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JIU QU HONG MEI

RED PLUM FROM NINE BEND RIVER
RED (BLACK) TEA
ORGANIC

Linshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Red tea of the highest mastery, also know as Longjing Hong Cha due to the fact that it's made from the same cultivar as famous green tea. Exquisite gentle tea with special aroma and rich taste.

When properly stored, this tea gets better with time!

AROMA
Floral, Bakery
TASTE
Honey, Fruits

CULTIVAR: Longjing #43
HARVEST: Spring, 2021

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RED PLUM FROM NINE BEND RIVER

ORIGIN
Exquisite red tea from Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, China with 150+ years of history. Earned a lot of awards and good response from world tea society but remained quite local and rare tea. This tea is great representative of a Gongfu Hong Cha "Highest Mastery Red Teas" and quite different from common ones due to more careful and handmade process. Produced from highest quality tea leaves, harvested in spring and made using local cultivars, this tea has special aroma and taste.

ORGANOLEPTICS
This beautiful hand-rolled tea leaves have very gentle sweet honey aroma. Dry tea leaves have sweet floral and honey notes. After keeping tea leaves in a warmed teapot aroma develop into bakery notes with vanilla, cinnamon and creme nuances. The taste is rich and gentle with notes of dried fruits and honey. Soft and silky texture with long-lasting aftertaste. Infusion is quite aromatic and empty bowl has pleasant sugary, orchid aroma. For those red tea lovers this is quite 'must try' tea.

GASTRONOMY
This tea will goes well with light deserts based on puff pastry, custard, creme and fruits. Perfect choice for evening tea session with your loved once.
CHINA CLASSICS
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