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E Mei Mountain (E Mei Shan)
Location: Sichuan Province, China
Facts:
Average rainy days:160 days
History:
E Mei Shan is one of
the legendary mountains of China, known as a sacred Buddhist mountain,
with over 200 monasteries and temples. Hidden away in this enormous
rolling mountain range are waterfalls, thick verdant foliage, and
endless groves of bamboo, as well as the fabled macaque monkeys who
roam wild.
Featured Teas
It is the bamboo
groves that the local tea was named after, as the tea buds are not only
shaped somewhat like bamboo leaves, its fragrance and taste is also
reminiscent of the fragrance of bamboo. The nitrogen rich red soil and
the constant trickle of misty rainfall ensures a spring like weather 3
out of 4 seasons a year. Because of this prolonged spring season,
Bamboo Green tea can be harvested over ¾ of the year. However, a highly
skilled farmer can only be hand pick about ½ pound of raw leaves a day,
so one may imagine the scarcity and specialness of this tea.
Taste Notes:
Sparkling, slightly sharp and fresh tasting with long lingering aftertaste
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