Yunnan Imperial Black Tea

A Black Tea from

Rating

74 / 100

Calculated from 7 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Chocolate, Earth, Salty
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Typical Preparation
Use 10 oz / 295 ml of water
Set water temperature to 185 °F / 85 °C
Steep for 3 min, 45 sec
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11 Tasting Notes View all

“Mornin’. Brr. At least I could drive to work. Some of you had to skate. Frozen toesies call for stronger teas. Yunnan Imperial called for me this morning. Dark mahogany wood, leather, burlap sacks...” Read full tasting note
“My birthday weekend has passed and it was pretty mediocre event wise but I got some excellent presents. A nice shiny new pound of dice from Ben and a nice shiny monetary gift from my dear...” Read full tasting note
“One of the flavors listed is “salty” and sadly that is sort of accurate. It is not as offensive as that may sound but it is also not for me. Thank you Sil for the chance to try it but I will pass...” Read full tasting note
“Cards and tea Travelling tea box I tried this one out today since i am always on the hunt for new straight blacks. However, colour me unimpressed. this has a bitterness and an astringency that i...” Read full tasting note

Description

The Yunnan province located in South China above Burma offers many interesting teas. While best known for their Pu-Erhs, Yunnan also produces some excellent black teas. With a unique taste reminiscent of freshly brushed horses, this tea gives a wonderful example of the Yunnan teas. The Imperial grade offers a full bodied black tea, with still a nice level of golden tips for sweetness.

Rich malt with a caramel sweetness gives this tea a wonderful base. Add to that a clean barnyard aroma (we know, an odd way to describe a tea! But it’s a term used in wine, so why not tea?), and this is undoubtedly one of our more complex black teas.

Perfect for afternoons or evenings when you need a nice relaxing black tea.

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