Description
| Brand: | WHF Twin Birds | Origin: | Henan, China |
| Name: | Xinyang Mao Jian | Shelf Life: | 18 months |
| Sort: | Green Tea | Level: | Premium |
| Season: | Spring | Caffeine Level: | ☆☆☆ |
| Body: | These thin, tender leaves are elegantly and evenly shaped and covered in abundant white hairs. | Liquor: | Light jade juice. Fragrant with subtle floral, nutty and vegetal aromas. |
| Storage: | Store in airtight, opaque packaging; in cool, dry place |
Fragrant, subtly floral, nutty and vegetal aromas that linger on the palate
Xinyang Mao Jian (信阳毛尖) is a famous, ancient green tea produced in Xinyang township of Henan Province.It is one of China’s Top 10 Famous Teas (十大名茶) and has a history of more than 2300 years. Mao Jian means furry tips.The tea is small and needle-like, green with white furry strips on the inner side of the leaf.
The taste is classic small leaf green tea with a sweet and umami taste, the aroma is grass and pine, and the feeling in the mouth is thick and pungent. The tea is harvested in mid-April a period after the freezing temperatures of early spring, before the rains when the weather is just beginning to warm up.






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