Jin Jun Mei (Golden Brow)

Description Brewing Guide 漢字 金駿眉紅茶 origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian craft twisted flavor notes cacao nibs, floral, smoke 漢字 金駿眉紅茶 origin Wuyi Mountains, Fujian craft twisted flavor notes cacao nibs, floral, smoke Invented in Tongmu Village — a secluded Wuyi Mountain town renowned as the birthplace of black tea — Jin Jun Mei (translated as "Golden Stallion Eyebrows") has only been produced since 2005, yet has quickly become one of China’s most revered black teas. Named for its wispy golden leaf buds, Jin Jun Mei is a painstaking tea to craft. Each batch is meticulously hand-harvested from unopened leaf buds and the adjoining first leaf, a process that takes a team of skilled tea pickers many hours to complete but yields the sweetest and most aromatic taste. Next, the harvested tea leaves are withered and fully oxidized, producing hallmark notes of dried fruit and cacao nibs, after which they are roasted in the traditional style, imparting a delicately s