Black Gold Bi Luo Chun Tasting

Want an everyday tea that lasts? Black Gold Bi Luo Chun is worth learning about.

As a tea drinker, I’m always on the lookout for teas I can use every day. I like to keep a steady supply of these teas and rotate them from time to time. When it comes to black tea, an excellent go-to of mine for a few years now is Bi Luo Chun black tea. It has a robust flavor and allows for multiple steeps, which can last for a decent part of the day! 

As with all tea styles, black tea is complex, with too wide a variety across multiple countries to count. You can find black tea in China, Japan, Taiwan, India, and beyond. I always suggest to friends and students that if you find one you really like, you should keep some around and continue exploring! 

Have you been looking for a black tea that can be a great candidate for your everyday tea? 

In this review, you will learn more about Yunnan Black Gold Bi Luo Chun!

Black Gold Bi Luo Chun Tasting

More About This Tea

This tea is special in a few ways. First, “Bi Luo Chun” means “Green Snail Spring” in Chinese. The name comes from how the tea is processed into snail-like pellets. It is traditionally Bi Luo Chun green tea, a Chinese green tea, but luckily, there are also black tea versions. This version is processed as black tea and then aged slightly, which yields a rich aroma and flavor.

Yunnan Black Gold Bi Luo Chun Dry 

There is a lot of beauty in this black tea. When dry, you can see the snail-like roll forming pellets of tea, firm to the touch. It has gold hairs lacing through the more oxidized part of the tea. There is a milk-chocolate aroma with notes of brown butter, malt, and leather. Again, due to the short aging process, these flavors come through in this tea. 

Yunnan Black Gold Bi Luo Chun Steeped

After a few brews, the pellets begin to unfurl, and the leaves and buds emerge. You get the aroma of wet leaf, malt, and stone wheat bread. There is also a floral hint that comes in at the end. The taste is a little must, the malt comes through nicely, and I get some leather. It has a medium mouthfeel, with a slight astringency that hits the front of the tongue and the teeth. 

Final Thoughts

By far, this is my favorite black tea right now. It is a perfect sipping tea that can last for most of the day. It is the perfect tea for a gaiwan or even a clay-based teapot. To learn more and check out ordering, head over to the Yunnan Sourcing website. This tea is on a list I suggest for trying in 2026. Check it out for more suggestions! 

Origin: Ning’er county of Simao, China

Preparation: Gaiwan, 203 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 seconds

In this article, you learned more about Black Gold Bi Luo Chun.