Culinary Specialties CooksShopHere- Black Tea: Yunnan 4-Year-Old Wild Arbor

Black

Oolong

Yunnan 4-Year-Old Wild Arbor
2007 Spring Pluck

Yunnan Province, China
Fully-oxidized black tea
Orthodox manufacture
Extra-long, open-twist needle style budsets
Smooth, mellow, and sweet dian hong flavor
Soft, clean aroma
Deep, red amber-colored liquor

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The concept of ageing tea is not yet well-known in the Western world among black tea drinkers. Conventional wisdom outside of East Asia is that black tea remains at its best for only one year.

However; in Yunnan Province in southwest China, black tea produced locally from the indigenous, wild trees is comprised of a large percentage of buds (dian hong) and is not drunk until it is really ‘ready’ – which sometimes means that it needs to develop and mellow for several years.

This very special black tea is harvested from old-growth, wild-arbor tea trees and has a clean, mellow, and incredibly smooth flavor. It has been roasted slightly over charcoal in the local style, and represents the terroir of Yunnan very nicely.

This 4-year-old Yunnan dian hong wild arbor tea reminds us, in a stylized way, of our Taiwan Sun Moon Lake black tea, but with the added layers of complex flavors that come from being grown of native stock in Yunnan Province.

This tea is much better when drunk with a bit of age. It is ready to drink now, and we have it right now for your drinking enjoyment – don’t miss this one!

Use 2 heaping Tablespoons per 6 oz of water.
Steep 1 infusion at 3 - 5 minutes.
Water temperature should be 190˚ - 200˚ F