I have to agree with Zeks that this tea smells and tastes like Cognac, but without any of the bite. It is smooth and creamy- much lighter than the black teas that I tend to enjoy, but I love this one just the same. This is great brewed both Western and gongfu style.
2012 Imperial Mengku Pure Old Tree Golden Buds Tea
Black Tea by JK Tea Shop Online
This is a spring batch of pure old tree black tea from Mengku area of Lincang in Yunnan, where it has one of the biggest acreage of old tea trees.
Well-selected the plump buds from tea plantation with altitude over 1200 meters high, adopted the traditional Yunnan gongfu black tea making process, this tea enjoys very deep floral/sweet aroma, rich taste full of sweetness with no astrigency at all; dense, thick & sticky tea liquid, with smooth & deep throat feeling, which is one obvious characters of old tea trees.
Tea tree: old trees with age average of over 150 years old; big leaf variety in Mengku, Lincang areas of Yunnan.
Harvest time: 2012 spring
Picking standard: One bud Shape: Tight, plump bud Dried tea color: golden color full of tea hair Aroma: fresh, high sweetness Tea soup color: bright orange color Taste: fresh, sweet, delicate & mellow, long aftertaste
