Premium Jiuqu Hongmei

30g

€27,90 EUR

This premium Jiuqu Hongmei is crafted using early spring pre-Qingming buds, selected at their most tender stage for sweetness and clarity. With refined processing and meticulous leaf selection, the tea presents a brighter aroma, finer texture, and deeper honey-red character compared to daily grades.

Tasting Notes:

Honeyed red plum • Orchid-like aroma • Smooth sweetness • Long finishing glow

€27,90 EUR

Taxes included.

Type:
Black Tea

Variety:
Jiuqu Hongmei

Region:
Shuangpu Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Harvest:
Early Spring · Pre-Qingming

Craft:
Fine withering · Hand rolling · Controlled fermentation · Gentle drying

Grade:
Premium / Higher aroma clarity & sweetness

Caffeine Level:
Medium

Jiuqu Hongmei has been crafted for nearly two centuries, but the premium grade stands apart in refinement and purity. Only slender one-bud-two-leaf picks from pre-Qingming harvests are chosen, when rainfall is fresh, temperature soft, and young leaves contain rich amino acids and natural sugars. The result is a tea with elegant aroma, clear sweetness, and exceptional smoothness.

The dry leaves are tighter, finer, more uniform, with jet-black luster and golden tips faintly visible. When brewed, the liquor appears amber-red and luminous, like polished garnet. The fragrance opens with sweet honey and soft floral notes, gradually deepening into red fruit warmth and mellow cocoa undertones. Each infusion reveals new layers, and the returning sweetness (huigan) is persistent and gentle.

Compared with the regular grade, the premium version delivers a cleaner profile, longer aroma endurance, and silkier mouthfeel. It captures the core spirit of Zhejiang black tea — bright, refined, warm — yet with added sweetness and elegance befitting higher material quality.

Gongfu Style
4–5g | 120ml | 90–95°C
1st infusion 8–10s → gradually longer
Suitable for 5–7 infusions

Mug / Western Style
2–3g | 250–300ml | 95–100°C
Steep 2–3 minutes or adjust to taste

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