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A speciality from the highland region of Yunnan. Large, golden-brown leaf and golden tips yield a copper-brown infusion with a well-balanced taste. Slightly sweet, spicy notes and a soft, delicate smoky finish.
Ingredients: Chinese black tea.
Whether this is in fact the world's greatest tea may be open to debate, especially for those who also like the golden Nepal from Shibui. That said, Yunnan is close to shangri-la, with depth of flavour, good strength, and all the attendant joys of Shibui tea, who use recyclable packaging and are generally lovely. Highly recommend, my current favourite tea.
I love this tea. It’s naturally fragrant - like raisins or stone fruit - to me. It can take a little milk, which is how I drink it. It’s smooth and not at all bitter but it has a lot of character and flavour for a tea that’s a single variety.
very good cup of tea
A stunning everyday tea that is rounded and balanced with a really lovely slightly malty, almost sweet flavour.
This is my favourite morning tea, drunk black and with water just under boiling it seems almost impossible to over brew this fabulous tea. Great depth of flavour yet not over powering in any flavour profile. Just gorgeous!
This tea is now our late morning / afternoon favourite. Light enough but full of flavour.
The table below shows the approximate brewing/infusing times for the different tea types.
It assumes around a 2.5 to 3g serving but it is not an exact science so experiment to find the perfect brew time to suit you. The tea bags contain this amount already – perfect for a tea pot or a large mug.
It is best to use freshly boiled water - so if you've got some water left in your kettle from before - pour it out and start again!
| Tea Type | Approx Brewing Time (mins) | Water Temperature |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 3-4 minutes | 100°C |
| Green | 2-3 minutes | 80°C |
| Oolong | 3-4 minutes | 100°C |
| Pu-erh | 3-4 minutes | 100°C |
| White | 2-3 minutes | 70-80°C |
| Herbal | 5+ minutes | 100°C |
| Rooibos | 5+ minutes | 100°C |
| Fruit | 5+ minutes | 100°C |
| Flowering | 3-4 minutes | 80°C |
If you don't have a fancy kettle which heats the water to different temperatures then a tip to for brewing green & white teas is to put the boiling water into the teapot or mug first and then add the tea. It will have cooled down a bit just by touching the cold teapot. That's what I do anyway...
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Warming and comforting. All the taste of gingerbread but none of the calories!
This is one of my favourite teas. This is the one I go to when I want a nice refreshing sweetish tea. A lovely taste of cherries, it is exactly as it says.
