My 2nd tea of the days, also hours ago! Sorry for the lame review...
Yunnan Black Gold Bi Luo Chun Black Tea
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Yunnan Black Gold Bi Luo Chun Black Tea
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28 tasting notes
28 tasting notes
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- Tea type
- Black
- Ingredients
- Not available
- Sold in
- Loose Leaf
- Certification
- Not available
- Flavors
- Malt, Chocolate, Cocoa, Sweet, Bitter, Bread, Brown Sugar, Caramel, Carrot, Coffee, Cookie, Cooling
- Caffeine
- Not available
From Yunnan Sourcing
This lovely tea is a classic Yunnan black tea grown in Ning'er county of Simao. This has been picked as 1 leaf to 1 bud sets and processed carefully by rolling the tea into pellets. Like most Yunnan black teas, the tea benefits from short-term aging and develops a malty sweet taste and lovely fragrance with a hint of chocolate and flowers.
Spring & Autumn Harvest can differ a bit. Spring is a little less tippy gold, but taste is more robust. Autumn is more tippy gold and a bit more easy-going and sweet in taste. With age (Spring 2019) it develops a bit more honey mellowness. If in doubt about which one you'd like, try a small amount of each!
Spring & Autumn Harvest can differ a bit. Spring is a little less tippy gold, but taste is more robust. Autumn is more tippy gold and a bit more easy-going and sweet in taste. With age (Spring 2019) it develops a bit more honey mellowness. If in doubt about which one you'd like, try a small amount of each!
Last updated 2026-10-11 00:40:58 UTC by Togo
28 Tasting Notes
Write a note ↓Still around, just drinking less tea as i really don't have many left lol.
Been a crazy first week of March. Weather is wonky, kiddo had her first birthday, vaccinations for her this week as well, 1000 hour challenge continues AND I’m trying to get back in to yoga and running as well as forcing myself to get out …Read full tasting note
Another one from a traveling tea box earlier this year - I'm not sure which year this tea is from. It's pretty rich and malty. I used skim milk, but actually, I think soy milk would complement this really well. It's got depth - I'm enjoying…Read full tasting note
Here is another of the teas I shared with the BBBB. I was gonna try to compare this one to the Pure bud bi Luo, but got sidetracked, so there is not much to say.
This one doesn't have the buttery aroma of the other, but is, in my opinion, …Read full tasting note
This one doesn't have the buttery aroma of the other, but is, in my opinion, …Read full tasting note
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TTB. It's a hectic week and my health issues have been acting up, so tasting notes are going to be fairly concise this week. I had this gong fu over the weekend and liked it. Longer steeps get a bit astringent, but under 2 minutes or so yie…Read full tasting note
Sipdown! I'm down to a handful of teas in my cupboard now...makes for boring drinking days and adds to the overall tedium that covid has exacerbated for the past 2 years. I just miss a lot of the interesting and varied tea shops we used …Read full tasting note
Sipdown, not that it matters as i missed the sale anyway but i'll get more eventually, not like i'm missing out on tea these days lol
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Spring 2021 version. I think I originally ordered the pure bud Bi Luo Chun but was sent this one instead, but I don't mind because it's great. What struck me was an intense dark chocolate flavor, to the point I wondered if I'd accidentally …Read full tasting note
Bah. sipdown on this one and that sucks Spring 2019 for my own references as i will need to buy more of this in the next YS sale....along with more LB since that too is almost gone.
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