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Simao "Spring Tips" Pure Bud Black Tea of Yunnan | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

Simao "Spring Tips" Pure Bud Black Tea of Yunnan

by Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop
$8.00 - $110.00
$8.00
$8.00 - $110.00
$8.00

A pure bud tea from plucked from the first bud shoots of the season!  Tea is picked just a short few days after sprouting and then carefully processed to preserve its delicate nature.  The tea buds are very small and covered with hairs.  The brewed tea is sweet and malty with hints of sugarcane.  An enjoyable tea with complexity and a thick tea soup that fills and soothes the mouth.

This is a potent black tea that takes care to brew.  Keep steep times short if brewing gong fu style.  If still too strong, consider using 90C water (instead of 100C).  This is a black tea that will mellow and develop complexity with aging. The taste will be optimum with 6 to 36 months of aging.

Pure Bud Pluck!

Yunkang #10 varietal grown in Ning'Er County of Simao

Spring Harvest is Early March, Autumn Harvest is Late-September

Overall rating: 4.96 / 5 from 25 reviews.

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Enjoying the tea so far

"Enjoying the tea so far . . . will order again for sure but should be good for a while"

— Andre C. (5/5)

Smooth and delicious

"An exceptional tea with a delicate, silky-smooth character. It never turns bitter, offering gentle malty undertones complemented by a delightful floral aroma and taste."

— Oleg K. (5/5)

Spring tips is my go to

"Love the spring tips, really strong dark, great black tea mellow taste. Highly recommend for black tea lovers."

— Neal D. (5/5)

Great.

"Great."

— Konstantinas D. (5/5)

Good tea, not on the

"Good tea, not on the top, but good enough."

— Ihor K. (4/5)

Medium / high strength. Great

"Medium / high strength. Great notes"

— Luca M. (5/5)

I highly recomend to everyone

"I highly recomend to everyone whoes like the sweet tasted black teas."

— Dániel G. (5/5)

Excellent flavour. Does not get

"Excellent flavour. Does not get a bitter taste."

— Deborah T. (5/5)

Very good, buying it every

"Very good, buying it every year"

— Anton S. (5/5)

Wow!

"A remarkable yunnan gold, with everything I am looking for in a rich black tea. A sweet, smooth and complex tea with a textured mouthfeel. The hints of semisweet chocolate and rich toasty notes are perfectly balanced. On the sweet to savoury spectrum I'd say it's close to the middle but slightly more on the sweet side. I've had sweeter more chocolatey yunnan golds (which I generally prefer), but I really love how this one balances both nuances so well. Would definitely recommend checking it out!"

— TP (5/5)

Q&A

Can this tea be brewed "western style" in an 8 oz mug? If so, what are the best parameters to use to get a sweet and flavorful tea without the bitterness?
You can brew western style if you want. We don't have experience with that, but typically you'd use much less tea and possibly lower water temperature as well.
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