If you purchase this product you will earn One of the Sweetest Ancient Tree Sun-dried Black Tea harvested from Jingmai Old Village
This 2022 Spring batch of Gushu Shai Hong is harvested from a very high quality ancient tree with 300 years old, which comes from the Jingmai Old village in Lancang, Yunnan, with an altitude above 1400 meters. Sharp and prominent aroma and “wild forest flavor” is the biggest advantage of Jingmai tea, and it is also the main reason why people love Jingmai tea and the black tea are one of the sweetest.
The tea trees in Jingmai Village are mainly hundreds of years old. They are not artificially grown, but mixed with the original ancient trees on the mountain, which is the source of the unique and strong aroma of Jingmai tea. Because there is a lot of ancient tree forests, Jingmai tea is having the most obvious mountain and wild flavor among the ancient tree tea, and it also has a particularly strong and long-lasting tea fragrance. This ancient tree sun-dried black tea is delicate, soft and smooth, sweet with layered thickness.
What is the differences between Shai Hong and Dian Hong?
Yunnan sun-dried black tea (also known as Pu-erh Shai Hong) is a famous kind of Yunnan Black Tea, which is commonly known as Dian Hong. In a broad sense, Shai Hong is a kind of Dian Hong, but it is not exactly equivalent to Dian Hong, as they are different in the production process.
Shai Hong and Dian Hong are both processed from the fresh leaves of Yunnan big-leaf tea, which have been withered, rolled, and fermented. The difference is the last drying process. Dian Hong is baked at high temperature, while Shai Hong is naturally dried in the sun.
Compared with high-temperature roasted and dried Dian Hong, because Shai Hong is naturally dried in the sun, it retains part of the activity of the enzyme, and the later transformation is better, so it has a longer shelf life than ordinary black tea, it can still taste good after being stored for 2-3 years. The tea polyphenols and other substances that can be transformed later, so its quality may also get better as it ages like Pu-erh tea.
In terms of taste, Shai Hong and Dian Hong both have their own merits. Compared with Dian Hong, the taste of Shai Hong is not as strong as Dian Hong, but it is more mellow and has obvious sweetness with an elegant floral and honey notes. Dian Hong tea is dried and baked at high temperature, which emits most of the grassy notes, intensifies aromatic substances, so it taste stronger with an intensified honey and malty notes.
Weight: 50g/ pack
Harvest Time: Spring 2022
Tea Farm Location: Wild Ancient Tree (Gushu) with 300+ years old at Jingmai Old Village, Pu’er, Yunnan
Tasting Notes: Smooth, Bold and layered taste. Fruity and Malty with notes of honey and molasses, and floral undertones
Dry leaves appearance: Brown, twisted shape with golden pekoe in between
Tea Liquor Colour: Bright and clear reddish colour
