Yunnan Gold Tips (Limited Edition, Chinese New Year 2014)

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Rating

87 / 100

Calculated from 28 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Malt, Sweet, Bread, Chocolate, Cocoa, Molasses, Rye, Sweet Potatoes, Wood, Creamy, Honey, Earth, Floral, Forest Floor, Yams, Hops, Yeasty, Citrus, Fruity, Grain, Stonefruit, Autumn Leaf Pile, Cannabis, Flowers, Leather, Tobacco
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Caffeine
High
Certification
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Typical Preparation
Use 12 oz / 345 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 3 g of tea
Steep for 3 min, 30 sec
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56 Tasting Notes View all

“As per JC recommendation I brew 2 heaping tsp in 200 ml glass pot short steeps 5/5/10/15/20 sec none of the steeps are weak. Very chocolaty and malty. Wet leaves smell of honey and tobacco. ...” Read full tasting note
“I’ve been a cranky ragebot all week long for various reasons, but as one of those small silly things that can talk you off the ledge last night before bed I reminded myself I’d be able to try this...” Read full tasting note
“Last night I did my monthly tea count, re-organized my shelves a bit, etc. I’m starting the month at 362 Teas, which is down from 389 last month, so progress, not perfection, right? My first cup...” Read full tasting note
“Oh. Mah. Gawd. Sulu. This is good tea. Smells fantastic, looks nifty. Cute package. Heavily baked bread flavor, sweet, malt, smooth…golden. It was probably a mistake to have an entire pot this late...” Read full tasting note

Description

Limited Edition of 150

Happy New Year!

We’re galloping into the New Year on a 150 horse-powered infusion of Yunnan Gold Tips. Care to join us? Like a chestnut mare with a brilliant golden mane, this special tea has the might to carry you through good times and bad, and a gentle, unassuming beauty that will stir noble feelings in your breast. We wish the year of the snake a fond farewell, perhaps even a tip of the hat as it slithers away into the bushes. Now it’s time to face the road ahead. Welcome to the year of the horse — saddle up this damn fine steed and ride out to meet it!

We’ve teamed up again with our pals at Aesthetic Apparatus and made 150 tins of one of our favorites, Yunnan Jin Hao Gold Tips tea. This full-bodied black tea from China will remind you of a classic Yunnan — it’s good and strong — but the gold tips add a soft, velvety smoothness. Brew it in boiling hot water for at least five minutes and you’re off to the races. Cross the finish line and re-steep the leaves for another ride.

About Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea

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