Ning'er "Golden Honey Aroma" Yunnan Black Tea

Name: Ning'er "Golden Honey Aroma" Yunnan Black Tea
Brand: Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop
Price: 6.5 USD
Availability: InStock

by Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

$6.50 - $80.00

$6.50

$6.50 - $80.00

$6.50

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Golden Honey Aroma is a Mid-March harvested black tea grown in the Ning'er area of Simao. It's an old varietal that is referred to as 老号 (lit. old type), which has been grown in this area by several families for a few decades, although the varietal is much older and is likely close to pure assamica.

The tea is sweet with honey, dried cherry and orchid notes. It is thick and juicy, with a hint of chocolatey maltiness, all wrapped up in a tea soup that has a long-lasting viscous mouthfeel. Your sense of smell will not be left out of the enjoyment, either, as the aroma of this tea is indeed very strong. Honey and dried fruit characters abound, making this tea more than worthy of its name, Golden Honey Aroma!

A delicious tea that is sure to delight and awaken the senses!

March Harvest

Ning'er area of Simao (Yunnan)

Altitude: 1300-1350 meters

1 leaf to 1 bud pluck

Yun Kang #10 varietal

Overall rating: 4.753846 / 5 from 65 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Ning'er 'Golden Honey Aroma' Yunnan Black Tea is celebrated for its exceptional flavor and aroma, with many customers appreciating its sweet, honeyed, and earthy notes. While opinions on the leaves are mixed, the tea's mouthfeel and suitability for daily consumption are highly praised. The strong, pleasant aroma adds to its overall appeal, making it a delightful choice for tea enthusiasts.

Summary topics

Flavor Profile: 31%
Daily Consumption Suitability: 10%
Aroma Quality: 19%

Review topics: ["taste","quality","shipping","order","aroma","sweetness","pleasure","tea","smell","mouth","bitterness","drinker","leaves","brew","driver","steeps","malty","finish","chocolatey"].

Review highlights

"This tea has a great flavor and aroma." — Vi R.
"Very rich malty, sweet, and strong taste that is welcome in Kuwait and Turkey." — Fawaz A.
"I particularly like the sweet aroma" — Dennis M.

Reviews

Strong, pungent flavour

"The spring 2026 of this tea I have found has a strong pungent flavour, which I can't quite put my finger on but I think the closest I could compare it to is the smell of coal burning. There is no accounting for taste but I can't imagine this would be desirable for anyone. I give 3 stars not less as I don't know if maybe it needs to be rested a bit, or maybe I am wrong and this is a flavour some seek in tea. For reference I have brewed it gong fu style with boiling water, a ratio of roughly 5g of tea to 120ml of water, ~15 second step times to start and increasing."

— Isaac (3/5)

Nice quality leaves. The mouth

"Nice quality leaves. The mouth is left satisfied with the sweetness of the brews, I like to keep the brewing time short at first. Great complexity and character development. I will definitely buy again."

— Mykhailo D. (5/5)

Good tea but lost aroma in several moths

"I received '25 spring harvest in '25 October. I brewed it gongfu style with 5g/120ml density and short steepings (15s-20s-30s-etc. ). It was very nice, smooth, sweeet, chocolatey with some fruity/floral sidenotes. Typical dian hong taste but on the better side. Good buy for the price. Unfortunately it lost most of its aroma until '26 February. Now I have to use 7g instead of 5 to have some body of the tea but still have not much taste. This is very disappointing to me. I stored the tea on the same way as my other black teas (air-sealed glass holder) and never had such issue before. My other black teas are still good even after 2-3 years. So this is clearly issue of this tea not storage. So I suggest to buy the very latest harvest and for immediate consumption only."

— Istvan (2/5)

Chocolaty Golden Leaves

"Delicious and chocolaty. Beautiful brown and golden leaves. Aroma is outstanding"

— Jeff M. (5/5)

I love strong, rich, flavorful

"I love strong, rich, flavorful teas and this one is all that. It's really delicious."

— Wendy K. (5/5)

HOLY CANOLI THIS IS AMAZING!

"I never realized how much quality their was to be found- the flavor of this tea is amazing, thick bodied. The flavor is good even after the third steep, where other teas have fell in flavor! I'm SIGNIFICANTLY impressed with YS and will be ordering in the future."

— Clover (5/5)

Earthy, sweet, woodsy, honeyed

"Tastes like fall, like wet dry leaves on the forest floor with a syrupy honey sweetness. Absolutely wonderful. Bought a larger batch for daily drinking"

— Logan (5/5)

"Great. Repeated purchase. Love the taste. Black tea and chocolate, with some sweetness"

— wesley (5/5)