Hunan Baojing

Hunan Province has long been one of our favorite corners of China's tea world, and Hunan Baojing is a beautiful addition to that family. This tea comes from Baojing County in western Hunan, where the Huangjin tea plant thrives at around 2,500 feet. The HuangJin cultivar is famous among tea connoisseurs for its unusually high levels of amino acids, the same natural compounds that give the finest early spring teas their characteristic sweetness and body. Harvested in the cool early months of the year, when the tea plant is channeling its stored energy into its first tender leaves, Hunan Baojing brews a light, refreshing cup with delicate notes of cucumber and melon. The body is light, the liquor is a clear pale green, and the finish is clean and naturally sweet. For those who enjoy our Green Gulou or BaoMu Green, this particular tea explores similar territory with its own distinct personality. A tea as good as gold.