Golden Snail Yunnan Black Tea

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Chinese Black Tea
Flavors
Beer, Burlap, Cactus, Cantaloupe, Cocoa, Earthy, Eggplant, Ginger, Grain, Leather, Malt, Malty, Orange Zest, Pine, Roasted Barley, Rye, Savory, Sweet, Sweet Potatoes, Tannin, Tobacco, Vanilla, Wheat, White Grapes, Wood, Chocolate, Red Fruits, Honey, Sugar, Bread, Pastries, Raisins, Stonefruit, Toast, Apricot, Butter, Earth, Maple Syrup, Mineral, Molasses, Plum, Smoke, Chestnut, Creamy, Smooth, Caramel, Dark Chocolate, Oats, Salt, Floral, Nutty, Roasted, Cacao, Broth, Gardenias, Maple, Winter Honey, Peanut, Roasted Nuts, Pepper, Bitter, Dark Bittersweet, Dried Fruit, Brown Sugar, Oak, Wet Earth
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
High
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by OMGsrsly
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 45 sec 5 g 13 oz / 391 ml

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From Whispering Pines Tea Company

ABOUT THE TEA
This Yunnan black tea was harvested in early spring (2014) and carries a robust and delicious flavor profile! The first thing you taste is a the thick honey flavor giving way to creamy cocoa with a touch of malt. A heavy molasses-like sweetness lingers on your tongue while juicy morel plays with a hint of gardenia in the aftertaste. This tea is delicious hot as well as iced and holds up very well to three or more infusions!

NOTES
Milk Chocolate, Molasses, Malt, Morel, Cream, Gardenias

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Our preferred style for this tea is gongfu.

Western Style:
Steep 1 teaspoon (1.8g) of leaves in 8 ounces of 205ºF water for 3 minutes.
2nd infusion: 5 minutes.
3rd infusion: 8 minutes.

Gongfu Style:
Use 1.5g of leaf per 30ml (1 fl. oz.) of 205ºF water
Infusion times: 20s, 15s, 30s, 45s, 1m15s, 2m, 3m

About Whispering Pines Tea Company View company

Whispering Pines Tea Company is dedicated to bringing you the most original, pure, beautiful tea blends. We use only the highest quality ingredients available to create additive-free teas teas inspired by the pristine wilderness of Northern Michigan. Our main focus is on customer satisfaction and quality.

128 Tasting Notes

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892 tasting notes

Mmm this is a marvelous tea :) so smooth with caramel and chocolate notes.

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14991 tasting notes

backlog from yesterday – thanks again to dexter for letting me try this one. On the whole, this wasn’t a bad cup of tea, but i’m glad that this is one that i don’t feel the need to order from WP. There was a bitterness there that i didn’t love. still not a bad cup..just not one i need to keep around.

Final Count yesterday: 114

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1556 tasting notes

Strong and comforting sweet and grainy aroma with a prominent cocoa note. First steep is sweet, grainy and nourishing. Second and third move into earthy territory with dominant tobacco and rye tastes as tannins and complementary bitterness present. A great breakfast tea.

It’s been years since I’ve had a straight up Yunnan gold tea. Thank you Whispering Pines for including this as a free sample with my order :)

Flavors: Beer, Burlap, Cactus, Cantaloupe, Cocoa, Earthy, Eggplant, Ginger, Grain, Leather, Malt, Malty, Orange Zest, Pine, Roasted Barley, Rye, Savory, Sweet, Sweet Potatoes, Tannin, Tobacco, Vanilla, Wheat, White Grapes, Wood

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 2 min, 0 sec 4 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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3219 tasting notes

The tightly curled snails of black tea in this sample smell richly of honey with a touch of molasses and malt. There is a deep, rich baked fruit aroma as well.

The first steep was so rich and full bodied. Gorgeous color, and looked so pretty I decided to have it in my silver lined cup from Crimson Lotus.

I had just made zucchini bread with a mystery grain that was in the freezer. It looked a lot like hard white wheat but may have been spelt? I ground it into flour and also was combining two recipes I have made. The bread turned out great. Somehow it was almost like caramelized sugar on the outside even though the new recipe only had 1/4 cup more sugar than the old one, but the extra full cup of flour would have counteracted the sweetness, I would have thought. This bread needed a tea with body and flavor.

