Anhua Dark Tea – 2019 Bai Sha Xi Tian Jian Dark Tea
Tian Jian (天尖), translated as “Heavenly Tips Tea”, “Tian” means “Heaven” and “Jian” means “tip” in Chinese. As of its name implies, Tian Jian is one of the renowned and top grade of Anhua Dark Tea. It is a form of loose leaf tea made of the small tips of tea leaves. This Tea is stored for more than 4 years, it is sweet with apparent pinewood, woodsy and smoky notes. As a kind of post fermentation tea, the longer you store the tea, the better and sweeter flavor it will be.
Category of Dark Tea
Anhua Dark Tea, originated in Anhua, Hunan. There are three main kinds of Anhua Dark Tea – “Three Bricks”, “One Roll” and “Three Tips”.
What is Three Tips of Anhua Dark Tea?
“Three Tips” is a form of loose leaf tea, also named as “Three Jian”, “Jian” literally means the tea is made of small tips – tender and fine grade of tea leaves. According to the grades of tea leaves used, “Three Tips” is sub-divided as “Tian Jian”, “Gong Jian” and “Sheng Jian”. Tian Jian is made of the finest first grade of Tea leaves, while Gong Jian is made of the relatively more mature and second grade of tea leaves as raw material.
Brand: Bai Sha Xi
Weight: 25g/ 50g/ 100g
Tea Farm Location: Anhua, Hunan
Harvest Time: Spring 2019
Tasting Notes: full-bodied, smooth, sweet, woodsy, smoky, pinewood
Tea Liquor Colour: bright and clear orange yellow