Yunnan Black Needle Tea

Yunnan black needle is a variety of dian hong black teas from yunnan province in china which is known as the birthplace of tea.

Yunnan black needle tea.

People in the city still celebrate the arrival of the mythical phoenix bird an emblem of good fortune that brought them the tea seeds. It s color moves from honey to deep amber and presents a beautiful cup. From then on the city of feng qing became the center of yunnan black tea. Yunnan black tea is characterized by a larger amount of young leaf buds also referred to as golden tips than other chinese black teas.

Feng shao qiu came to the area and made the first black tea in yunnan. Pronounced tjɛ n xʊ ŋ ʈʂʰa is a type of relatively high end gourmet chinese black tea sometimes used in various tea blends and grown in yunnan province china the main difference between dianhong and other chinese black teas is the amount of fine leaf buds or golden tips present in the dried. A full flavored tea with incredible depth and subtle nuance. Yunnan province is the southwest frontier of china that borders with vietnam laos burma and tibet and it is a well known region for rich biodiversity.

In 1938 a tea professor named mr. The most common varieties of yunnan tea include broken yunnan and golden needle among others. These tips result in the delicate slightly smoky flavor with hints of cocoa and caramel and light peppery tones. Broken yunnan an inexpensive variety with few golden buds and a rather bitter taste.