This is the first of five free samples that I requested from teasenz. If you haven’t received samples from them yet, it’s a great value. No cost to you and the sample sizes are huge! Here’s the link: http://www.teasenz.com/free-tea-samples-with-free-shipping
Anyway, I was looking through my straight black teas this morning for something to try (I recently organized my teas by type, hooray!) and saw this pouch. Now, as anyone who has tried a few Yunnan teas knows, the descriptor “gold” doesn’t generally tell you anything. It can mean any amount of golden tips, from the very few to the many. I must say, I was shocked when I opened this pouch! When teasenz says “gold”, they mean it! This tea is a fuzzbud™ variety, meaning it consists purely of giant, fuzzy golden buds. I was expecting at most a large amount of buds mixed with leaves, so this was a very pleasant surprise! The inside of the pouch is covered with lovely golden Yunnan fairy dust. Dry scent is sweet and honeyed with stonefruit and light malt notes. I didn’t look up the recommended parameters, but did my usual straight black tea method of 3 minutes at 200 degrees.
The brewed aroma has surprisingly strong cocoa notes! And then there’s also the expected honey, malt, and stonefruit loveliness. This tea is rather simple, but delicious. It’s a lovely melange of creamy and grainy flavors. There’s nice crusty toasted bread along with light and airy puff pastry flavor. Then I also taste a bit of raw grains, along with hot baked sweet potato. I also get a sweet hay-like note near the end and into the aftertaste. Of course, there’s honey over the top of everything, and the whole result is quite creamy and delicious. I wish there was a little bit of that nice stonefruit flavor in here, but this tea is very tasty even without it.
Overall, this tea is quite light and a lovely mix of grainy, creamy flavors!
(I don’t generally add links to the product, but it was mentioned on the free sample page so I figured I should comply since they sent me such lovely samples. I hope this is okay/allowed!)
http://www.teasenz.com/yunnan-gold-tea#.U-ZwU_ldXX8
Flavors: Bread, Creamy, Grain, Hay, Honey, Pastries, Sweet Potatoes, Toast
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Oh, this sounds good! I think it’s fine to put the link…I’ve seen it done before, especially when reviewing free samples. :)
I have a few more servings if you want to try it, or you can send them an email and request it as one of your samples. :)
Thanks for the offer, but I’ll just put it on my wishlist for later. I have an overload of tea right now! ;)
Do you have to have a blog for them to send samples? I sent them a e-mail with a link to my steepster reviews.
Frolic, no you don’t. I do not have a blog, I just linked them my Steepster profile. :)
Hmm, these samples are free, which means that technically if I got them, I wouldn’t be breaking my hiatus…
Well, I’ve gone and done it. Asked for free samples. But I didn’t pay, so I still think I stuck to my until-September purchasing hiatus. :-P
Totally doesn’t count, Christina! ;)
Oh, this sounds good! I think it’s fine to put the link…I’ve seen it done before, especially when reviewing free samples. :)
I have a few more servings if you want to try it, or you can send them an email and request it as one of your samples. :)
Thanks for the offer, but I’ll just put it on my wishlist for later. I have an overload of tea right now! ;)
Do you have to have a blog for them to send samples? I sent them a e-mail with a link to my steepster reviews.
Frolic, no you don’t. I do not have a blog, I just linked them my Steepster profile. :)
Hmm, these samples are free, which means that technically if I got them, I wouldn’t be breaking my hiatus…
Well, I’ve gone and done it. Asked for free samples. But I didn’t pay, so I still think I stuck to my until-September purchasing hiatus. :-P
Totally doesn’t count, Christina! ;)