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“Gongfu! Enjoying a session of this one as I continue to slowly make my way through this recent tea order! This unique cultivar brews up such a beautiful mahogany red liquor with subtle purple...” Read full tasting note
“A nice change of pace for people who like Yunnan teas, but want something a little different. Has the body of a Yunnan, but has a floral quality reminiscent of a good Ceylon tea, which it shares...” Read full tasting note
This tea offers a taste of one of the most unique tea tree cultivars: Zi Juan or “Purple Beauty.” This tea plant strain was selectively bred from ancient Irrawaddy sinensis plants growing in Burma and western Yunnan. Purple Beauty has reddish purple leaves that are high in anthocyanin, a purple pigment and antioxidant found in red and blue fruits like blueberries, blackcurrant, Concord grapes, and bilberries. Yunnan Purple Buds is one of the most popular teas in Asia this year, being widely celebrated as a health tea with beneficial antioxidants.
Tasting Notes: Rare cultivar black tea offering a stimulating energy with aromas of white grape skin and wild rose and lingering hints of violet.
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Gongfu!
Enjoying a session of this one as I continue to slowly make my way through this recent tea order! This unique cultivar brews up such a beautiful mahogany red liquor with subtle purple undertones to it. Not in taste, but it does kind of remind me of blueberry skins. Even more so in person compared to how it looks on camera. The liquor is very, very thick, and there’s a little bit of bitterness (not a complaint) in the top notes that likely comes from just how heavy-handed I was when portioning out my amount of tea leaf. I’d describe the body of most steeps are quite rich and woody with a mix of oak and apple skin notes that trail off into a more heady, aromatic and rose-y floral finish. At a few points I got just a bit of fleeting sandalwood. Quite complex!
I slept in today for the first time in what feels like months and took a bit of an advent detour with this first gongfu session, so it’s going to be a busier afternoon playing catch up. Well worth it, though!
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDugt9dpwqv/?img_index=1
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHbNtOc1oxc&ab_channel=Vilde-Topic
A nice change of pace for people who like Yunnan teas, but want something a little different. Has the body of a Yunnan, but has a floral quality reminiscent of a good Ceylon tea, which it shares something in common — Assamica leaves. Personally, I think the bouquet makes it a poor candidate for milk, so I’d drink this straight.
Flavors: Apple Skins, Grapes, Rose
