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“You know how I know I really love a tea? When it’s my first choice, several times a week. That’s how it’s been for me with Ancient Gold. When I first tried it, it struck me as a very good black...” Read full tasting note
“My Firefox crashed and I lost my notes. Blerg. Was just typing as I sipped so I really don’t know what all I wrote. Something along the lines of: Stout, smooth, thick, sweet, malty with...” Read full tasting note
“Wow, I can’t believe that I’m the first one logging this one! I think this tea just cemented Samovar in my mind as one of those must-order-from companies. I’m serious. The dry leaves are beautiful...” Read full tasting note
“Had this one again last night. After sampling some other yunnans, most notably the Leafspa’s yunnan, this one is missing a peppery note. But it is bold w/no astringency….And definitely more...” Read full tasting note
Origin: Yunnan, China
Flavor Profile: Deep and malty with hints of baked, bittersweet chocolate and raisin sugar. Lightly roasted body with a slightly sweet finish. A very balanced infusion: smooth black without milk and sugar. Brew it dark and its a real delight with milk and sugar.
Tea Story: This is a classic black tea from our friends on Jingmai Mountain, who wild-craft tea leaves from 40-foot tall trees. The women pick the tea, the men process it. Because it is certified Fair Trade, a portion of the cost of the tea goes directly back to the community. This tea is a blend of evenly cut leaves and big golden buds.
Samovarian Poetry: Black gold from the tribe on Jingmai Mountain. Wild-crafted, 1300 year-old trees deliver a smooth, fuzzy, malty brew of sweet gold.
Food Pairing: A bold flavor to match other bold flavors. Holds up against the pungent strength of cheeses and compliments the sweetness of deserts. At Samovar, we enjoy Ancient Gold with sandwiches, our quiche, scones with clotted cream and jam, and our delictable brioche bread pudding.
Samovar's is dedicated to preserving the simplicity and integrity of the tea traditions and inspiring people to practice peace through drinking tea.
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I got this as part of Samovar’s black tea sampler. Something happened with mine so that all the samples were smokey from the Lapsang Souchong. Everything in my sample got smokey (and Samovar had awesome customer support about it). I thought about throwing out my samples, but never got around to it. Today I decided to try the Ancient Gold. It smells more smokey than I like, and definitely has a hint of it, which I don’t like. However, the base is really good. It’s a strong cup and I get a hint of raisin. It’s good enough I want to try an untainted cup of this at some point…. I guess I’ll have to order a sample of this one!
It’s a really cold night so I’m staying in, and making another samovar sample :)
omg. This is so good. It’s light, and has a malty flavor to it. I think I’m realizing that I love yuunan leaves. This has such a great flavor to it I can’t even describe it. Such a delicious cup.
It’s hard to write a note here after reading teaplz’s entry, because I feel like there’s nothing left to say.
Upon opening the can and smelling it for the first time, I was honestly a little shocked at how similar it smelt to a “standard” kind of tea you’d expect from a bagged tea bought at a coffee shop or something. For some reason, it reminds me much of Samovar’s Breakfast Blend. I expected a much more earthy smell than what I was presented.
But, I didn’t know what to expect from the taste so I boiled some water and steeped it and gave it a try. At first, it was what I expected. Kind of disappointingly similar to Breakfast Blend. But as I continued drinking I started to notice the different flavours coming out. I definitely can tell this is a far more complex tea than what you expect initially. I definitely can see the resemblance to pu-erh, and that’s a good thing because I like pu-erhs.
I think I might have to come back and re-rate this down the road after I’ve tried more of this tea.
Bought a sample of this. It diffidently has a raisin sweetness to it. I did not believe the description when I first read it, but it stands true. I have been getting used to the honey, and musky undertones from other black teas. This was a surprise. I will probably order again with my next samovar shipment.
