Gong Jian Anhua Dark Tea 2017 What is Gong Jian? Which categories of Anhua Dark Tea does it belong to? Anhua Dark Tea, originated in Anhua, Hunan. There are three main kinds of Anhua Dark Tea – “Three Bricks”, “One Roll” and “Three Tips”. “Three Tips” is a form of loose leaf tea, also named as “Three Jian”, “Jian” literally means the tea is made of small tips – tender and fine grade of tea leaves. According to the grades of tea leaves used, “Three Tips” is sub-divided as “Tian Jian”, “Gong Jian” and “Sheng Jian”. Tian Jian is made of the finest first grade of Tea leaves, while Gong Jian is made of the relatively more mature and second grade of tea leaves as raw material. How does “Gong Jian” taste like? As Gong Jian use more mature tea leaves as material, it taste sweet with layered and rich mouthfeel. In the final step of making process, it is being baked under charcoal wood for drying, which created a special flavour of smokiness. This Tea is stored for more than 3 years, it is sweet and still apparent in the smoky notes. As a kind of post fermentation tea, the longer you store the tea, the better and sweeter flavor it will be. The Dark Tea go through the wet piling process, the microbial fermentation causes the Tea to become mellow and bold in its taste The final step of baking under the charcoal wood, creates an unique smokiness in Gong Jian Dark Tea Weight per pack: 25g Tea Farm Location: Anhua, Hunan, China Harvest Time: Spring 2017 Tasting Notes: sweet, woody, smoky, pine-wood Tea Liquor Colour: Bright and clear orange colour
