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Ian drank Award Winning Yun Nan Dian Hong Black Tea – Golden Tip by Teavivre

119 tasting notes

NOMNOMNOMNOMNOM!

Thank you Angel and the Teavivre team for sending me this! It’s hard to believe that I haven’t even reviewed all of the teas they sent me….. I’m working on it!

So, I’m pretty sure that black teas are my favorite. Actually, scratch that, I am sure. I like how reliable they are and how hard they are (most of the time) to mess up. I just generally really like them (I’m going to make an order from Upton hopefully very soon to try some of their millions of blacks, I’m so excited!). This one is no exception.

The folks at Teavivre know their stuff. And they know it well. This one is super yummy. Not quite as good as the Bailin Gongfu, but still very yummy. Others have described this one perfectly, so I’m just going to basically back them up. This one has a very definite yam flavor base-slightly potato-y (in a not yucky way) but with that yam sweetness. Very good. As it cools more, the yam starts to turn more into a yam-mixed-with-a-regular-potato flavor. The potato note comes out more and the sweetness backs off. There’s also a bright, almost citrus, note in the front. Absolutely delicious. I also get kind of a honey sweetness stirring around, playing with your tastes. Also, a little bit of a malty hint, but just a nudge. Not a full-forced push. This one is so good. I love it!

Thank you again Teavivre and I can’t wait to finish this sample off!

Preparation

185 °F / 85 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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4 comments

Bonnie
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I love black tea too!

Yogini Undefined
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This sounds quite interesting!

Kittenna
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I seem to screw up black teas more often than anything :P But I think astringency and I don’t get along, so once it shows up, it’s a brewing fail for me (and surprisingly, it’s happened less with the more fussy green/oolong teas, perhaps because I pay them more attention!)