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MING JIAN WU YI HONG CHA

WU YI RED TEA from MING JIAN
RED (BLACK) TEA
ORGANIC

Ming Jian, Nantau, Taiwan

Unique highest mastery red tea from Taiwan, made from cultivar brought in an early 19th century from Wuyishan, Fujian, China. Sweet and thick taste with intense and special aroma. Definitely a pearl of AN SHIM TEA Collection will conquer red tea lover's hearth.

When properly stored, this tea gets better with time!

AROMA
Honey, apple
TASTE
Lotus root, maple syrup, plum

CULTIVAR: Wu Yi Zhong
HARVEST: Spring, 2021

MING JIAN WU YI HONG CHA

ORIGIN
This tea is quite unique and produced in a very limited quantity. This tea is quite new and more experimental than traditional to Taiwan. These cultivars were brought here during Qing Dynasty from Wuyishan area, Fujian province, China. They were used for traditional, heavy roasted wulong production, but during time, thanks to a special environment they developed into special cultivar with its own unique profile. Nowadays local experienced tea masters make exquisite red tea definitely one of a kind and deserves special attention.

ORGANOLEPTICS
Dry leaves have a sweet honey fragrance with notes of dried apple. After rinsing aroma develop into the sweet and sour palette with vegetal nuances. The taste is delicate and thick with unique bouquet of sweet, sour and pickled notes. There are some cauliflower and lotus root, maple syrup and plum. Multifaceted tea with long-lasting woody aftertaste and some tiny smokey note on the tip of the tongue. Sugary sweet aroma in an empty cup.
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