Still really yummy.
5 Tasting Notes
Golden amber brew smells like oak. Very mellow taste for a Yunnan (could be steep temp @ work) – pine and bourbon with a definite licorice finish. Hint of astringency. No noticeable bitterness.
I think I had too small a sample for my size cup and it seemed very bland to me. It may also have been old, as it didn’t have a really fresh scent. So don’t hold that against it.
I used to drink a Golden Yunnan from a company called Silent Lion, which to my great distress has disappeared. That was gorgeous, a really deep flavour with a smoky edge. This is my first attempt at a replacement. It is drinkable but somehow the flavour never quite hits the mark.
Stephen Fry sent me some of this as a present. Delicious.
