Bai Lin Ju Hong6CBJ Harvest: 22.03.2023
Origin: China / Fujian / Fuding / Bailin
Height: 300 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Cai Cha
A modern type of the Bailin Gongfu, although it cannot be considered a Gongfucha. Bailin Juhong is produced from tips only and crafted in a similar way as the recent Jinjunmei. Juhong can be translated as tangerine-red and refers to the particular yellow-orange colour of the liquor of this type of recent tea. The village Bailin is the origin of this type of tea, hence the name. Bailin Gongfu is one of the old traditional Minhong Gongfu, whose renown began in 1851.
Character:
A rich infusion, one the one hand buttery, sweet and soft and on the other slightly flowery and yet intensely aromatic. A well composed set of various impressions.
Category:
Min Hong (Fujian-Schwarztee) Min Hong, Fujian Black Tea are produced in various regions of the Fujian province. In the past, they have all been produced as Gong Fu Cha, which means tea (made with) great attention and great skill, whereas today, they are mainly sold whole leafed. We only call those teas Gongfu, that are being sorted. The traditional Min Hong Gong Fu originate from the villages of Tanyang, Bailin and Zhenghe, and they have been famous since 1851. Recently the Jin Jun Mei from Tongmuguan at Wuyishan also got to fame. The Min Hong teas are either produced from local Xiao Ye Zhong (Small Leaf Variety) varietals or from Da Bai (tea plants used to make white teas). The production of black teas was invented around 1800 in the back country of Wuyishan, and hence the Min Hong teas are considered as some of the oldest black teas. Fu Jian Hong Cha, short Min Hong, are of moderate strength, yet intense and velvety-sweetish with fruity-aromatic notes.
