Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring)

MyTeaPal Club

Type: Black Tea
Origin: Longwu tea Village, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Cultivar: Long Jing #43
Elevation: 200-300m
Steeping instructions: 90˚C / 194˚F Gongfu style: 1g : 25ml, 10s + 5s per infusion Western style: 1g : 80ml, 2min + 1min per infusion Bowl style: 1g : 80ml Cold Brew: 1g : 150ml, 2+hrs

Description: Jiu Qu Hong Mei literally means Nine-Bend Red Plum, where Nine-Bend refers to the area near the Nine-Bend river in Wuyishan. Close to 200 years ago, some farmers migrated from there to the Dawu Mountain in Hangzhou to grow grain and tea plants. They used the Gongfu black tea processing technique to produce a new tea — Jiu Qu Hong Mei. It won the Panama World Expo Gold Medal in 1886, but nowadays it’s not very well-known, especially comparing with West Lake Long Jing from the same area. This tea’s base uses leaves picked between April 3rd and 6th (around the time of Qingming). In 2021 autumn, it was scented with osmanthus flowers for 7 times. Its origin Longwu tea village owns more than 10,000 mu (~1647 acres) of tea plantations and produces around 70% of all West Lake Long Jing teas every year. Our founder Vincent visited there in early August and picked this tea.

Shipped in September 2022

Member posts

Maria

1y ago

Took advantage of the fact that I had leftover Osmanthus cake from yesterday to finish up this Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei. A wonderful tea. Strong Osmanthus notes at the beginning leading to honey in later infusions.

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

Delightful Osmanthus tea. Stronger floral notes in earlier steeps give way to honey notes from the tea.

fruity
apricot
floral
osmanthus
sweet
honey

Katherine

2y ago

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

There's a pressure front, and everyone in my family has painful sinuses today. The tea helped! As before, it's very good, it just gets weak quickly.

chocolate
cherry
sweet
vegetal

Maria

2y ago

Spending today’s session drinking a lovely osmanthus black. Flowery, sweet and nutty. A very interesting session because my mother was buying a door in the other room.

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

A lovely osmanthus tea.

floral
osmanthus
sweet
butter
nutty
toffee

Katherine

2y ago

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

It's a very pretty tea, with the visible osmanthus petals. That said, I'm glad I got a new strainer yesterday to help filter the petals out from the cups! The taste was mild but pl… more

malt
chocolate
osmanthus
roasted

Myr

3y ago

I enjoyed this tea much more this session than the last time. I think using my new gongfu set made a big difference, not just in the tasting experience but in the mindfulness of it as well thus leading to more enjoyment.… more

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

Vincent

3y ago

Brewed a 2022 version of this tea for two guests. It was scented in late October, and it’s pretty good. Fewer osmanthus flowers in the dry leaves, yet still fragrant. The aroma is infused with the tea leaves. I used the… more

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

Myr

3y ago

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

Katherine

3y ago

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

Overnight cold brew! The color is golden. The aroma is fairly weak, but the taste is strong and clear. It's sweet, floral, and almost yam-like. The aftertaste is very fruity. It's… more

sweet
osmanthus
yam

Katrina J. Herren

3y ago

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

Katherine

3y ago

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

The dry leaves are very small, thin, and dark green with little spots of yellow from the flowers. The aroma is very bright and fruity, but that doesn't really carry into the taste,… more

dark chocolate
cocoa
roasted
mineral
salt
sweet

Christian

3y ago

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

osmanthus
sweet
fruity
toasted
dark chocolate

JennAwhitecloud

3y ago

Well this was a delight! I’m not sure my tastebuds are fully back yet but never the less this was a very sweet, salty, butter pastry, earthy, rich experience. I kept almost tasting yak butter! Lol.

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

salty
butter
osnanthus
tomato
smoked
earthy
sweet bread
malt
caramel
cherry

Matthew

3y ago

An exceptional showing of a tea from our own Vincent, with the base tea being very reminiscent of some of my favorite ZSXZs.

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

Eyes - Dry Leaf: very small, dark colored leaves with yellow flower petals (vanilla beans and flowers) Nose - Dry Leaf: cocoa and warm nuts Nose - Wet Leaf: overripe cherry tomat… more

roast nut
cocoa
vanilla
pastries
osmanthus

Maria

3y ago

Session at work today because I moved tables ans now have enough space for it. It is delightful to be sipping on amall cups of tea as I get my work done. The tea itself was pretty interesting. I expected it to taste mor… more

Osmanthus Jiu Qu Hong Mei (2021 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (Sep 2022)

A pretty pleasant tea. Very punchy flavor but more on the tea side than from the flowers. Perhaps doesn’t need a rinse. Will try that next time.

osmanthus
earthy