Junshan Yinzhen
君山银针 · Silver Needle of Junshan
Yellow
They say the Tang princess Wencheng packed this tea in her dowry on the road to Tibet, and grown by the White Crane Temple, the buds stood upright in the cup like birds. It is China's rarest yellow, buds only, picked to a rule of nine refusals, then smothered warm in paper until they turn gold. The cup is sweet hay and asparagus, savory and deep. It reads like green. It is not.
- asparagus
- sweet hay
- peppery
- Origin
- Junshan Island, Hunan, China
- Water
- 85°C / 185°F
- Ratio
- 4 g / 100 ml
- Caffeine
- Medium
- Rinse
- Not needed
China ten-famous-teas; yellow-tea apex
How much leaf
Gong fu brewing is leaf-heavy and short. Set your gaiwan or pot size and this is what to weigh out.
Vessel volume
100 ml
Recommended dose
Use ~4.0g of tea
The session
5 infusions, about 3m of total contact time.
- Steep 120sA sweet hay, faintly savory.
- Steep 225sAsparagus deepens the savor.
- Steep 330sA peppery spark tingles through.
- Steep 445sArtichoke rounds the savory body.
- Steep 51mA caramel sweetness settles clean.
Also sold as
Jun Shan Yin Zhen, Junshan Silver Needle, Jun Shan Yinzhen
Steaper times this session for you
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Get notified at launchThese numbers are a median of independent gong fu sources, not a law. Leaf age, vessel and water all move them. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.