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Chun mee tea is a popular green tea. It has a dusty appearance and is generally more acidic and less sweet than other green teas. It was originally produced only in the Chinese Jiangxi province, but is nowadays also grown elsewhere. The tea is divided into several grades with numbers. Some examples are: 41022, 4011, 9371, 8147, 9367, 9366, 3008 or 3009. The number 41022 in this case represents the highest quality, while number 8147 practically only consists of broken leaves.

This ever-popular tea has a bright flavor, light tangy sweetness, and a toasty warm clean finish, making it an excellent green tea during the day or night, with a nice well-rounded flavor and aftertaste.[2]

Chun mee tea, together with Assam Bukial tea, has been studied to observe the rate of infusion of caffeine. The study found that caffeine diffusion through the tea leaves is a greatly hindered process.

Chun Mee is a pan-fired tea which have a less vegetal and nuttier flavor, that can be light or more intense, depending on how the teas was made, it is made from the leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant, the chunmee was pan-fired soon after harvesting in order to halt oxidation and preserve its bright color.

It is a high quality Chinese green tea with a great alternative to bolder, more vegetal green teas, and also a lovely flavor.

Chunmee is one of the more classical Chinese green teas that is a tea every tea lovers has to try at least once, it offers a good perspective on a wide range of green tea lovers, may offer numerous benefits and tastes great, both hot and cold.

Chunmee and gunpowder are often the first green teas that many people experience.