Jin Jun Mei

Golden Beautiful Eyebrows
OriginFujian
Harvest timemarch 2020
FlavourSmell of honey, Peach, Dried fruits
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Amount7 grams
Temperature95 - 100
Steeping Times8 times

There are many different translations of the name of this tea, but let's take it appart:

金 - jīn - Gold
骏 - jùn - Stud
眉 - méi - Eyebrows

Translating from Chinese is often pointless, because it requires some understanding of the culture, to figure out the real meaning.

For example, the second character here is not usually used on it's own. If you would like to say "a horse" you would use character 马 (mǎ), but 骏 (jùn) is usually used in sayings and wishes. Usually it used to represent wealth, honour, glory, generosity and business prosperity.

Alright, but what;s with eyebrows?
眉 - méi - directly translates like eyebrows, but the meaning behind it is longevity.

If you assemble all the peaces together, you would get:
Wishing you wealth, success and longevity. When you are serving this tea to your guests, you are wishing them all of those things without saying a word.

 

This variant of the tea has a very complex taste, with a small berry sourness, together with well-made dried fruits. It is very different to its brother. If everyday Jin Jun Mei has very direct and pronounced taste, this one is rather complex. The main difference between them - is harvest time. This one has been prepared by the end of May, while trees still have a lot of young furry leaves, which provide the beverage with a texture, light sourness and flowery aroma. However, such tea doesn't hold as many brewings and the taste is not as strong. If you are looking for something bright and strong - take a look at regular Jin Jun Mei, it's gorgeous. If you are looking for something exquisite, with a complex taste, that you would add to your collection of fine teas - a very strong contestant is in front of you.

This tea is harvested in province Fujian

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