Yunnan Golden Needle Black Tea...Dian Hong Jin Zhen...

A Premium Black Tea...Gorgeous, Plump, Golden Leaves and Sweet, Earthy Notes... How could this be black tea? Golden Needle will delight you with its golden color and sweet aroma & taste. The secret to this tea is in taking only buds of the local Fengqing Large Leaf Cultivar from the high mountains of Yunnan Province in early spring, greatly reducing moisture then oxidizing the buds. Dian Hong Jin Zhen is similar to Dian Hong Jin Ya (Yunnan Golden Bud), however special leaf shaping yields straight needle-shaped buds of great beauty. After steeping several times, the buds become soft enough to open at the seam, down the length of the bud, revealing 5 layers deep of buds. This indicates the five leaves that would have appeared on the shoot if not harvested at just the right moment.  This is indicative of fleshy buds with volumes of leaf content providing many infusions.The secret reveals itself when the buds, instead of turning dark like other black teas, only reach a silky golden tan