Yellow Tea | My Tea Break

Yesterday I tried Huoshan Yellow bud Tea. I only had Yellow Tea once before – is a rare variety of Tea produced in China – mainly in the Hunan, Anhui and Sichuan provinces. Because the process of making proper Yellow Tea is very time consuming, this Tea is only produced in small volumes and considered quite exclusive and rare.

The process is similar to Green Tea but undergoes a slightly longer oxidation process, removing the grassy aftertaste which is often associated with Green Tea. You can learn more about Yellow Tea and its oxidation process in our previous post about Yellow Tea.

Huoshan Hungaya is a high grade yellow Tea from the Huo Shan county, Anhui Province. It is made from tender slim buds and processed by a traditional stir-fire procedure hence the name Yellow Bud Tea - Huangya.

Huoshan Huangya was created in the Tang dynasty (618-907 A.D) and Lu Yu described this special yellow Tea in his famous book “Classic of Tea”. It is said that the processing method of this Tea was lost in 1940s and only reproduced in 1972 by three distinguished Tea masters. Some Tea experts say that even today the original processing techniques are not followed and is made as green Tea.

The colour of the Tea is bright and clear and the taste is very subtle, mellow and refreshing with a sweet aftertaste.

If you get the chance do try this wonderful Tea please do so. Highly recommended!

Happy Tea Break.

Tania

Getting back to the Camellia Sinensis plant and the different types of Tea…. We already introduced white and green Tea so today we will lead into Yellow Tea, a very special and rare variety of Tea which is exclusively produced in China.

Yellow Tea is fermented and oxidized for longer than green Tea and it has a slower drying phase. The leaves are dried and then wrapped in thick sheets of paper or cloth. The leaves are then fried and wrapped again and again. The farmers call this process – “killing the green”. With this process, the chlorophyll of the leaves is broken down so yellow Tea looses the grassy taste which is often associated with green Tea and the leaves take on a yellow coloration.

Yellow Tea Process

The process is time consuming, difficult and more expensive so this is the least produced and the least known Tea variety. Yellow Tea is produced in very small volumes, smaller even than the exclusive and rare white Teas. Is is mainly manufactured in Hunan and Anhui provinces in China and the most famous variety is Jun Shan Yin Zhen (a Silver Needle yellow Tea from the Hunan province).

Yellow Tea is famous for a golden yellow colour and a mild, smooth and floral taste. Yellow Tea should be brewed in the same way as white Tea: Ideal water temperature should be between 76º and 80º and infusion time is around 1,5 to 3 minutes.

Being a rare variety of Tea, there is no significant research about the health benefits of Yellow Tea, however it is possible to say that it also has a high number of antioxidants and still maintain the health benefits of green Tea.

Happy Tea Break.

Tania

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Huoshan Huangya – Yellow bud Tea

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