Yunnan Pagoda Black Tea is a speciality tea from Yunnan Province of China. Dian Hong, literally "Yunnan Red," refers to the origin and type of tea, while Black Pagoda refers to the kind of tea and its distinctive shape, which resembles a pagoda or tower.
This Dian Hong Black Pagoda has been tied into tower shapes before drying. Each is about 2.5 grams. After the leaves are dried, they retain this shape, but when submerged in water, they open up to form a flower. The Dian Hong Black Pagoda is hand-tied, and the actual tea used to produce it is of very high quality, yielding a cup of tea bursting with fantastic flavour.
Similar to Yunnan Gold Tip tea.
Tasting Details
Flavour: Smooth, mellow, sweet, malty
Infusion Colour: Bright reddish brown colour with lustre.
Specification
Production process: Orthodox (plucking-withering-rolling-oxidation-tying-drying-packing)
Grade: Premium
Leaf Appearance: Pagodas tower in black and gold. When infused, reddish-brown leaves appear to be one bud with a small leaf.
Origin: Fengqing (凤庆), Yunnan(云南), China.
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place, away from sunlight. Re-seal the packaging between uses.
How to Brew
- Use one teaspoon of leaves (roughly 3g) for each person you are brewing tea for.
- Boiling water is best for infusing black tea. 95-100 degrees is perfect.
- Steep for 2-5 minutes according to taste.
- Reuse the leaves a further 3 times, by simply adding more hot water.
