2024 Yunnan Golden Strand Black Tea
2024 Yunnan Golden Strand Black Tea
Delicate + Twisted
Yunnan Golden Buds
Yunnan Golden Buds
hand-picked and carefully shaped into iconic 'strands' to show off the golden color and rich sweet flavor. Notes of buttered popcorn, buckwheat, clove, and cherry pie.
Spring 2024 ♦ Yunnan Province
Sourced by Wang Yanxin
Small farmers and micro-workshops across Yunnan are often denied the chance to show off their incredible work, overshadowed by big labels. Wang Yanxin believes in small producers, helping them reach a wide audience without big brand labels.
The result is pristine, hand-finished tea, aged offerings and regional collaborations that inspire new styles. Wang Yanxin has devoted her career and formidable palate to these collaborations, searching far and wide for the very best.
The result is pristine, hand-finished tea, aged offerings and regional collaborations that inspire new styles. Wang Yanxin has devoted her career and formidable palate to these collaborations, searching far and wide for the very best.
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2024
- Lincang RegionYunnan Province
- ELEVATION1300 METERS
- Fengqing AssamicaTea Varietal
Golden Strand is one of Yunnan's iconic "Dian Hong" black teas, hand picked and carefully shaped to show off luxurious downy buds and golden color. Wang Yanxin has a longstanding relationship with a farmer's cooperative in Lincang, giving her access to this competition-grade te, with a distinctive flavor unlike Golden Fleece or classic Yunnan Golden Buds style black teas. The Golden Strand has a more buttery and rich flavor. with notes of whipped cream, graham cracker, fruit pie and clove.
Tasting Profile
- savory - whipped cream, buttered popcorn
- fruit - cherry pie
- spice - clove, lotus leaf
- savory - buckwheat, graham cracker
- texture - buttery, velvety
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