Dian Hong Jin Zhen (Golden Needle)

Dian Hong Jin Zhen is the highest grade of Yunnan black tea, crafted exclusively from plump spring buds covered in fine golden hairs. Each bud is carefully hand-selected, withered, rolled, and fully oxidized to produce slender, needle-like shapes gleaming with gold. The all-bud composition delivers an exceptionally smooth, sweet infusion with intense honey, dried longan, and cocoa notes, zero astringency, and a velvety mouthfeel. The golden liquor is remarkably clear with a lasting sweet potato and caramel finish.

おすすめの茶器: Porcelain gaiwan — Dian Hong Jin Zhen's elegant golden needles and sweet honey-floral aroma are best appreciated in white porcelain that shows off the striking leaf and allows multiple rapid gongfu.

As a pure-bud tea, Golden Needle requires gentler handling than other black teas. 85°C water and 90-second steeps preserve the honey-sweet, zero-astringency character. Gongfu style with a gaiwan is ideal. The golden buds produce a remarkably clear, luminous golden liquor across 5 infusions.