{"product_id":"floral-mei-zhan-jin-jun-mei-2026-first-flush-black-tea","title":"Floral Mei Zhan Jin Jun Mei · 2026 First Flush Black Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are black teas that warm you. And then there are black teas that stop you mid-sip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the second kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMei Zhan Jin Jun Mei opens with orchid -- high, clean, unmistakable. Then comes the honey. Then a sweetness that lingers long after the cup is empty. The liquor is amber-gold, bright enough to hold light. And it keeps giving, steep after steep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's in the cup\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJin Jun Mei is one of China's most celebrated black tea styles -- single bud, first flush, labor-intensive by design. This version uses Mei Zhan (梅占) cultivar as its base, a variety known for its naturally floral character and pronounced fragrance. The result is a Jin Jun Mei with more lift than most: the honey sweetness is still there, but the orchid note arrives first and stays longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe leaves are harvested at the very start of spring -- heads of the season only -- and processed entirely by hand. Golden tips throughout. Tight, uniform rolls. The kind of dry leaf that tells you, before you even brew it, that something good is coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Fragrance: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003efresh florals and honey -- bright, clean, and natural\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Liquor: amber-gold, clear and luminous\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Sip: sweet, smooth, no astringency\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Finish: honey, long and immediate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Resteepable: full-bodied across multiple rounds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Mei Zhan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost Jin Jun Mei is made from small-leaf Wuyi cultivars. Mei Zhan is different -- a larger-leaf variety with a naturally stronger fragrance profile, traditionally used in oolongs for its floral intensity. When processed as a black tea, that floral character comes through differently: brighter, cleaner, more lifted than the standard Jin Jun Mei profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is still unmistakably a Jin Jun Mei. It just has more to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest \u0026amp; details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Harvest: 2026 spring, first flush\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Origin: China\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Cultivar: Mei Zhan (梅占)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Style: Jin Jun Mei (金骏眉), single bud, hand-processed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Grade: Golden tips throughout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to brew\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater temperature: 195–205°F (90–95°C)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaf ratio: 3–4g per 300ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst steep: 30–45 seconds. Each round after, add 15–20 seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks well both gongfu-style in a small pot and Western-style in a mug -- the tea is forgiving and returns well either way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TEAGOODTEA","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":43941631721508,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":43941631754276,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g","offer_id":43941631787044,"sku":null,"price":269.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/0379\/2164\/files\/teagoodtea_JinJunMeiBlackTea_20260403_001.jpg?v=1775189262","url":"https:\/\/teagoodtea.com\/products\/floral-mei-zhan-jin-jun-mei-2026-first-flush-black-tea","provider":"TeaGoodTea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}