Yunnan Purple Buds
Organic Garden Direct Black Tea
About this Product
About this Product
Origin: Wa Shan, Cangyuan County, Yunnan Province, China
Cultivar: 紫娟 Zi Juan “Purple Beauty”
Harvest: April 5-20, 2023
Elevation: 1,500-1,820m
Yunnan Purple Buds is a black tea made from a rare purple leaf tea cultivar called Zi Juan, or "Purple Beauty." Zi Juan produces beautiful reddish-purple leaves that are high in anthocyanins, a family of red and blue polyphenols found in fruits like blueberries, pomegranates, grapes and butterfly pea flowers. In recent years, Purple Beauty tea has become popular in China as a unique source of these colorful antioxidant plant pigments, tea catechins and dynamic aroma.
Our Yunnan Purple Buds are grown in a lush and biodiverse mountainous region of Yunnan’s Wa Shan territory boarding Burma at a certified organic tea farm we have been working with since 2013. Wa Shan is a famous tea mountain since ancient times named after the Wa ethnic minority who have farmed tea in this region for more than a thousand years. This tea has a stylish appearance with a wild aroma and elegant tannin structure.
Don’t rinse this tea.
Use water cooled to 200°F.
Infuse for 2 minutes and decant.
Repeat for another 2+ infusions or until the essence of the tea dissipates.
Cultivar: 紫娟 Zi Juan “Purple Beauty”
Harvest: April 5-20, 2023
Elevation: 1,500-1,820m
Yunnan Purple Buds is a black tea made from a rare purple leaf tea cultivar called Zi Juan, or "Purple Beauty." Zi Juan produces beautiful reddish-purple leaves that are high in anthocyanins, a family of red and blue polyphenols found in fruits like blueberries, pomegranates, grapes and butterfly pea flowers. In recent years, Purple Beauty tea has become popular in China as a unique source of these colorful antioxidant plant pigments, tea catechins and dynamic aroma.
Our Yunnan Purple Buds are grown in a lush and biodiverse mountainous region of Yunnan’s Wa Shan territory boarding Burma at a certified organic tea farm we have been working with since 2013. Wa Shan is a famous tea mountain since ancient times named after the Wa ethnic minority who have farmed tea in this region for more than a thousand years. This tea has a stylish appearance with a wild aroma and elegant tannin structure.
Traditional Tea Preparation
Add 4-5g to a gaiwan or gongfu teapot (per 150 ml). Don’t rinse this tea.
Use water cooled to 200°F.
Infuse for 2 minutes and decant.
Repeat for another 2+ infusions or until the essence of the tea dissipates.
Tasting Notes
White grape, wild rose, citrus, hops, peppery spice, multi-florals
Ingredients
Traditional Preparation
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