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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
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FruitySweetMellow
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This exquisite black tea showcases unique fruity and honeyed notes, characteristic of the Zi Ya cultivar. Its liquor offers a smooth, mellow body with a pleasant sweetness and virtually no astringency, creating a truly delightful cup.
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About This Tea
What does Purple Bud "Zi Ya" Black Tea of Jinggu taste like?
This exquisite black tea showcases unique fruity and honeyed notes, characteristic of the Zi Ya cultivar. Its liquor offers a smooth, mellow body with a pleasant sweetness and virtually no astringency. It leans fruity, sweet and mellow.
How should I brew Purple Bud "Zi Ya" Black Tea of Jinggu?
Water around 90–100 °C (195–212 °F). In a mug, steep 3–5 min. For gongfu, use 5 g per 100 ml, 15–30 s steeps. You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Full boil is fine for most blacks. Don't overthink it.
Where does Purple Bud "Zi Ya" Black Tea of Jinggu come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China from the Zi Ya cultivar.
How much does Purple Bud "Zi Ya" Black Tea of Jinggu cost?
Starts at $8.25 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.11/g. A 50g package gets you around 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.66 per session. Compare black prices across vendors on Teadar.
$8.25$0.11/g