What Black Are You Drinking
I haven't had many versions of Jin Jun Mei, but the Meng Ding JJM I'm drinking from Camellia Sinensis this afternoon is one of the rosiest I've experienced. I get a heady rose fragrance that lasts for a good eight steeps, along with the malt, honey, and dark chocolate I usually pick up in JJM. The body is nothing special, but as someone who likes florals, I'm enjoying this tea. I almost took the plunge on the Zhengshantang JJM this spring, but didn't want to pay $3/g. Based on @Sunyata's review, maybe I should wait until 2026.
I still think the 2025 is a better quality than the 2019 (which is quite lackluster mouthfeel/thickness), except the flavor. Nonetheless, I have samples of the 2022, 2023 and 2024 on the way. Will see how they fare.GaoShan wrote: ↑Fri Aug 08, 2025 2:22 pmI haven't had many versions of Jin Jun Mei, but the Meng Ding JJM I'm drinking from Camellia Sinensis this afternoon is one of the rosiest I've experienced. I get a heady rose fragrance that lasts for a good eight steeps, along with the malt, honey, and dark chocolate I usually pick up in JJM. The body is nothing special, but as someone who likes florals, I'm enjoying this tea. I almost took the plunge on the Zhengshantang JJM this spring, but didn't want to pay $3/g. Based on Sunyata's review, maybe I should wait until 2026.
Gosh, am I a considered a Zhengshantang expert now?
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Daxue Jiadao's Qihong Songzhen from Huangye, a delicious tea that I drank off and on during a busy kitchen session yesterday without taking notes. I remember it being fruity, subtle, without bitterness, and the fine thin dried leaves kept trying to slip through my filter in the teapot even after they were hydrated because they were still so small and the little glass teapot has relatively large holes... so a very fine standard of plucking.
I also enjoyed this tea and I think I have some left! As I recall, this is a wild-grown Qimen, though they also have a regular Qimen as well.debunix wrote: ↑Sun Nov 16, 2025 11:48 amDaxue Jiadao's Qihong Songzhen from Huangye, a delicious tea that I drank off and on during a busy kitchen session yesterday without taking notes. I remember it being fruity, subtle, without bitterness, and the fine thin dried leaves kept trying to slip through my filter in the teapot even after they were hydrated because they were still so small and the little glass teapot has relatively large holes... so a very fine standard of plucking.