In ancient Buddhist cosmology, universe is divided into six realms. Humans sit in the middle and experience both happiness and suffering in equal measures.

Gods and demigods occupy the two higher realms. They live for millions of years and enjoy all things they desire with ease and abundance - until their fall from grace.

If our Jipin grade is the existence of a dignified human being, then this King grade is the god realm. Can you imagine yourself breathing in the heavenly aroma? Compared to the Jipin grade, the King Grades do give you a real step change in quality.

Between 2010 to 2015, we sell as many as five King grades. The most highly regarded is King 1, which was the Gold medal winner of the Shenyang Tea Exposition Fair held in October 2008. Customers loved it, click below to see the customer reviews.:

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By 2016, lightly oxidised Tieguangin Wang has gone out of fashion in China. Tea makers responded by cutting back, and in some cases, even stop making King grades altogether. So by autumn 2016, we only sell one King grade - the King 1.

One rule of thumb of tea-tasting is that you leave the best to the last, as they require more experience to appreciate. In particular, there are four elements of the tea journey:

• Mouth-feel

• Nose-feel

• After-taste

• After-feeling

While after-feeling is the most neglected part of the tea journey, Chinese experts regard it as the most important determinant of quality. A high quality tea should make a difference to your day, making you feel refreshed and alert!

King 1 has the best after-feeling of all the King Grades. The aftertaste is very long. My palate stays sweet for as long as 4 hours after tasting! However, the nose perfume is slow, arising only after the 2nd infusion.

This style of tea is also known as Zhengwei, which means Middle Taste. The emphasis is on the after-feeling rather than strong mouthfeel.

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