Yunnan "Assamica Gold Needle" Black Tea 200 Grams pressed by stone and wrapped

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

we decided to offer them to everyone

This tea is often referred to as "Golden Monkey" Black tea by western vendors

Jiu Qu Hong Mei Tea has been produced for nearly 200 years

Net Weight:  250 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)

Yunnan "Assamica Gold Needle" Black Tea 200 Grams pressed by stone and wrappedDuring 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