During the, “White Dew” season, in the Autumn of 1959, some farmers picked super fine golden buds and turned them into black tea. They then
C. sinensis var. yashixiang; Chaozhou, Phoenix Mountain, Guangdong, 600m-1200m; Autumn, 2020, young leaf, semi-oxidized oolong. #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá, #Tea, #茶, #Chá. The dry leaves are light brown to black coloured, twisted
Today I successfully enrolled in Dilmah’s Online School of Tea “Tea Master” program. I am grateful for the opportunity and am looking forward to successfully
C. sinensis var. Fenhuang Dancong; Phoenix Mountain, Shantou, Guangdong, 1498 m; Spring 2020, single leaf, old trees, charcoal roasted, oolong. #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá, #Tea, #茶, #Chá. The dry leaves are long,
C. sinensis var. yashixiang; Lingtou, Fubin, Raoping; Chaozhou, Guangdong, 1400m; Spring, 2017, leaves only, no buds (xiao cai mian, small opening), dancong, nongxiang roast, oolong; #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá, #Tea, #茶, #Chá.
C. sinensis var. yashixiang; Pingkengtou, Fenghuang, Chaozhou, Guangdong, 950m; Spring, 2021, leaves only, hand picked and processed; #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá , #Tea, #茶, #Chá. The dry leaves are dark brown, long, and
C. sinensis var. Honey Orchid; Wudong, Fenghuang, Chaozhou, Guangdong, 1000m; Spring, 2021, 300 y.o. trees, organic, hand picked, manual oolong process; #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá, #Tea, #茶, #Chá. The dry leaves are
C. sinensis var. Assamica (Yunkeng Shihao); Lincang, Fengqing, Yunnan, 1600-1900m; Spring, 2019, mostly buds or bud & 1 leaf, fire baked. #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá, #Tea, #茶, #Chá. Large golden to dark
(Sometimes called Jade Fire); C. sinensis, var. yongxi liuyezhong (Yongxi Willow-leaf varietal); Producer Hu Chuansi, Yongxi Village, Jing County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province, 700m; Spring
C. sinensis var. unknown; Jiangnan Tea Market, Nanjing County, Jiangsu Province, 20-50m; early Spring, 2021, bud and leaf, traditional hand-made tea, pine needle shaping; #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá, #Tea, #茶, #Chá. small