Gray & Seddon's Premium Black Tea including Keemun, Yunnan, Darjeeling, and Earl Gray black tea

Fujian Province is home to some of the most famous teas in China. These range from exceptionally fine oolongs, to delicately scented green teas. What isn't so well appreciated outside China is that Fujian also produces some wonderful premium quality black teas. Listed here are some of the special Fujian teas we have selected from this region. They represent some of the best gongfu grades available this year.

China Black
Chinese black teas are indeed various shades of red. A spectrum of colour ranging from sparkling coppery tints to the more intense burgundies. The teas are normally accompanied by floral & fruity flavours. Almost always mellow with moderate astringency & full on the palate, (a flavour profile very much unlike the Indian black teas). The provinces of China noted for their gongfu style tea are located in central & southern regions. Anhui, Sichuan and Yunnan making the most outstanding teas. While other regions grow and process black teas few rarely make it to the international scene. A noteworthy list would include; Hubei in central China making the 'burnt' Hubei Black. Yixing to the east with their rarely seen Yixing Black: a tea noted for its rich flavour & sour-dry aftertaste. Hunan, which manufactures what might be described as the definitive Chinese black tea export: soft & fruity palate with a dazzling depth of redness. Guangdong province in the south has a relatively well-known kind of black tea called, Ying-de. A tea previously exported to continental Europe. Close by there's Fujian with its many specialty gongfu blacks. Lapsang Souchong from Wuyi Shan perhaps being the most famous (although this pine-smoked leaf is often made from oolong). Scarcely seen kinds of tea are made on the island of Hainan. The Hainan Blacks are big leaf teas possessing mildly astringent flavours. But, as good as these Chinese black teas are, in terms of flavour and original character, towering above all are the highland grown teas of Anhui and Yunnan. Receiving most attention from international commentators are those teas grown at Qimen (Anhui), producing Qi Hong, or Keemun, & Menghai (Yunnan) with the Dian Hong Cha. The latter distinguished by its big-golden leaves.

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FUJIAN TEA COLLECTION

FUJIAN TEA COLLECTION. is a collection of three fragrant styles of Fujian black tea exclusively available from Gray & Seddon. Teas listed in this special offer are: FUJIAN GOLD NEEDLE (100g 3.53oz), BLACK ROSE (100g 3.53oz), BAI MU DAN - WHITE PEONY (100g 3.53oz). The Fujian Tea Collection is the best way to become acquainted with the finer black teas still made in Fujian. FUJIAN TEA COLLECTION 300g (10.5oz) $22.50.

WHITE PEONY
WHITE PEONY or BAI MU DAN is perhaps the most versatile of all teas, and is the reason why it can be listed here as a "black" tea. This fascinating tea can be drunk either as a "green" tea, an "oolong" tea or a "black" tea, depending on what temperature water you choose to use, and how long the leaves are infused. In dry leaf the tea has a rather mottled appearance, possessing a combination of tips, broken leaf and larger unbroken leaf in colours ranging from white to dark green and ochre. It has a remarkable sweet, "dusty" muscatel scent, which carries through in the beverage. When infused with water at 90 degrees C (194F) for 45 seconds to 1 minute, the tea is a yellow-green colour with a sweet, lifted nose and a light refreshing mouth feel. Infused for slightly longer at 95 deg.C the tea acquires an almost oolong quality. Most interesting of all is when the leaf is treated as a black tea & infused for 2 to 3 minutes using freshly boiled water - the resulting beverage has a medium red-chestnut colour and the tea is remarkably similar to a fine Darjeeling! WHITE PEONY or BAI MU DAN: 100g (3.53oz) $9.55.

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FUJIAN GOLD NEEDLE
FUJIAN GOLD NEEDLE is a top grade black tea from Fujian Province. In dry leaf the tea has narrow shiny pointed black leaves with touches of gold, & gives of a rich toasty/nutty aroma which is very appealing. When infused for 3 minutes using freshly drawn boiled water, the resulting beverage has an intense black "sparkling" colour, with pleasing mouth feel and lifted malty aromas. This is a very fine black tea & it will happily take milk and or sugar if so desired. Makes superior breakfast tea! FUJIAN GOLD NEEDLE 200g (7.06oz) $14.95.

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BLACK ROSE
BLACK ROSE MEI HUA is no delicate flower, but rather a rich black tea from Fujian Province infused with exquisite sweet "mei hua" or rose blossoms & rose essence. The variety of rose used has been specially bred to be blended with Fujian tea. This is undoubtedly an outstanding addition to our scented tea range, and offers a generously flavoured & somewhat exotic tea for all fine tea drinkers. The base black tea used in this rose blend is of high quality & produces a deep black infusion which has a natural sweetness, without any bitterness. The rose blossoms used are famous throughout China for their sweet aroma and deep pink petals. An exceptional herbal-black tea for after-dinner BLACK ROSE MEI HUA 200g (7.06oz) $12.95.

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BLACK JASMINE
BLACK JASMINE selected by G&S is a deeply flavoured Fujian black tea, infused with jasmine blossoms. The teamen in Fujian Province are famed for their ability to make quality flower-scented teas, and the Black Jasmine is a fine example of their tea producing skills. Most "jasmine" teas are made using a green tea base, but this tea caters to the black tea drinker who would like to try the combination of jasmine with a premium black tea. The jasmine influence is quite subdued here, so this tea would suit the black tea drinker looking for a more subtle scented tea BLACK JASMINE 200g (7.06oz) $7.95.

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