“This was my very first fu zhuan tea. The outer part of the brick does not show any golden flowers, but when you dig a bit deeper into the brick, the tiny beneficial mold spheres reveal themselves....” Read full tasting note
This category of tea is “dark tea”, not “black tea”, according to Hojo(https://hojotea.com/item_e/d01e.htm)
Looks like it was made in honor of the most recent Chinese zodiac lunar calendar’s Year of the Monkey, which Wikipedia says lasted from 8 February 2016 to - 27 January 2017. Box says it was packed in 2015.
Found manufacturer info for this particular product w/ some difficulty after purchasing these bricks. Still can’t read most of it, but what Google Translate managed is pasted below. https://item.jd.com/10245501991.html
Zodiac Series Shaanxi Specialty Gift Box. Jinhua(Golden Flowers) Brick Tea for the Year of the Monkey – Ten Thousand Miles (very large distance) 1.32 kg tea
泾渭茯茶 生肖系列礼盒1320g 陕西特产黑茶泾阳茯茶 金花茯砖茶 猴年-十万八千里
“Tea Zodiac Series Gift Box 1320g Shaanxi Specialty Black Tea Yangyang Tea Golden Flower Brick Tea Year of the Monkey – Ten Thousand Eight Miles”
Lunar New Year series Golden Fu brick tea fungus every year a fragrant flower Shaanxi Intangible Cultural Heritage
Company description not available.