Jin Jiang Hui Ming3CJJ Harvest: March 2023
Origin: China / Zhejiang / Jingning / Huimingsi
Height: 700 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Tu Cha Zhong
A very beautifully green tea produced as a Maojian, from the autonomous region of the She minority, in the south of the Zhejiang province.Jinjian translates as gold medal, and it is thus named, because in 1915 it won a gold medal at the world exhibition - at a time when it was quite famous. Huiming is the name of a temple in the region where this tea grows and means benevolent light.
Category:
Mao Jian (incl. Bi Luo Chun) Mao Jian (hairy tip) are green teas that are twisted into a spiral- or snail-like shape and which usually show a lot of down on their leaves (or, depending on the tea varietal, this can also be very little). The most famous of this type is the Bi Luo Chun, whose name is often used for other teas of this category, too. The plucked leaves for Mao Jian can consist of one or two leaves and a bud or sometimes only of a single bud. The leaves are rolled by hand in the wok or by a rolling machine. During the rolling process the hairy side of the leaves turns towards the outside and the leaves obtain their form. The tea is then dried in the wok or by hot air. The differences between the various Mao Jian result from their origin and from the tea plant varietal used, however, they all have beautiful, fruity-sweet aromas and a typical tart green tea note in common.
