Dian Hong Black Tea

Yunnan Imperial known in Chinese as Dianhong, is from Fengqing county, Yunnan in Southern China. It is made from the same variety of tea plant as found in Darjeeling (A tea growing town/region in the Northern Indian state of West Bengal) and grown directly across the Himalayas. This tea is Chinas answer to those who love robust black teas. Yunnan imperial is high in tannins with a malty flavor and deep amber color which holds up well to milk. Production, almost exclusively for export, started in the 1960s when the officials of Yunnan where looking for revenue for the poor rural areas.

• Bright red liquor, orange spice fragrance, sun dried

• This tea needs nothing added to it. Fully bodied aroma and taste

• Spring 2009 Harvest