Yunnan Black Gold Black Tea * Spring 2017

A Black Tea from

Rating

80 / 100

Calculated from 5 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
Black Tea Leaves
Flavors
Almond, Black Pepper, Bread, Camphor, Cedar, Cherry, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Dried Fruit, Earth, Geranium, Grass, Green Bean, Honey, Leather, Malt, Marshmallow, Mineral, Orange Zest, Peanut, Pine, Raisins, Smoke, Sugar, Vanilla, Astringent, Berry, Grain, Milk, Nutty, Oak, Wheat, Wood, Cocoa, Honeysuckle, Spearmint, Umami
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Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 9 oz / 257 ml of water
Set water temperature to 200 °F / 93 °C
Use 6 g of tea
Steep for 1 min, 0 sec
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5 Tasting Notes View all

“This was my first sipdown of the month. I somehow ended up with a ton of this tea back in 2017 and put a 100 gram pouch in storage to test its aging capabilities. I finally broke that pouch out...” Read full tasting note
“[Spring 2018 harvest] I got a free sample of this tea with my recent order. It seems like a robust Yunnan black tea with a good body and medium astringency. The dominant taste is that of malt and...” Read full tasting note
“First review! I’m moving into a real tea habit and Yunnan Sourcing is a hell of an enabler. This tea is my first real example of a yunnan black tea and it seems like a great place to start. It has...” Read full tasting note
“Solid black tea, the dry leaf is clean and sweet smelling with just enough malt, and brews up with similar attributes and nice mouth feel. I think it hits above its price so this tasty tea can be...” Read full tasting note

Description

A traditional process one leaf / one bud ratio black tea from the high mountains of Zhenyuan in Simao prefecture. Lightly wilted the leaves still have a slight greenish color amongst the vivid brown-red color. The traditional processing gives the tea nice floral aroma and taste and allows for longer term aging. This tea can be drunk for several years, and will have noticeable changes (and improvements) for up to 2 years!

Spring harvest

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