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Junshan Yinzhen

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Last Updated: Feb. 28, 2012 

About Junshan Yinzhen

Loose-leaf tea buds, yellow in color, covered in downy hairsLoose-leaf Junshan Yinzhen Yellow Tea, Photo © Akuppa John Wigham, CC BY 2.0.
Junshan yinzhen (君山银针), meaning Junshan silver needles is a yellow tea that is sometimes classified as white tea or green tea. We classify it as a yellow tea because its production process is characteristic of yellow teas.

Junshan Yinzhen is made only out of tips/buds, which are allowed to yellow for an hour before being roasted.[1] It is grown on Junshan island in Dongting lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, located in Hunan province.

This tea is similar in many respects to bai hao yinzhen, a white tea also called "silver needle". Usually when a tea is called "silver needle" alone, the term refers to the white tea.

References:

1. Junshan silver needle on rednet.cn, 2007-6-5.

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Keke Gul Te (Nr. 765) from Carstensens Tehandel

Style: Junshan Yinzhen – Region: China
Mar. 22nd, 2020

Half-litre pot at home, made from inch-long thin handrolled leaves - they look like tiny sticks. Pours clear light straw (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of tea (yellow, to be sure, but the scent is not very different from that of green or white), with a faint touch of peach. Delicate bitter flavour ...

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I really wanted to like this tea. "Camellia Sinensis" has a very good reputation and I'm a huge fan of Jun Shan Yin Zhen. Unfortuantely, while this particular tea is GOOD and has a near-excellent value, it isn't GREAT. I steeped 2.5g at 190F for 3 minutes.This tea is known for being mild in flavour yet even with this s...

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Jun Shan Yin Zhen

Brand:Camellia Sinensis Tea House
Style:Junshan Yinzhen
Region:Hunan, China
Caffeine:Caffeinated
Leaf:Loose
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Keke Gul Te (Nr. 765)

Brand:Carstensens Tehandel
Style:Junshan Yinzhen
Region:China
Caffeine:Caffeinated
Leaf:Loose
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