Darjeeling - Hälssen & Lyon Tea Catalogue - Catalog - Page 12
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CHINA
China is considered the motherland of tea and has given the tea plant its name: Camellia sinensis (Chinese camellia). From this giant
empire, whose cultivation areas are very far apart, come quite different varieties of black teas with fundamentally different flavours:
from mild and light to sweet and aromatic to strong and earthy. Often a slightly smoky note is discernible.
BL ACK TEA S
105403
China Finest Tippy Golden Yunnan
– Black Tea –
A large amount of golden tips characterises this beautiful tea. It comes from the
province of Yunnan, in the southwest of
China. The rather large leaf of this rarity
is very typical for teas from this region.
This tea shows a dark, copper-red cup
colour. Its complex taste can be
described as delicately spicy, slightly
smoky and earthy with a hint of honey.
105408
Organic China Golden Yunnan
– Black Tea Organic –
A very typical black tea from controlled
organic cultivation. It comes from the
province of Yunnan, a mountainous
region in southwest China, characterised
by snow-capped mountains and valleys
with subtropical to tropical vegetation.
This tea has a well-worked leaf with
golden leaf tips. And it has a strong,
sweet-spicy, soft-earthy flavour and a
dark copper-red cup colour.
105371
China Keemun Congou
– Black Tea –
This tea comes from the very famous
Keemun (or Qimen) area in Anhui
province. Its slightly smoky note is
typical of teas from this area. With its
nice, round and mild taste, it appeals
particularly to first time tea drinkers.
105372
China Keemun Luxury Congou
– Black Tea –
This particularly finely crafted Keemun
tea from Anhui province impresses with
its beautiful appearance as well as its
balanced and distinctly elegant taste.
Delicate, sweetly spicy and slightly
smoky notes delight the palate.
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105438
China Pu Erh Tea
– Specially Fermented Tea –
This is a Chinese speciality. Pu Erh tea is a
so-called post-fermented tea. It is traditionally produced in the Yunnan province.
When brewed, its cup colour is very dark.
Therefore, this type of tea is also called
“heicha”, which means “black or dark
tea”. Pu Erh teas have a very
typical earthy, slightly sweet and fullbodied taste. And they have a very
intense and characteristic smell, like
warm earth after a summer rain. Similar
to green tea, it should be prepared with
not quite boiling water (90° C) and can
be reinfused several times.
105404
Organic China Pu Erh Tea Royal Palace
– Specially Fermented Tea Organic –
A very special Pu Erh tea from controlled
organic cultivation. The production of
this tea is very complex, as is its taste.
It is expressively earthy, full-bodied and
slightly sweet. Its typical fragrance is
reminiscent of warm earth after a
summer rain. When brewed, its cup
colour is very dark. Similar to green tea,
it should not be fully boiled (90° C) and
can be reinfused several times.
105373
China Yunnan FOP
– Black Tea –
A black tea from the province of Yunnan
with an even leaf and some golden tips.
This type of tea is also called “hongcha”
(red tea) in China because of its dark
red cup colour which is as characteristic
of teas from this region as the round,
full-bodied, slightly earthy and honey-like
taste.
