Broken yunnan an inexpensive variety with few golden buds and a rather bitter taste.
Yunnan black needle tea.
Yunnan black needle is a variety of dian hong black teas from yunnan province in china which is known as the birthplace of tea.
Yunnan black tea is characterized by a larger amount of young leaf buds also referred to as golden tips than other chinese black teas.
With a creamy texture and malty sweetness this tea is super clean with almost no bite.
These tips result in the delicate slightly smoky flavor with hints of cocoa and caramel and light peppery tones.
Yunnan province is the southwest frontier of china that borders with vietnam laos burma and tibet and it is a well known region for rich biodiversity.
A full flavored tea with incredible depth and subtle nuance.
From then on the city of feng qing became the center of yunnan black tea.
Tea black tea yunnan black needle.
In 1938 a tea professor named mr.
It s color moves from honey to deep amber and presents a beautiful cup.
People in the city still celebrate the arrival of the mythical phoenix bird an emblem of good fortune that brought them the tea seeds.
Yunnan gold this variety has a balance of golden buds and black tea leaves and is a vibrant red in color.