Tasting notes: Blackberry tart, caramel, honey, malt. Lively and warming with a light, sweet, slightly mineral finish.
Old Tree Yunnan Black Tea (Golden Tip) is hand-picked from old tea trees aged 200-300 years.
$14.10–$108.00Price range: $14.10 through $108.00
Cultivar: Yunnan Big Leaf
Altitude: 2050m
Region: Menghai, Yunnan, China
The ancient trees that are harvested for this tea grow naturally in ecological forestry tea gardens without any application of fertilizer and pesticides. Old tea trees grow more slowly than common garden tea tree. The unique physical characteristics of these ancient tea trees yield a black tea with an authentic, timeless flavour profile that echoes the traditional teas of antiquity.
Brewing Suggestions
Gong Fu Brewing:
4g per 100ml water at 99°. First infusion 20s; subsequent infusions +5s.
Western Brewing:
2g per 100ml water at 95°. First infusion 2m; subsequent infusions +60s.