Yunnan Golden Special - Black Loose Leaf Tea - Best Chinese Black Tea - Organically Grown - Perfect Morning Tea - 150g (5.3-ounce)

This tea is WONDERFUL. It is a full bodied, organic black tea with a beautiful color, mild taste with a malty finish. This is EXCELLENT QUALITY. This is my 3rd order. Thank you!

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I am a big tea drinker, and this is my new favorite black tea. It has a nice flavor that is hard to describe and is different from most standard black teas.

I bought the tea because the Amazon listing stated that it is organic. It isn't. While the printing on the package is in a language I cannot read, the English language label makes no mention of the tea being organic. There is also no symbol to indicate certification as organic by a recognized international entity.Additionally, the pouch of tea was poorly protected in its shipping envelope. It arrived ruptured and leaking tea leaves.

I tried several loose leaf black Chinese teas from Amazon and this is the one that jumped out, both in terms of quality and price. It brews up as rich as you want without getting bitter, with great aroma and flavor. I finally settled on 6g in a 240ml Yixing pot with first infusion at 212 degrees and 18 seconds, followed by 205 degrees at 20 sec, and increase by 5 or 10 seconds for each additional infusion. At this price point I drink I drink as much as I like in the morning and save my higher priced teas for afternoon and special occasions. Recommended!

Most of the package is in Chinese and the contents look like what it's supposed to be. Long dried golden tipped lovely tea. Makes a beautiful amber fragrant cup of tea on a 3 minute steep. I steep in an open container and don't recommend trying to squeeze these leaves into bags or even baskets. There are no crumbs here - just leaves.Update -I felt that the tea was not as "golden" as the Yunnan Gold from my usual source. It's not. The photo shows this tea on the left and my usual Yunnan Gold on the right. The tea on the right is much smoother in taste and brighter in color.All that being said. The tea in this item is still very good. I just wanted to address the question of "how golden" and show the differences.

First bag was incredible. Great smell, strong dark tea. Second bag is less fragrant, more full of pollen and steeps considerably slower. Still makes a good tea though.

The only problem I have with this product is the package. My mandarin is not really good, but if I translated it correctly, it says: Tea for Stupid Yankee Pig. Of course I'm kidding.I have sampled many black teas over my 78 plus years. This is the finest tea that I have ever tasted. I will definitely make another purchase. Hopefully the consistency will be obvious.