China Purple Tea
- Order number: 16450
- Character Long-lasting, sweet, mild
- Infusion time 1-2 Min.
- Gram for 1 litre 13 g
- Growing altitude in meters 1200
- Growing area Yunnan, Pu-Erh
- Harvest period 04 - 07
- Temperature in degrees Celsius 100
- Leaf: Dark purple, thin and long twisted, partly slightly open
- Cup: Blue-green to purple, clear, distinct
- Specials Known since the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907) and mainly for local use. The Zi Juan Cultivar forms anthocyanins against too much sunlight and discolours for protection. Since 1950 cultivated in Menghai and since 1980 also a hit in India, Kenya and Japan.
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