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Éméi Huáng Yá峨眉黄芽

Éméi huáng yá

Origin
China, Sìchuān Province (四川省, Sìchuān shěng), Lèshān City (乐山市, Lèshā...
Tea type
Yellow Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
80.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Emei Huang Ya — a rare yellow bud tea from Mount Emeishan, where Zen and tea are one. Soft, honey-chestnut flavor with no bitterness.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - 85.000000
Tea Amount
3–4 g per 150 ml water (for gaiwan) or 2–3 g per 200 ml (for glass).
Teaware
Glass cup or tumbler (玻璃杯, bōlí bēi) — allows observing the "dance of buds"; porcelain gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — for fuller aroma development; small porcelain te...
Water Temperature
80.000000
Water Temperature Detail
80–85°C. Boiling water should not be used — too high temperature will destroy the delicate aroma and enhance unwanted bitterness.
Gongfu Water Temperature
78.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Yellow
Origin Country
CN
Province
Sichuan
Category
Rare regional yellow teas of China. Monastic tea of Buddhist tradition.
Coordinates
Approximately 29°33′ North latitude, 103°20′ East longitude.
Origin
China, Sìchuān Province (四川省, Sìchuān shěng), Lèshān City (乐山市, Lèshān shì), Mount Éméishān (峨眉山, Éméi shān).
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Buds are straight, even, slightly flattened, 1.5–2 cm long, covered with abundant silvery-golden down. Color — from warm yellowish-green to tender golden with a light olive tint...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Warm, sweetish, with tones of freshly cut hay, chestnuts and a barely perceptible floral note. Absent is the sharp "green" grassy smell characteristic of unprocessed r...
Liquor Aroma
Delicate, enveloping, with dominance of roasted chestnut (板栗香, bǎnlì xiāng) and tones of field flowers, honey and weak vanilla sweetness. When cooling, light cereal notes a...
Liquor Color
Light yellow with warm apricot shade, transparent, bright. With repeated infusions, color may lighten to pale straw.
Spent Leaves
Whole, swollen buds of uniform yellow-green color, tender and elastic to the touch. When brewed in a glass, buds slowly sink and rise in water, creating a mesmerizing visual eff...
Taste
Soft, enveloping, with pronounced natural sweetness and almost complete absence of bitterness and astringency — a distinguishing feature of quality yellow bud teas. The taste is...
Details
Oxidation
5.000000 - 15.000000
Leaf Shape
Flat
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
15.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
15
Cultivar
For the production of Emei Huang Ya, leaves of local small-leaf varieties of tea bush (*Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*) are used, adapted to the high-altitude conditions of ...
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