Wuyi Jin Jun Mei | Golden Precious Eyebrow

Our tea is sold by net weight, and by law, weighed using trade approved scales. Tea is packaged in resealable food safe pouches, or tins if selected as an option. Some teas may be heat sealed and/or vacuum sealed where appropriate to the individual product.

Our tea and tea ware products are shipped in packaging designed to prevent any damage during transit. All our products should reach you in perfect condition. You must notify us immediately upon receipt of goods if they appear to be damaged in any way. All orders will be dispatched within 3 business days, though we always aim to post as soon as possible. Orders placed after 2pm on a Friday, or at weekends will be posted on the next working day. All goods are dispatched by Royal Mail first class, which usually take 1-3 days from date of posting. Please allow up to 14 days for delivery. The Fine Tea Company cannot be held responsible for any loss your incur arising from any postal delay. Postage is usually calculated according to weight of the goods, plus the weight of the packaging. Postage is sometimes calculated on the overall size of the item. The latest latest postage charges can be found here.

As with all oxidised teas, this tea should be lightly washed prior to brewing. Wash the tea by pouring on the hot water and then pouring away. Infuse your tea for around 30 seconds for the first infusion. For further infusions add a few seconds on each time according to taste. This tea is best enjoyed without milk.

Based on using 3g of tea per cup, and using the leaves for 6 infusions-

10g will make 18 cups of tea

50g will make 100 cups of tea

100g will make 200 cups of tea

Click here for brewing instructions using Chinese methods and traditional tea ware.

The shape of the tea – Jun Mei, the eyebrow is said to represent the eyebrows of Chinese beauties. Jin Jun Mei is processed from tea bushes in the UNESCO accredited Wuyishan National Park.

This is among the most exquisite of the black teas from China.

Jin Jun Mei and Yin Shun Mei tea have only been made in Wuyishan since around 2005 when tea producers found the ideal tea bushes growing at high altitude on the Wuyi mountain preserve.

The tender buds were ideal for the special processing methods required by Jun Mei tea. It takes around 100 000 buds to make one kilo of this tea. Picking the tea is also a high level skill as the bud must be picked without bruising or damaging it in any way. As such, the top two leaves are picked along with the bud, and these are then removed at the processing stage and go on to make Lapsang.

A days work, for a highly skilled tea picker would yield just 25g of finished tea.

The production of these top grade teas is therefore very labour intensive. As such all three varieties are rare and they command a high price, and as such we can only source a small quantity.