Yunnan Gold Bud

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205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 30 sec 8 oz / 236 ml

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  • “Chose to gongfu steep this one. Wow – this tea brew a nice clean, thick liquid. The aroma is spicy in its chai-likeness, yet has deep hay notes and a sweet molasses and oats thickness. This tea is...” Read full tasting note
    92
  • “Rich. That’s my first impression. The flavor feels rich. It has that brown flavor of a black tea, those warm tones, but much less intense than the assams I tend to like. Very mild astringency. It...” Read full tasting note
    75
  • “Really lovely, thick-yet-delicate tea that could easily serve as a morning eye opening. The company suggests that it will take milk, and sure enough, with a dollop of cream in the morning cup this...” Read full tasting note
    98
  • “This is another sample from Beorhthraefn. Thank you! I love Golden Monkey, and I am pretty sure this is a golden monkey or it is very similar. My second all time favorite tea. Always a nice...” Read full tasting note

From Silk Road Teas

Gold Bud is made with the dayeh leaf, a sub-varietal of Camellia sinensis, varietal assamica. This leaf grows wild in the jungle and forests of Yunnan.

Our lot is made of curled thick golden leaves that cup to a distinctive, reddish liquor with a wonderful spicy and creamy-sweet flavor. This black or “red” tea is made from an indigenous varietal, Dayeh, a large-leaf tea tree found to Yunnan Province. The leaves are strikingly golden-brown in color, the cup is spicy and sweet and thirst quenching. This is a refreshing, full-flavored tea that is good most anytime. This tea can take milk.

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5 Tasting Notes

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141 tasting notes

Chose to gongfu steep this one. Wow – this tea brew a nice clean, thick liquid. The aroma is spicy in its chai-likeness, yet has deep hay notes and a sweet molasses and oats thickness. This tea is pretty remarkable in how it continues to produce several cups without weakening. I may load up on this one on my next purchase. Thank you, Silk Road Teas for including this generous sample with my purchase!

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec

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Rich. That’s my first impression. The flavor feels rich.

It has that brown flavor of a black tea, those warm tones, but much less intense than the assams I tend to like.

Very mild astringency.

It has a slight fruit quality on the tip of the tongue, though I can’t place quite what. My brain keeps saying “it makes you think of black cherries” but it’s an impression the taste gives rather than a distinct flavor in the mouth. It’s a very lightly sweet but dark taste.

The black acrid edge that I like in black teas is there but again very light compared to others I tend to really be into. It’s just a minor accent to the warmer brown-and-cherry-impression flavor… it rounds it out pleasantly.

It’s a good play on the internet and drink while chilling out tea, IMO, lol.

I really like it. I bought it as I have had just a couple yunnan teas in the past and enjoyed them and hadn’t tried any new in a long time… actually a couple years, I think! I’m glad I did, this is likely to be a regular for me.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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Really lovely, thick-yet-delicate tea that could easily serve as a morning eye opening. The company suggests that it will take milk, and sure enough, with a dollop of cream in the morning cup this tea could stand mug to mug with any good assam. Really happy with this.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 45 sec

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This is another sample from Beorhthraefn. Thank you!

I love Golden Monkey, and I am pretty sure this is a golden monkey or it is very similar. My second all time favorite tea. Always a nice pleasant cup. Slightly sweet, slightly malty, smooth and golden perfection. Good cup for a stressful afternoon.

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I enjoyed this sample a lot. It is very thick, dark, and sweet. It has a lot of hay note and molasses. Definitely good for a morning cup. I did not add milk, but I imagine it could take it well.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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