How did Jin Jun Mei get its name? How to distinguish good from bad Jin Jun Mei

Good Jin Jun Mei tea has a golden, brown, silver and black color, and emits a honey aroma that is melodious and lasting. First of all, Jin Jun Mei belongs to black tea in the category of tea, and is subdivided into the highest grade of Zhengshan Xiaozhong black tea. So in a word, Jin Jun Mei is the highest grade of Zhengshan Xiaozhong. Today we want to share with you how Jin Jun Mei got its name.

Contents of this article

1. How did Jin Jun Mei get its name?

2. How to distinguish good from bad Jin Jun Mei

3. What grade does Jin Jun Mei belong to?

How did Jin Jun Mei get its name?

1. Gold: Gold means precious things. (Note: The "gold" in Jin Jun Mei does not mean that the dried tea leaves are golden yellow. The Jin Jun Mei that is circulated in the market should be golden yellow. The ones with more golden yellow hairs are a misunderstanding. The authentic Jin Jun Mei should be mostly black, with a slight golden yellow in the tea leaves, bright and smooth.)

2. Jun: The word “Jun” has three main meanings: (1) Jun, same as “Jun”, means it is harvested in the mountains; (2) Jun, its appearance is like a horse (seahorse), and horse means galloping; (3) Jun, when the company started trial production of this tea, it hoped that this product could be promoted as fast as a galloping horse.

3. Eyebrow: describes the appearance. Eyebrow means longevity, and the best tea buds are called eyebrows, such as Shoumei and Zhenmei, so the original meaning of eyebrow refers to the small high-quality tea tips and tea buds.

How to distinguish good from bad Jin Jun Mei

1. Morphological characteristics: Good Jin Jun Mei black tea is relatively slender and compact in appearance, and has a large degree of curvature.

2. Color characteristics: The color of good Jin Jun Mei tea is a mixture of golden yellow, brown, silver and black, not all golden yellow. The color of the leaf bottom is bronze for the best quality, and reddish brown for the inferior quality.

3. Odor characteristics: Good Jin Jun Mei will emit a honey aroma that is melodious and long-lasting; fake or inferior Jin Jun Mei will have a turbid aroma that dissipates easily.

4. Observe the tea soup color: the tea soup color of good Jin Jun Mei is golden yellow, crystal clear and has high clarity, while the tea soup color of inferior Jin Jun Mei is red and has high turbidity.

What grade does Jin Jun Mei belong to?

First of all, Jin Jun Mei belongs to black tea in the category of tea, and it belongs to the highest grade of Zhengshan Xiaozhong black tea. So in a word, Jin Jun Mei is the highest grade of Zhengshan Xiaozhong. Zhengshan Xiaozhong is the ancestor of black tea. It was born in Tongmu Village, Wuyi Mountain, Fujian more than 400 years ago, while Jin Jun Mei was created in 2005. In the history of tea for thousands of years, it is considered a newly created tea. After its launch, it has exploded in the market and is sought after by tea lovers. A precious tea needs a nice name. The reason why it is called Jin Jun Mei is that it has slightly golden hairs, which reminds people of the mane of a horse. Some people also say that it is taken from the name of Mr. Liang Junde, one of the founders. The shape of the tea is like an eyebrow, and the word "eyebrow" also means longevity and longevity, so it is named Jin Jun Mei. Jin Jun Mei is all picked from single buds. It takes 50,000 to 60,000 buds to make 1 jin of dry tea, which is very difficult. If the raw materials come from Tongmu Village, it is the most authentic original Jin Jun Mei, also known as Zhengshan Jin Jun Mei, and the production is very limited. Therefore, in order to meet the demand, the tea produced by the surrounding areas of Tongmu Village or other tea gardens in Wuyi Mountain according to the same picking requirements and craftsmanship can also be called Jin Jun Mei, but the taste will be different.