Tea: Hunan Gold

A Yellow Tea from Adagio Teas

Picture of Hunan Gold
Brand:Adagio Teas
Style:Yellow Tea
Region:Hunan, China
Caffeine:Caffeinated
Loose?Loose
# Ratings:1 View All
Product page:Hunan Gold

Review of Hunan Gold

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8 of 104 of 54 of 583 of 100
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First up, the aroma is like spring time, specifically it evokes my favorite flower (ok one of them, I really love flowers) peony! It also has the aroma of delicate orange blossoms, chestnuts, and just a hint of mown grass and honey. The notes are delicate, reminding me more of a breeze bringing in these aromas through an open window rather than sitting next to a spring bouquet.

First steep is pleasantly golden in color, I admit I was expecting a lighter tea, but this color is really pretty so I am totally ok with it. There is a similarity to Darjeeling, a bit muscatel and like nasturtium, though the similarity is fairly mild. The real show stopper with this tea is peony, more teas need to taste like peony! I love that not quite heady spring aroma and taste that peony notes give to a tea, it makes me immensely happy. There are also notes of corn fluff (as I like to call corn silk) and bok choy.

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