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7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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MaltyFruityEarthy
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This Yunnan black tea presents a robust foundation of chocolatey, malty, and earthy flavors, beautifully complemented by a bright apricot-like fruitiness. Its deep, resonant broth delivers a comforting and clean profile, showcasing the vigorous energy characteristic of older tea trees.
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About This Tea
What does Yunnan Gold taste like?
This Yunnan black tea presents a robust foundation of chocolatey, malty, and earthy flavors, beautifully complemented by a bright apricot-like fruitiness. Its deep, resonant broth delivers a comfortin. It leans malty, fruity and earthy.
How should I brew Yunnan Gold?
Water around 90–100 °C (195–212 °F). In a mug, steep 3–5 min. For gongfu, use 5 g per 100 ml, 15–30 s steeps. You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Full boil is fine for most blacks. Don't overthink it.
Where does Yunnan Gold come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China from the Da Ye Zhong cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2024 harvest. The leaves got a light roast after picking.
How much does Yunnan Gold cost?
Starts at $7.50 from Floating Leaves Tea, or about $0.21/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.26 per session. Explore more black teas on Teadar.
$7.50$0.21/g