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Purple Sprout

紫芽

Purple Sprout " Zi Ya " : young leaves of tea trees that have been exposed
to more than the usual amount of sunlight,
causing them to turn purple, a tendency that,
while it may or may not improve tea quality in general,
is intentionally used in some pu’ercha (普洱茶) cakes;
confusingly, this is also used for a naturally occurring mutation first ...

紫芽

Purple Sprout " Zi Ya " : young leaves of tea trees that have been exposed
to more than the usual amount of sunlight,
causing them to turn purple, a tendency that,
while it may or may not improve tea quality in general,
is intentionally used in some pu’ercha (普洱茶) cakes;
confusingly, this is also used for a naturally occurring mutation first noticed in Wuyishan (武夷山) where high huaqingsu (花青素) content yields a purple leaf color

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    Dark fermented shu puerh from zi ya purple variety tea leafs growing in Puer area . Hand rolled and pressed into the 6 - 8g dragon balls "long zhu". Ruby red dark tea liqour which starts to appear after 3rd steeping when leafs start to loosing up, and then it goes on and on and on, when eventually dark chocolate notes will fade away or you will just get...

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    An interesting piece of 250g brick from good old comrades. The purple tea leafs were pressed and stored in Menghai for few years , then in Kunming , so it has a slight touch of wet storage but rather pleasant. ( not like HK or GZ storage ). Well balanced tea liquor is soft and offers pleasant fruity sweet mouthfeel with touch of "Mei Zi" - the Chinese plum.

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    These ya bao are picked from purple tea bushes Zi Ya in Lincang. Compare to other wild ya bao those are not as green ( herbal ) taste like neither mild ( like white tea ) , but rather fruity and sweet. The typical taste of Zi Ya tea is also noticeably reflected in those small sprouts / buds and give the tea liqour rather aged taste , which makes suitable...

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    Flowers from wild tea trees of purple " zi ya " varietal growing at Big Snow Mountain in Yong De area. Brewing simply in jar and wait for flowers to open. By taste it reminds the Ye Sheng Zi Ya Ya Bao but with gentle bitterness giving an impression of the actual tea , rather than ya bao.

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    USD 5.60 In Stock
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    Spring purple wild varietal tea leaves ZiYa harvested from Ming Yue village in Jinggu county, processed as a black tea in traditional Dian Hong concept ( baked ). Chocolate notes ( but not as Ti Xiang  - high temp roats ) with dry fruits come from the brewed leaves as an aroma and sweet with slightly herbal taste ( not as Zi Juan we also offer ) , which...

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