Yunnan Purple Buds
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Yunnan Purple Buds
Yunnan Purple Buds

Yunnan Purple Buds

Yunnan Purple Buds, made from the rare Zi Juan "Purple Beauty" cultivar, boasts beautiful reddish-purple leaves rich in anthocyanins, tea catechins, and dynamic aromas. This certified organic tea from Wa Shan, Yunnan, offers a wild aroma and an elegant tannin structure, providing a unique and antioxidant-rich tea experience. Enjoy the stylish appearance and vibrant flavors cultivated by the Wa ethnic tribe in this lush, biodiverse mountainous region.


About 18 Cups Of Tea

Qty:

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.

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.

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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.

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