Tea Names: Red Pearls, High Mountain Keemun & Golden Monkey
Amount of Tea: 2 oz. each
Merchant: Silk Road Teas
Origin:China
Steeping Suggestions: See Below

Description:
Silk Road Teas offers a trio of black teas in a sampler that includes three fabulous teas:

Organic High Mountain Keemun (Hong Tao Mao Feng): Formerly called "Red Peach" this tea is grown on an organic farm at an elevation of approx. 1000 meters, in the Huang Shan Mountains of Anhui Province. The leaf is longer and thinner than most Keemuns, with hints of gold coloration, cups to sparkling red-orange cup color. After withering and shaping, the golden leaves oxidize then are fired over charcoal. Steep at 185-195ºF for 2 min.

Golden Monkey (Jin Hou): Silk Road's Golden Monkey has everything a traditionally made, high-grade Fujian black tea should. Timely plucking of leaf and bud in first flush of spring, artful processing and delicate oxidizing has made a blend of delicate dark leaves with an ample quantity of small golden buds. This black offers a full-bodied cup rich with flavors of malt, some chocolate notes and a wonderful fragrance. Cup liquor is a bright red.Steep at 205ºF for 2 min.

Red Pearls (Hong Zhen Zhu): A high-grade Mao Feng leaf has been rolled into a shiny small pearl and oxidized to a deep brown color. The result is an unusual and rare Fujian Province black tea that is softly aromatic, offering a touch of smokiness and a light, naturally sweet finish. Cup color is a rich red and clean. Our lot is very well made, the craftsmanship is apparent. This style of black tea was once quite common but in recent years has become rare as the processing of the leaf is quite difficult. Steep at 195-200 for 1 miinute.