GOLDEN LEAF | Jin Zisun - 2026

A most beautiful golden tea with a floral approach and tasting notes of lightly boiled snow peas and green apple rind. Grown on the foothills of GuZhu Mountain, immortalized in Lu Yu's "Tea Classic". ORIGIN: GuZhu Mountain, Changxing, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China GPS: 31.0ºN 119.8ºE HARVEST DATE: mid April 20, 2026 This Golden Zisun tea (紫笋茶) is farmed organically in a beautiful valley between two forested mountains. The heirloom cultivar was reportedly used by Lu Yu (陸羽), China's celebrated 'Tea Sage' since the Tang Dynasty. Lu Yu used this heirloom in the production of 'tribute tea coins'. Cultivar: 金紫笋 (Jin Zisun) is a 20th century cultivar that has recently become very popular because of it gentle character and very appealing aesthetics. . Grower: Zhang Wen Hua (on the right end of this picture) is a farmer and a scholar, devoted to preserving old tea traditions. Her tea trees, many of which are over 80 years old, are located in a valley surrounded by mountains, covered by protected national forest. She is very happy to share tea and the culture around it. ------------------- BREWING SUGGESTION: we recommend using a glass beaker; this method requires awareness throughout a few minutes, but allows you to enjoy the beautiful tea leaves in many ways. In a beaker with 2g of tea, add enough water at 85ºC to cover the leaves completely and swirl lightly. This is a very good moment to appreciate the aroma of the leaves. After perhaps 45 seconds, when the leaves are hydrated, add another 200 ml of hot water (also ~85ºC). Allow the tea to brew for another 3 minutes. Decant slowly into your cup, leaving perhaps 25% of the liquid in your beaker; you may get a leaf or two in your cup; eat them. Please refill your beaker, this time with boiling water, to enjoy another steep. You may repeat this process 3-4 times. Grower on the map