Jin Jun Mei Chinese Black Tea, 100g

Jin Jun Mei is a refined Chinese black tea prized for its softness, complexity, and naturally sweet character. Traditionally linked to the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian, it is typically crafted from tender spring buds, which gives the tea its fine leaf appearance, elegant aroma, and unusually smooth texture in the cup.

In taste, Jin Jun Mei is layered without being heavy. A well-made lot can open with notes of honey, flowers, ripe fruit, and soft caramelised warmth, sometimes moving into impressions of cocoa, biscuit, roasted sweet potato, or dried longan. The liquor is usually clear and amber-gold, with a lingering sweetness that stays on the palate after the sip.

What makes this tea distinctive is its balance: it has the depth of a black tea, but in a more polished and delicate register. Rather than pushing tannin or heaviness, Jin Jun Mei is valued for sweetness, fragrance, and a rounded, velvety feel that unfolds gradually over multiple infusions.

Taste profile

Expect a cup that is smooth, sweet, floral, and gently fruity, with notes that may suggest honey, nectar, dried longan, cocoa, biscuit, butterscotch, roasted sweet potato, or soft spice depending on the lot and the brewing style. The finish is usually clean, warm, and persistent rather than brisk or sharply astringent.

How to brew

100ml Gaiwan
4g | 95°C | 1 min | 4 infusions

300ml Teapot
8g | 90°C | 3 mins | 2 infusions

Properties

As a black tea, Jin Jun Mei is fully oxidized and naturally contains caffeine, polyphenols, and L-theanine, compounds commonly found in tea. On a product page, the most accurate way to describe its properties is through the experience it offers: a smoother, sweeter, more elegant black tea profile with a gently uplifting quality rather than an aggressive or overly tannic one.

Tea details

Tea type: Black tea
Style: Bud-focused Chinese black tea
Origin style: Traditionally associated with Wuyi, Fujian, China
Leaf appearance: Fine twisted buds in dark and golden tones
Liquor: Clear amber to golden amber
Aroma: Honeyed, floral, fruity, sometimes cocoa-like or biscuity
Best for: Slow mornings, late morning or afternoon tea, and those who enjoy black tea with softness, sweetness, and aromatic depth rather than heaviness.