Jin Jun Mei tea

Jin Jun Mei
TypeBlack

Other namesBeautiful Golden Eyebrows
OriginWuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, China


Jin Jun Mei tea
Traditional Chinese金駿眉
Simplified Chinese金骏眉
Literal meaningGold Class Beautiful Eyebrows
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīn Jùn Méi
IPA[tɕín tɕŷn měɪ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGām Jeun Mèih
JyutpingGam1 Zeon3 Mei4
IPA[kɐm˥ tsɵn˧ mej˩]
A map of China with Fujian province highlighted
Jin Jun Mei tea is grown in Fujian province, China.

Jinjunmei (金駿眉) is a black tea from the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian Province, China. It is made exclusively from the buds plucked in early spring from the tea plant. The buds are subsequently fully oxidized and then roasted to yield a tea that has a sweet, fruity and flowery flavour with a long-lasting sweet after-taste.[1] The brew is bright reddish in colour. It is a representative of high-end black tea in Fujian and has now become one of the most expensive varieties of black tea in China.

  1. ^ Hodge, Austin (29 November 2013). "The Demise of Tongmu Lapsang Souchong Black Tea". Seven Cups. Retrieved 21 March 2020.