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“Fantalicious and awesometastic. That’s this tea in a nutshell, really. A short while ago I alluded to having been exposed to some really awesome customer service and I’ve been sitting on that story...” Read full tasting note
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“This is the second red tea I’ve had in the last week (the other one was at Taste SF – a local tea place) and I’ve discovered I like them! This steeps up to be a beautiful reddish-brown and it has a...” Read full tasting note
Note: This tea is 100% Organic
Shimmering golden buds create a crisp and robust red tea made from fermented white tea leaves. Most red and black teas are derived from the green tea variety bush; this tea is derived from a white tea plant achieving a smoother touch.
Golden Needle is a red tea made from fermented white tea leaves grown on Tai Mu Mountain. A unique and new tea, Golden Needle is so named for its long narrow golden tipped leaves. Golden Needle is a rich full-bodied red tea with a rose-flavored finish.
http://www.shangtea.com/Golden-Needle
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Nicole recommended that I go visit Shang Tea while I’m in Kansas City, so we drove there this morning to see what they had to offer. There was a very nice man working there who brewed us up some samples to try and seemed very knowledgeable about their teas. I noticed later that there was a photo on the wall of him in the tea fields. Apparently he goes there about 2 or 3 months out of the year, he told us. I’m not sure whether he was the owner or not, but he was very nice and I wish I had asked him his name. I ended up buying samples of several different teas and a box of some interesting-looking instant mix.
So I ended up steeping this tea three times throughout the day, the first at 3 minutes, then 4 and 5 for the other two. I think this may be the first tea I’ve had that I’ve enjoyed the second and third steeping more than the first. Honestly, I don’t remember that much about the first, as it was in the afternoon. I would describe it as a mixture of black and white teas. The second and (especially) the third steepings were fantastic, with an amazing creamy grain note that reminds me of something, but I can’t quite place it. I would call it similar to rice or cereal grains, and there’s a bit of a hay note as well. The texture is creamy and light. Yum! I may have to try for a fourth steep in the morning…
Flavors: Bread, Grain, Hay, Honey, Molasses
I received this in a swap from TeaTiff. Thanks so much for introducing me to Shang! This is a really interesting tea. According to Shang this is made from a white tea bush, which likely explains the “difference” I taste in this. It’s a bit hard for me to describe that difference, but it is so very good. It brews up a reddish amber cup with with a bready, sugary aroma. The first sip is sweet. Brown sugar sweet with a pleasant malty note that becomes a bit more prominent as it cools. This is pretty tea. It tastes pretty and it is starting my stupidly early morning in a lovely way – letting me coast into full consciousness on a sweet note. Thanks so much TeaTiff. This goes on the shopping list.
Flavors: Bread, Brown Sugar, Malt
Thank you Nicole for your generous sample.
its only Shang Tea today. i want to sample everything to place an order (they have sale till March 8th). I’ve been very impressed with Shang. This tea is great quality. Prepared in 150ml gaiwan 3.5 g 185F
1st steep 10sec produced malty cocoa tea with some light tree floral notes
then i decided to increase temp and time
2nd steep 200F 1min whoa this tea is strong and bold. dark chocolate and very pronounced roasted flavors.
I think this tea is great gongfu style. I didnt really like those roasted flavors. steeping short you can notice sweetness progressing each time you brew
Thanks to Nicole i love Shang tea
TeaTiff turned me on to Shang. I really like this one a lot.
You are in KC? If you need any suggestions for food or places to go send me a note. I am glad you got to visit Shang Tea!
I did a fourth steep this morning, and it’s not bad, but a little weak. I think I should’ve gone for 10 minutes instead of 7.
Sounds good :) i must try a Shang Tea sampler or something soon
Thanks for the writeup Cameron and thanks for stopping in to visit us! Yes that was our owner Zehua Shang that you enjoyed tea with.
Awesome! Thanks very much for the comment! My mother and I had a good time, she just tried the Sweet Leaf Tea that she purchased and she likes it a lot. :D And thanks to Zehua Shang for the great service!
Fantastic, thanks for stopping by our shop when you visited Kansas City, and let me know if you have any other questions about our tea!