Yunnan Wild Black

High in the mountains in southwestern Yunnan Province, China, comes this tea. It is a wild tea foraged from high up in the mountains. This area (Fengqing) is where black teas were developed many years ago. It is genetically similar to the teas discovered in the Assam Valley back in the 1800s. And the Assam Valley is not too far away. So this is where the teas found in Assam started. So just from a historical viewpoint, it's a very intriguing tea.

Since it is a wild tea, there are no fertilizers added and nothing to slow down the ravages of insects. Plus the plants are not clones like those found in cultivated tea estates. Another intriguing fact.

Being a wild tea, the flavor is lighter than that of a cultivated tea.