Geographical Indication

Yuèyáng Huáng Yá岳阳黄芽

Yuèyáng huáng yá

Origin: China, Húnán Province (湖南, Húnán), Yuèyáng Prefecture (岳阳, Yuèyáng), ...
Tea type: Yellow Tea
Caffeine Level: Medium
Water Temperature: 75.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Yueyang Huang Ya – Golden buds from Junshan Island: a honeyed aroma, chestnut sweetness, and a unique lakeside aftertaste.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 75.000000 - 80.000000
Tea Amount: 3–5 g per 150–200 ml water.
Teaware: Ideal option — transparent glass cup or flask (glass allows observing the famous "dance of buds"). Also suitable: porcelain gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn) for more concentra...
Water Temperature: 75.000000
Water Temperature Detail: 75–80°C. Most tender buds require delicate handling — too hot water will destroy amino acids and give the liquor unnecessary bitterness.
Gongfu Water Temperature: 78.000000

Origin

Tea Type: Yellow
Origin Country: CN
Province: Hunan
Geographical Indication Status: 1
Category: Core subcategory of the product with protected geographical indication "Yueyang Yellow Tea" (岳阳黄茶). Yueyang Yellow Tea includes four subcategories: Jūnshān Yín Zh...
Coordinates: Approximately 29°24′ North latitude, 113°00′ East longitude.

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Form of "golden buds in jade setting" (金芽玉叶, jīn yá yù yè): buds large, straight, dense, thickly covered with golden down (金毫密披). Dry tea resembles smal...
Dry Leaf Aroma: Delicate, with pronounced note of "nenlixiang" (嫩栗香) — young chestnut aroma. Sweetish cereal undertones are present.
Liquor Aroma: Base — "fermentation aroma" (酵香, jiào xiāng), formed by the menhuang process: soft chestnut and bread tones. Over them — delicate "honey-orchid" (蜜兰香, m...
Liquor Color: Xinhuang (杏黄) — "apricot-yellow," transparent, with amber brilliance, resembling liquid honey in transparency. Noticeably brighter and cleaner than standard Yueyang ye...
Spent Leaves: Tender yellow, uniformly bright (嫩黄匀亮). Buds open and gather into small "bouquets," resembling magnolia flowers (芽叶成朵如玉兰). Yueyang Huang Ya spent leaves are more tende...
Taste: Xiānchún (鲜醇) — fresh and mellow, with distinct amino acid sweetness-umami (with amino acid content ≥ 4.2%). "Honey charm" (蜜韵, mì yùn) — enveloping, sm...

Details

Oxidation: 5.000000 - 15.000000
Roast Level: None
Oxidation Maximum: 15.000000
Geographical Indication Status Detail: 1
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 15
Cultivar: Local populations of small- and medium-leaf varieties of *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*, cultivated on Junshan and around Dongting Lake for centuries. The tea bushes of Jun...

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