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Yunnan Purple Buds
Wild rose, hops, peppery spice, multi-florals and white grape
About This Tea
Yunnan Purple Buds is a black tea made from a rare purple leaf tea cultivar called Zi Juan, or "Purple Beauty." Zi Juan produces beautiful reddish-purple leaves that are high in anthocyanins, a family of red and blue polyphenols found in fruits like blueberries, pomegranates, grapes and butterfly pea flowers. In recent years, Purple Beauty tea has become popular in China as a unique source of these colorful antioxidant plant pigments, tea catechins and dynamic aroma. Our Purple Buds are grown in a lush and biodiverse mountainous region of Yunnan’s Wa Shan territory bordering Burma, at a certified organic tea farm that we have been working with since 2013. Wa Shan is a famous tea mountain since ancient times, named after the Wa ethnic tribe who have farmed tea in this region for more than a thousand years. This tea has a stylish appearance with a wild aroma and elegant tannin structure.
Origin
Wa Shan, Cangyuan County, Yunnan Province, China
Cultivar
紫娟 Zi Juan “Purple Beauty”
Harvest
May 2024
Elevation
1500 - 1820 meters
Ingredients
Black tea
Ingredients
Black tea
Origin
Wa Shan, Cangyuan County, Yunnan Province, China
Cultivar
紫娟 Zi Juan “Purple Beauty”
Harvest
May 2024
Elevation
1500 - 1820 meters
Preparation
- Imperial
- Metric
Traditional Tea Preparation
Add 4g-5g to a gaiwan or gongfu teapot (per 150 mL).
Don’t rinse this tea.
Use water cooled to 200°F.
Infuse for 2 minutes and decant.
Repeat for another 2+ infusions or until the essence of the tea dissipates.
Origin
Wa Shan
Cangyuan County, Yunnan Province, China
Wa Shan Ecological Tea Garden sits in Lincang, on the border with Myanmar (Burma) in southwestern Yunnan. Surrounded by a lush and biodiverse mountainous region, this certified organic tea farm is one we have been working with since 2013. Wa Shan is a famous tea mountain since ancient times named after the Wa ethnic minority who have farmed tea in this region for more than a thousand years.