Black teas are made from tea leaves that have been quickly and heavily oxidized. This gives the leaf and liquor a dark appearance and significantly changes the aroma and flavor - most notably in the strong body of breakfast teas. Chinese gongfu black teas are less concerned with strength and focus on more subtle characteristics.
Roughly pronounced “Hwong-Jin-Gwee”, it is one of the two classic cultivars of Anxi County, Fujian Province. Huang Jin Gui is locally known as “Huang Dan” (yellow morning) and is extremely important to its economy and culture. The mother bush can be found in Luo Yan village, Anxi.
