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“Another from my recent order. This blend sold me on VANILLA and this sold me on YUNNAN. Yes and yes. It definitely tastes like a tea that I would guess is Yunnan if I didn’t already know it was...” Read full tasting note
Rich Yunnan Black Tea blended with vanilla beans & vanilla flavored sugar crystals for a sublime vanilla experience! Nice!
This is a tea that I’ve been planning to blend for quite some time – I’m so happy that I finally was able to blend it now! I’ve always loved the Vanilla/Marshmallow blends crafted with an Assam base, however, I usually prefer Yunnan over Assam. I like both teas quite a bit, but if I were to choose one over the other, I would most likely choose a smooth Yunnan over a malty Assam most of the time.
So, I thought, if my various vanilla Assam teas are so amazing (& they are!) then: Why not Yunnan? Why not try using my lovely organic Yunnan tea that I utilize in my go-to black tea blend – which is (usually) a blend of Assam & Yunnan – why not use that Yunnan as the base for a Vanilla tea?
So NICE! The Yunnan provides a pleasantly smooth & medium-bodied base while the vanilla is sweet & adds such a lovely creamy note to the Yunnan.It starts with my tippy Yunnan Imperial & I add vanilla essence, vanilla beans as well as some vanilla crystals (made simply with organic cane sugar & organic vanilla extract) – this tea is not only delicious, it’s also organic, vegan, gluten-free, allergen-friendly & all natural! I love this!
organic ingredients: black tea, vanilla crystals (cane sugar & vanilla extract), vanilla beans, blue cornflower petals & natural flavors
to brew: shake pouch well to ensure all ingredients are well-incorporated. Use 3g of tea to 12oz of nearly boiling water (205°F) & steep for 3 minutes. Strain & allow to cool for at least 10 minutes.
serving suggestion: This is a delicious hot tea that also tastes great served over ice. No need for sweetener, this is quite pleasant unsweetened, but if you want something sweeter, a litter sugar can’t hurt! It’s also quite nice with a drizzle of honey.
I taste tested this with steep times of 3 minutes, 3 ½ minutes as well as 4 minutes. I found that the longer I steeped it, the more astringency I experienced from the cup. I find that the 3 minute steep time produced a nicely flavored cup while still remaining smooth.
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Another from my recent order. This blend sold me on VANILLA and this sold me on YUNNAN. Yes and yes. It definitely tastes like a tea that I would guess is Yunnan if I didn’t already know it was Yunnan. It has Yunnan flavor notes. Do I know what those are? no. (I will say, the Yunnan leaf looks smaller than the huge Yunnan leaf in the Eggnog Yunnan blend, but that blend was YEARS ago anyway… so not really sure why I’m mentioning it here…) I like that there is a variety of vanilla ingredients here: flavoring, vanilla beans and vanilla crystals. I don’t think the cane sugar makes it overly sweet at all (I really just see an occasional vanilla crystal in the blend anyway). It’s also not overboard on vanilla. I will say the second steep was probably a little too much at four minutes — the black tea became a little harsher for whatever vanilla remained on the leaves. I would probably stick with a three minute second steep next time.
Steep #1 // 1 1/3 teaspoons for a full mug // 19 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 4 minute steep
