2022 Golden Fleece
2022 Golden Fleece
Exquisitely buddy,
sweet, velvety black tea
Wild, buddy Yunnan Da Bai varietal, normally reserved for white teas, is given old-school sun oxidation for a luscious dessert-like tea with notes of toasted rice, banana pudding, vanilla, cinnamon, and lotus leaf.
Spring 2022 ♦ Yunnan Province
Sourced by Wang Yanxin
Wang Yanxin is a fierce advocate for small family farming, working with her farmer friends to develop entirely new kinds of tea and help them establish cooperatives
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2022
- Lincang RegionYunnan Province
- ELEVATION2000 METERS
- Yunnan Da BaiTea Varietal
This spring harvest Golden Fleece gets its name to honor the soft, rich textural experience of tasting this beautiful small harvest tea. Golden Fleece is hand picked from wild growth (unmanaged) Yunnan Da Bai tea bushes over forty years old. The biodiversity of the growing region and deeper roots mean a more complex flavor and aroma. Only the most perfect large tender buds are hand-harvested, and carefully hand-finished. The down from the buds infuses into every cup, yielding a uniquely thick mouthfeel. This year's harvest is full and complex with cooling cedar, and spiced nutmeg and cinnamon undertones to bolster the luxurious creamy base.
Tasting Profile
- savory - steamed bun, toasted rice
- fruit - banana pudding, apple
- vegetal - lotus leaf
- floral - vanilla, marigold
- spice - cinnamon, sandalwood
- texture - thick, creamy
Wang Yanxin also recommends:
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6-8
oz.use 205° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 205° watersteep 8 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
4 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy