Dian Hong

Golden Buds

Dian Hong Golden Buds

Type: Red Tea
Origin: Yunnan Province, China
Harvest: Spring, 2011
Tea leaves: 1 bud with 1 slightly open leaf
Taste: Smooth, rich, mouth-filling, sweet caramel or honey like taste with a high fragrance

Price: ￡12.00 – 50grams

Dian Hong or 'Yunnan Gold' is quite a young tea and was first exported, to the praise of international tea markets, in 1939. Dian Hong Golden Buds is a relatively high end gourmet black tea, produced from youngest buds of a big leaf tea bush which is a unique to Yunnan province.

The main difference between Dian Hong Golden Buds and our Dian Hong Feng Qing is the amount of fine leaf buds, or "golden tips," present in the dried tea leaves. Dian Hong Golden Buds tea produces a brew that is brassy golden orange in colour with a sweet, gentle aroma and no astringency.

How to brew

• Use freshly drawn cold water

• Water Temperature: 95℃

• Use 3g tea leaves in a 350ml cup

• Steep for 1 to 2 minutes (or to your taste)

• Infusions: at least 3 times – don't remove the leaves from the mug, as once the water level is low, simply add more water and keep going until the flavour of the tea is gone

• Brewing vessel: Glass cup, gaiwan, glass or porcelain pot