Notes
Interesting. Extracts very quickly, easy to get a very black tea level of astringency. When not oversteeped, I get both fruity and vegetal notes, and still some tart astringency. Transient yammyness.
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The name Jin Qian means money. Jin Qian is named after the shape of the leaves, which are relatively short and round -- like a coin. Picking is more difficult than other cultivars since the leaves stay close to the branches and the branching structure tends to be short and dense.
This tea is from my cousin, and was featured for the first time in the August 2022 issue. I enjoyed it and decided to get the 2022 harvest as well. Since he does not have much of this tea, if there is not a special request the tea would likely get mixed with other small batches to reduce labor. I'm glad we went for it again, I think this year is even better.