Steep time
2 minutes
Method: standard
Steeps
2
Recommended
Water temp
95°C
Recommended
Leaf ratio
—
Oxidation
—
Caffeine
High
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Tip: start at ~95°C, then adjust down 3–5°C if it turns sharp.
Pairing: breakfast pastries, aged cheese, or dark chocolate
weight: 3oz / loose teaorigin: Menghai of Yunnan, China volume: 8 ouncestea leaves: 4 gramsH2O temp: 200Fsteeping time: 1 to 2 minutes Golden Needle comes from the same region, the same mountain, and the same master’s hands as Golden Nugget in Yunnan's Menghai area. We selected the best quality of leaves from the aged trees. We used a large amount of golden tips to bring the goodness of Yunnan Black to the ultimate. You will be pleasantly surprised that black tea can actually taste like milk without milk, brandy without brandy. The Golden Needle is the top of our Yunnan Black series and we present it to you with pride and confidence.