BLACK TEA: Spring Tips Pure Bud, China

Spring Tips Pure Bud
Black tea, China

Flavour: raw sugar, malt, hay ~ light-bodied
To create this tea, the very first Spring-time leaf shoots are carefully plucked by hand only a few days after they emerge. As they are so new they are small and covered in fine down, which you can see on the dry leaf. They are carefully oxidised and rolled, preserving their delicate nature.

These soft, silky buds infuse into a glowing, bronze infusion with notes of raw sugar, malt, hay and fresh almonds. The stepped tea is light in body and mildly astringent.

March 2023 harvest of the Yunkang #10 cultivar of Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica, from Ning’er County, Simao, Yunnan, China.

Infusions: specialty tea leaves can all be steeped at least twice, and often more, so each 3 gram serve (150 mls - a standard teacup size), will give you two cups ('infusions') if you steep the leaves twice. On the back of your pouch under 'Steep', you can find the number of infusions for your tea.

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