Tan Yang Mao Feng6CT0 Harvest: April 2021
Origin: China / Fujian / Fu'an / Wangjia
Height: 500 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Tie Guan Yin
A real Gong Fu Cha from Tan Yang village, but bought before the process of sifting, where the tea is sorted by size of the leaves. Traditional processing, and the final roasting took place over charcoal.Tan Yang Gong Fu is one of the ancient traditional Minhong Gongfu, which have been famous since 1851. Most of the Gongfucha that can be found today are produced in a modern form in the manner of Jin Jun Mei, using buds only. This Tan Yang Maofeng was produced in the traditional way as a Gongfu Maocha. It is called Maocha, unfinished tea, because we bought it before the very last step of its production was performed, where the leaves are mechanically sifted and sorted according to the size of the leaves.(Formerly, we carried this tea ander the name Tan Yang Superior)
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Min Hong (Fujian-Schwarztee) Min Hong, Fujian Black Tea are produced in various regions of the Fujian province. In the past, they have all been produced as Gong Fu Cha, which means tea (made with) great attention and great skill, whereas today, they are mainly sold whole leafed. We only call those teas Gongfu, that are being sorted. The traditional Min Hong Gong Fu originate from the villages of Tanyang, Bailin and Zhenghe, and they have been famous since 1851. Recently the Jin Jun Mei from Tongmuguan at Wuyishan also got to fame. The Min Hong teas are either produced from local Xiao Ye Zhong (Small Leaf Variety) varietals or from Da Bai (tea plants used to make white teas). The production of black teas was invented around 1800 in the back country of Wuyishan, and hence the Min Hong teas are considered as some of the oldest black teas. Fu Jian Hong Cha, short Min Hong, are of moderate strength, yet intense and velvety-sweetish with fruity-aromatic notes.
