Osmanthus Golden Tips is a very versatile blend. It tastes great when brewed traditionally, and when prepared as a cold brew, it resembles peach iced tea!
Price range: 35,00 zł through 120,00 zł
We realise that ‘osmanthus flowers’ probably doesn’t tell you much about what this tea tastes like. We ourselves didn’t know that such a plant existed until we became more interested in this tea… Meanwhile in China, it is an integral addition to tea, second only to jasmine in popularity. Which isn’t at all surprising since it’s difficult to find another all-natural explosion of fruity notes.
Yunnan Golden Tips is the base tea of this blend; the young tea leaves have a clear fruity aftertaste. Once mixed with freshly picked and dried osmanthus flowers, the tea takes on an unbelievably pleasant taste and aroma, reminding us of ripe, sweet peaches, mango and even pineapple. Admittedly, this is a match made in heaven, like a ceylon Earl Grey with bergamot oil. This delicious tea is for everyone – from the fussy mother-in-law through to a hardened lover of additive free teas!
Harvest: spring 2025
Origin: Yunnan, China
Cultivar: Yunnan Da Ye
Profile: osmanthus, peach, raspberry honey
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Kraj pochodzenia | China |
| Kolor | Blends and herbs, Red/Black |
AgataThe best naturally flavored tea! For me, it was love at first brew; the aroma, the appearance of the osmanthus flower, and most importantly, the taste knocked me off my feet. Everything about it is just perfect!
SzymonI can’t hide it, I was completely surprised too. The funniest part is that we didn’t even plan to order samples of this tea, but our supplier made a mistake and sent us a bag of this wonder. It undoubtedly has the power to convince even the biggest aroma-skeptics.
Everyone has heard of green tea with jasmine, but somehow in Europe, osmanthus, or 桂花茶, the second favorite tea addition of the Chinese, is rarely mentioned. These tiny golden flowers are added to black tea, not green tea. Osmanthus is also known as “cinnamon flower,” but this name is a bit misleading because it doesn’t taste like cinnamon at all! It’s very sweet and fruity, like peach or mango.
I’ve surprised a few tea purists with this tea. The flowers introduce an interesting dynamic to mindful tea brewing, as they release flavor differently than camellia. There’s a lot to explore 🙂
Western style:
5g/250ml water
95°C
I steep: 2 min / II steep: 3 min / III steep: 5 min
Gongfu style:
5g/100ml water
95°C
I steep: 10 s / II steep: 10 s / III steep: 10 s / IV steep: 15 s / add some extra time with each following steeping
Barwy herbaty – czerwień
Czym jest hongcha, czerwona herbata? Jak ją parzyć, jaki ma charakter?
Barwy herbaty – czerń
Golden Tips is more of a red tea than a black tea… but where is the line? The tips also come out excellently in the Western, strong brewing style.
Barwy herbaty – aromaty
Przeczytaj o tradycyjnych metodach wzbogacania herbaty i o tym, czym różnią się od współczesnych.
