Yunnan "Assamica Gold Needle" Black Tea 200 Grams Stone-Pressed by hand

Stone-Pressed by hand

Made from the first flush of Spring White Pekoe (Camellia Taliensis) growing in Yang Ta village in Jing Gu county

pressed by stone and wrapped in hand-made Dai minority paper

fragrant with some floral notes… sweet and full in the mouth but with a vegetal bitterness present

The flavor is very sweet

Yunnan "Assamica Gold Needle" Black Tea 200 Grams Stone-Pressed by handDuring the 2nd half of the 20th century most tea plants planted for black tea cultivation in Yunnan were hybrids of Assamica but not pure Assamica (). Pure Assamica is what's used for Pu erh production and what was used to produce this lovely tea. Picked in early March in and then expertly processed by a small Ning'er area village cooperative this burly black tea features thick stems, with leaves and buds covered with downy hairs. The withering