I preferred the first steep to the second, but the second was good. I gave most of it to Ashman when he got home from work to go with his slice of zucchini bread. I intend to keep using this flour, keep using this adapted recipe, and make sure I have a hearty tea like this one to go with it.

thereadersteacup

Mmmm zucchini bread… yum! I had a custom blend from Brutaliteas with Golden snail yunnan black tea in it called Scooby snacks that would be perfect with some zucchini bread.

ashmanra

It is a great time of year to make it and toss some in the freezer! Next up is a carrot cake loaf cake – no raisins!

thereadersteacup

Ooooh that’s a great idea!

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760 tasting notes

My new order from Whispering Pines arrived over the weekend. I brewed a pot of this on Saturday afternoon. I was a little disappointed. There was definitely an astringent note. That smoothed out as the tea cooled. I may have over leafed it. I will try it again. I may try it iced too, since it was better for me when it cooled.

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111 tasting notes

Small round balls of tea, easy to scoop and measure.
Pleasant, Malty smell before brewing.
But the malty taste doesn’t come thru in the brewed tea as well as some other Golden Snail I’ve had. A tad tannic for the plain teas I make (no milk or sugar); this may be better steeped a bit longer and then able to push thru the sugar and/or cream OK.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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1827 tasting notes

So a little celebration tea today. More in the end of tasting note.

Thanks to White Antlers I got to try this wonderful tea. So, thank you a lot!

I decided to brew it gongfu, the rest I had, which was about two teaspoons. 125 ml gaiwan. Freshly boiled water into cold thermos. I guess it could be about 93-95°C water.

First steeps were wonderful, cocoa notes, malty, honey, chocolate. Great indeed. Last ones were rather “only” malty and honey like. I dare to say even leathery? Not sure about that though. I wasn’t paying that much attention on later steeps. But I wanted to, but the circumstances didn’t allow me. We are still redoing my grandma’s bathroom (almost done), so I was paying attention what has to be done during the weekend and on Monday. Quite a workload!

But this tea… was just amazing. Even it was rather golden dust honestly, it was still delivering that wonderful taste of Yunnan black. So unique. So great!

Personal note: Why to celebrate? I got a job! My first ever full-time job. I am going to be DGSA — Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser. So, lots of to learn. About 1600 pages for each mode of transport. Starting with trucks (that will be in Czech), then going for air transport (very similar, but in English). Exams held by ministry of transport! So, what will I do? I will order transport of dangerous goods by ship or aircrafts, sometimes “just” by truck. Tantalum dust is very dangerous, highly flammable, self-igniting, stuff. And they work mostly with tantalum. I will be responsible for proper marking, packaging and transporting those dangerous goods. There will be weekly and monthly inventory checks in the warehouses.

Soo, what do you think?

Flavors: Chocolate, Cocoa, Honey, Leather, Malt

Preparation
2 tsp 4 OZ / 125 ML
Evol Ving Ness

Congrats on your new position!

I think you should avoid any trucks or any materials originating with V.Putin. Just in case.

gmathis

Wow! Congratulations! Don’t blow anything up or shoot your eye out!

Leafhopper

Congratulations! Yeah, don’t blow anything up!

Michelle

Congrats, lots to learn, I’m sure you’ll do great!

Roswell Strange

Congrats!! That’s a very exciting first full time job!

ashmanra

Woot! Woot!

teepland

Congratulations on the new job! That’s exciting!!!

Crowkettle

Congratulations! :)

mrmopar

Cngrats, we will have to call you mr hazmat.

derk

Alright, Martin!

Martin Bednář

Thank you all!
Evol Ving Ness: I do it even without your advice. But good one :)
gmathis and Leafhopper: I will do my best to don’t blow anything.
Roswell Strange: Indeed it is! I am happy to work with DG, but getting a job in a tea industry is something I look more forward to. Maybe one day after few booms?!
mrmopar: Oh well, I had to search for “hazmat” and I like it! If you want to call me with this nickname, I let you :D

Lexie Aleah

Congrats!

Martin Bednář

Thank you Lexie!

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1101 tasting notes

In a word, delicious! Makes a smooth, easy-to-drink cup. Not too weak, not too strong, just right! The re-steep was just as good as the initial cup. Really enjoyed this one. Offered my Mom a cup of this as well and she also loved it so it’s double approved!

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1781 tasting notes

I was surprised by how much vanilla came out of this cup. Much sweeter and more rich than I remember.

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533 tasting notes

Sipdown (backlog)

I really like this tea and would like to order it again when my cupboard is more manageable. Comforting, almost hot chocolate like without the excess sugar.

Flavors: Chocolate, Malt, Sugar

gmathis

I’ve had the opportunity to sample this and I concur wholeheartedly on the chocolate vibe!

Bluegreen

It is a very good tea and very affordable too.

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