Yi Mei Ren Wu Liang Mountain Yunnan Black Tea
Well this new tea proved to be popular, so popular in fact that it's now sold out - I'll add it to my list of teas to buy again.
This is a new tea for Seibiant, and I will add to this summary as I've got to know the tea. As the seller mentions below, it is very much like an oolong/black tea combination, and the initial brewing produces a strongly camphor aroma, although there is none of that in the actual liquor.
So far, it is a delicious tea, and as it is good for storing, I can see it being a favourite for some time to come.
"Yi Mei Ren" (彝美人) means literally Yi (Minority) Beauty. This tea is named "Yi Mei Ren" as its made from Wu Liang Mountain material, an area inhabited primarily by Yi Minority people and bears similarity to both and oolong and a black tea in its fragrance and taste. Yunnan large-leaf varietal material is used and the tea is wilted and fermented like a black tea, but for a longer period of time with several intervals of vigorously shaking the leaves. This promotes more thorough wilting/fermentation and leads to it's darker color.
The brewed tea is highly aromatic with a chocolaty sweet taste with no noticeable astringency. The tea liquor is super clear and deep gold with tinges of red if brewed longer. Due to the higher level oxidization this tea can be stored for several years with subtle changes in aroma and flavor.
Production time: Mid-March
Region: Wu Liang Mountain area of Jingdong
Well this new tea proved to be popular, so popular in fact that it's now sold out - I'll add it to my list of teas to buy again.
This is a new tea for Seibiant, and I will add to this summary as I've got to know the tea. As the seller mentions below, it is very much like an oolong/black tea combination, and the initial brewing produces a strongly camphor aroma, although there is none of that in the actual liquor.
So far, it is a delicious tea, and as it is good for storing, I can see it being a favourite for some time to come.
"Yi Mei Ren" (彝美人) means literally Yi (Minority) Beauty. This tea is named "Yi Mei Ren" as its made from Wu Liang Mountain material, an area inhabited primarily by Yi Minority people and bears similarity to both and oolong and a black tea in its fragrance and taste. Yunnan large-leaf varietal material is used and the tea is wilted and fermented like a black tea, but for a longer period of time with several intervals of vigorously shaking the leaves. This promotes more thorough wilting/fermentation and leads to it's darker color.
The brewed tea is highly aromatic with a chocolaty sweet taste with no noticeable astringency. The tea liquor is super clear and deep gold with tinges of red if brewed longer. Due to the higher level oxidization this tea can be stored for several years with subtle changes in aroma and flavor.
Production time: Mid-March
Region: Wu Liang Mountain area of Jingdong
Well this new tea proved to be popular, so popular in fact that it's now sold out - I'll add it to my list of teas to buy again.
This is a new tea for Seibiant, and I will add to this summary as I've got to know the tea. As the seller mentions below, it is very much like an oolong/black tea combination, and the initial brewing produces a strongly camphor aroma, although there is none of that in the actual liquor.
So far, it is a delicious tea, and as it is good for storing, I can see it being a favourite for some time to come.
"Yi Mei Ren" (彝美人) means literally Yi (Minority) Beauty. This tea is named "Yi Mei Ren" as its made from Wu Liang Mountain material, an area inhabited primarily by Yi Minority people and bears similarity to both and oolong and a black tea in its fragrance and taste. Yunnan large-leaf varietal material is used and the tea is wilted and fermented like a black tea, but for a longer period of time with several intervals of vigorously shaking the leaves. This promotes more thorough wilting/fermentation and leads to it's darker color.
The brewed tea is highly aromatic with a chocolaty sweet taste with no noticeable astringency. The tea liquor is super clear and deep gold with tinges of red if brewed longer. Due to the higher level oxidization this tea can be stored for several years with subtle changes in aroma and flavor.
Production time: Mid-March
Region: Wu Liang Mountain area of Jingdong
