9.27.2011

Ji Zhen (Golden Needle) Tea

We picked up two ounces of Ji Zhen Tea at Dobra Tea in Portland, Maine this summer. This tea is a Chinese black tea, and one of the oldest teas in the world. It is called Ji Zhen, or "Golden Needle," because its young tea leaves have a needle-like shape and a beautiful golden color.





The aroma of the leaves is sweet, with hints of earthiness. When brewed, the golden leaves produced a tea of reddish-brown color with a golden ring around the edge of the cup. This high-quality tea has a very mellow flavor with hints of honey, chocolate and pepper. The inherent sweetness of the tea made us not want to add anything to it, although many people enjoy it with milk.



It is recommended to brew the tea leaves up to three times, which means those few ounces will produce many cups. We look forward to every one; it is an exceptional cup of tea.

6 comments:

mjskit said...

Love this post! I'm going to have to check out Ji Zhen Tea because some of my favorite teas come from China. Thanks for the info! You might be interested in my post on Arabic teas that I posted this week. Some interesting teas.

Juanita said...

Lovely photos!

jck said...

"Dobra" means good in Polish...

Jen at The Three Little Piglets said...

I'm a huge tea drinker. I've recently fallen in love with Chinese Dragonwell tea that someone gave me. I'll have to check this one out.

Manu said...

I have grown up on coffee (like all Italians), but since meeting my husband I have been drinking much more tea! This sounds delicious!

Jessica said...

I thought I've had all kinds of tea I can think of, but I actually haven't had this! Beautiful photos, and the flavors you describe are exactly what I look for in teas. Can't wait to try this out sometime!