Hammer & Tongs Yunnan | Black Tea

Description

Long golden leaves produce a rush of sweet cherry flavor, balanced by light malt and hay undertones. The medium body and feathery texture of the liquor can get increasingly spirited with stronger steeping, yet it delivers little astringency.

Produced September 20, 2025 by Ms. Zhao Yu Jie in Feng Qing County, Lincang City, Yunnan Province. It’s a one bud, two leaf pick of a local Feng Qing cultivar grown at approximately 6,200 feet! The Chinese name for this tea is “Pine Needle” in reference to its deliberate needle shape.

This tea was formerly called Golden Needle.

Ingredients: black tea

Steeping Instructions

3 grams | 10-12 oz water | 212°F | Steep 4 min.

Traditional Steeping – Use 6 grams of tea in a 150ml gaiwan and 212°F degree water.:

• 10 second rinse – Discard
• 1^st Steep – 20 seconds
• 2^nd Steep – 15 seconds
• 3^rd Steep – 30 seconds
• 4^th Steep – 60 seconds
• 5^th Steep – 2 minutes 30 seconds

Number of Cups

2 oz makes 19 cups, 4 oz makes 38 cups