Black Needle Tea

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78 / 100

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Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Apricot, Bread, Cocoa, Creamy, Earth, Malt, Round, Smooth, Sweet, Sweet Potatoes, Thick
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Caffeine
High
Certification
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Typical Preparation
Use 16 oz / 473 ml of water
Set water temperature to 200 °F / 93 °C
Steep for 3 min, 0 sec
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3 Tasting Notes View all

“Still chipping away at the last bits of my advent calendars! This is Day 20 of the Kiani advent calendar. I made it in a ceramic gong fu teapot and got 4? 5? steeps out of it. At a certain point I...” Read full tasting note
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Description

2020 Harvest – Jing Mai Mountain Tree Tea Yunnan Province, China

A full-bodied, velvety liquor offering notes of chocolate, liquor, dried fruits with a malty mouthfeel. Artistically crafted into needle-shaped leaves.

Tea notes
• Appearance: Honey amber-gold colored tea liquor.
• Aroma: Thick and sweet. Honey, woody, fruity, cinnamon, dried fruit notes with hints of chocolate.
• Flavour: Honey, chocolate, malty, floral, woody, peachy, dried fruits (dates, raisins), and cinnamon notes.
• Mouthfeel: Very smooth, delicate velvety mouthfeel.

Yunnan Black Needles are made from high-altitude Jing Mai Mountain tea trees in Yunnan Province. Artistically crafted into a flat needle shape, the tea offers a wonderfully smooth and balanced liquor with honey, chocolate, fruity, woody, leathery, and malty notes. The liquor being very smooth and low in tannin, it is a tea that can be enjoyed any time of the day. Makes a soothing and excellent afternoon tea and pairs well with cakes.

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