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Special Grade Jin Jun Mei - Golden Needle • Sealed 50 g tin

Special Grade Jin Jun Mei - Golden Needle • Sealed 50 g tin

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Full florals, honey, clean sweetness.

Bud-only picking from Tongmu's core zone above 1,000 m. Between 60,000 and 80,000 hand-picked buds go into a single jin (500 g) of finished tea. Fine and honeyed rather than heavy, and it holds its shape well past fifteen infusions.

ORIGIN: Tongmu Village, Wuyishan, Fujian

ELEVATION: Above 1,000 m

HARVEST: Spring 2026

PICKING: Single buds - 60,000-80,000 per 500 g

STYLE: Fully oxidized, unsmoked

FORMAT: Sealed 50 g tin

BREWING: GONGFU

WATER: 198°F /95°C

LEAF: 5 g per 4 oz (120 ml)

STEEPS: No rinse. 10 s first, +5 s after. 12-15 infusions.

Grandpa: 2 g per 12 oz, 1-2 minutes.

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