Rachel J

Yunnan Golden Tip Imperial (ZY77) from Upton Tea Imports

Rachel J drank Yunnan Golden Tip Imperial (ZY77) by Upton Tea Imports

Brewed this using 1 tbsp leaves for a 12 ounce pot and a lower steeping temp and shorter time than Upton suggests. I found it yummy and smooth with only a slightly astringent aftertaste after several sips. When I brewed it 5 degrees hotter yesterday, it wasn’t nearly as good.

I really like the flavor of Yunnan golden teas in general, and now I’m pretty happy with this one!

2013-03-02 10:08:03 -0500

190 °F / 87 °C

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yappychappy 2013-03-03 22:28:21 -0500

Glad you found something you enjoy.

Rachel J 2013-03-03 22:33:12 -0500

Thanks! I had tried this tea before, but brewing this way really enhanced my enjoyment of it. Very excited for my shipment of samples coming from Butiki and Tea Trekker.

yappychappy 2013-03-04 02:00:55 -0500

Decided against verdant. I haven’t had Tea Trekker. hmm

Rachel J 2013-03-04 08:33:09 -0500

I’ll let you know. I still want to try Verdant. But the Tea Trekker people wrote the book I just read about tea, so I wanted to try some of their recommendations.

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I happily reside in Park Slope, Brooklyn with my husband, our baby son, and our dog. I teach over 40 piano students per week at my home studio and created “Fundamental Keys”, a classical piano method book and video series.

My husband and I are vegan and have been for about 8 years. We are enjoying bringing up our little one in the vegan tradition!

I went through a major tea phase some years ago (2006-2009) and had quite a collection and tasted hundreds of varieties. Then I went off caffeine when I decided to have a baby, and after he was born I got into a nasty coffee habit. Now I’ve come back to tea, thank goodness. I’m finding my tastes have changed quite a bit since my first go at tea fanaticism. Really enjoying some of the amazing and deliciously complex teas I’ve learned about through Steepster!