Adagio Teas Hunan Gold
Country of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: dark, curled with scattered golden tips Ingredients: yellow tea Steep time: 30 seconds Water Temperature: 180 degrees Preparation Method: glass gaiwan Liquor: deep gold +Adagio Teas recently sent me a gift certificate. After sifting through their site for a bit I was really excited to stumble upon a yellow tea. This one hails from the Hunan Province of China. Although it is categorized on their site as green tea, the processing differentiates it from being a true green tea. After the “kill green” step the leaves are wrapped in material, usually paper or cloth. This is repeated several times with the leaves being dried in between. The dry…
What is Yellow Tea?
I know what you're thinking. There's a yellow tea? Yellow tea is often described as smoother and less grassy than green tea.
What-Cha Darjeeling 2nd Flush Jungpana Yellow Tea
Country of Origin: India Leaf Appearance: twisted, mottled greens and browns Ingredients: yellow tea Steep time: 3 minutes Water Temperature: 195 degrees Preparation Method: glass teapot Liquor: deep gold What-Cha is definitely one of my go to sources for unusual teas and selections from hard to find growing regions. Yellow tea from Darjeeling is definitely not something that you see every day. The leaves looked much like what you’d expect from a typical 2nd flush. There was a subtly greener tint to them and a few scattered downy buds. The taste was quite unlike anything that I had experience from Darjeeling or yellow tea before. There were floral notes with just a hint…
Teavana Golden Dragon Yellow Tea
Country of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: dark, twisted and covered in golden hairs Ingredients: yellow tea Steep time: 30 seconds Water Temperature: 175 degree Preparation Method: porcelain gaiwan Liquor: deep gold +Teavana released this limited edition tea to celebrate Nation Hot Tea Month. When I had a chance to try some, all I could say was “You had me at yellow!”. The leaves were quite dark in color and their appearance was positively fuzzy. Most yellow teas (the few that I’ve come across anyways) more closely resemble green tea whereas this one brought golden monkey black tea to mind. The taste was quite floral with notes of honey and a thick, somewhat creamy finish.…
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