Secretive Birthplace of Black Tea - TONG MU PARADISE 

Visiting China every year to source Tea means that we are blessed by exploring tea mountains across the country. There are a few villages of Earth that are on the bucket list for any self-respecting tea pilgrim. Tong Mu Guan in Fujian is on the top of my list, not only because of its fame for being the birthplace of Black Tea but because, to this day, Tong Mu produces some of my favourite teas anywhere.
TASTE TONG MU BLACK TEA
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⭐️ GLEAMING BROW (JIN JUN MEI): meileaf.com/p/...
It's in stock after 3 years of searching. One of the most expensive teas in the world and often overhyped - this batch hits all the buttons. Over 13,000 hand-picked buds per 100g. Turkish delight, dark chocolate, sandalwood, lychee and rosehip.
⭐️ LITTLE TONG MU: meileaf.com/p/...
The fruitiest and most floral of all the Tong Mu teas. Muscatel grapes, lychees, rose, lilac and fresh-cut wet oak.
⭐️ SOUCHONG LIQUOR: meileaf.com/p/...
Pure chocolatey goodness. An unsmoked Lapsang that shows the true depth of flavour of this famous tea. Dark cocoa, charred bourbon casks and rambutan.
⭐️ LONGAN LAPSANG: meileaf.com/p/...
The original Black Tea was smoked in Tong Mu and has since become mass-produced with horrible acrid aroma in other places. But Tong Mu does it properly with deep notes of dried pears, milk chocolate, allspice and smoked banana.
Tong Mu village itself is in a heritage protected area high up in a secluded mountain valley pass and they forbid anyone entering without prior permission. They are particularly wary of foreigners, especially since recently some British were caught stealing protected vegetation from Tong Mu. Historically, this is the area from where Robert Fortune stole tea cuttings to send to India hundreds of years ago, so there is a deep desire for secretiveness and protection in this heartland of Wuyi mountains.
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