Tea: Hunan Gold
A Yellow Tea from Adagio Teas
Brand: | Adagio Teas |
Style: | Yellow Tea |
Region: | Hunan, China |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Loose? | Loose |
# Ratings: | 1 View All |
Product page: | Hunan Gold |
Reviewer: Amanda
✓ 338 teas reviewed
✓ 4 of Yellow Tea
✓ 182 of Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis)
✓ 31 of Adagio Teas
✓ 4 from Hunan, China
✓ 100 from China
Review of Hunan Gold
February 10th, 2015
Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
8 of 10 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 83 of 100 |
Excellent | Good | Good Value |
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.