#goldentea

So there is a special place in my heart for golden teas. The shape, the aroma and the pure golden color. I remember the first time I saw a pure golden tea and it blew my mind. A few years ago when a customer first recommended Yunnan Sourcing to me my wife got me a pure gold sampler set from them. It had I believe 6-8 different pure gold Yunnan black tea. Time passed and I couldn’t remember which of them I liked the best, but I was able to narrow it down to two.  And so I ordered a bit of both to have a steep off, to see which one I want to keep in my collection.

The first is this Imperial Grade Pure Bud Black Tea. It comes from the county of Simao and is made from only young buds.

The dry leaf immediately gives of a sweet aroma of fresh honey, with a soft sweet nuttiness similar to cashew cheese. This aroma turns to more of a lightly toasted almond scent on the wet leaf with notes of sweet nectar. The tea itself is outstanding. Tastes of golden honey, pralines, the taste and aroma of buttery baked crust with a heavenly hint of caramel and a sweet musk in the background, and a nice malty finish.

This black tea is a dream and if your a black tea lover and never had a golden black tea, then your missing out big time. This is what everything I remembered about it and more. However as good as it is, I don’t think it’s the one I loved most, but time will tell as there is still another golden black tea up to bat. Either way this teas gets a 4 out of 5 star rating. Sweet, malty, fragrant and warm. And so damn beautiful to look at!

Try it!

https://yunnansourcing.com/products/imperial-pure-bud-yunnan-black-tea-of-simao