”. People usually got mixed up with the name of “Yingde Hong Cha” and “Ying Hong No.9”. In fact,there are several sub-kind of Yingde Hong Cha, including “Huang Jin Gui Hong Cha”, “No.12 Hong Cha”, “Jin Xuan Hong Cha”, “Small leaves Hong Cha”, and “Ying Hong No.9 is the most famous kind of Yingde Hong Cha. Ying Hong No.9 is a kind of Yingde Hong Cha. Its name “Ying Hong No.9″is the short form of “Ying De Hong Cha”, and “No.9” is the cultivar name of the tea tree. This No.9 cultivar is originated and bred from Yunnan Big Leaf Varietal in the 1960s by the Guangdong Tea Research Institute. A great amount of the Tea is exported oversea at that time, especially to the England and other European countries. It is said that Yingde Hong Cha is one of the favorite teas of the Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen used it to serve her guests in a banquet. The tea leaves of Ying Hong No.9 is very big, which is similar to the leaves of Yunnan Big Leaf varietal. Its dry leaves is twisted and dark brown in colour with apparent golden pekoe. It tastes strong, very mellow with fruity notes and hint of cocoa and caramel. Although it is a kind of strong flavor black tea, you can also find an undertones of elegant floral notes in it. Shai Hong means sun-dried black tea. It is a famous kind of Yunnan Black Tea, also known as “Dian Hong”. Its processing method is a bit different from other Dian Hong. The leaves is dried in the sun in the last step to stop fermentation, instead of being roasted like other black tea. This tea is harvested from an ancient tree with 300 years old in Jingmai Old village.
(1) Keemun Black Tea 2022
Tasting Notes: Smooth and full-bodied. Mellow and aromatic floral taste with notes of honey and lingering finish.
Tea Farm Location: Qimen, Anhui province, China
Harvest Time: Spring 2022
(2) Jin Jun Mei Black Tea 2022
Tasting Notes, Floral and Fruity. Notes of floral, malt, cocoa, toffee and sweet potato.
Tea Farm Location: Wuyi Mountain region, Fujian
Harvest Time: Spring 2022
(3) Ying Hong No.9 Yingde Black Tea 2022
Tasting Notes: Strong flavor and rich texture. Floral and fruity. Notes of dried fruit, cocoa, caramel
Tea Farm Location: Yingde, Guangdong Province, China
Harvest Time: Spring 2022
(4) Premium Yunnan Gushu Shai Hong 2022
Tasting Notes: Smooth, Bold and layered taste. Fruity and Malty with notes of honey and molasses, and floral undertones
Tea Farm Location: Wild Ancient Tree with 300+ years old at Jingmai Old Village
Harvest Time: Spring 2022
