White Tea

Yúnnán Yè Shěng Zī Yá Bái Chá云南野生紫芽白茶

Yúnnán yěshēng zǐyá báichá

Origin: China, Yúnnán Province (云南省). High-altitude forest regions of Xīshuān...
Tea type: White Tea
Caffeine Level: High
Water Temperature: 80.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Rare white tea from wild purple Yunnan shoots: melon sweetness, minerality, powerful anthocyanins.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 80.000000 - 90.000000
Teaware: Porcelain gaiwan (white porcelain allows evaluation of liquor color and possible pinkish cast). Glass teaware — for visual enjoyment of purple shoots. Yixing teapot acceptable —...
Water Temperature: 80.000000
Brewing Notes: 3–5 g per 150–200 ml.
Water Temperature Detail: 80–90 °C. Lower (80–85 °C) — emphasizes sweetness; higher (up to 90 °C) — reveals aroma more fully. Boiling water not recommended.
Gongfu Water Temperature: 95.000000

Origin

Tea Type: White
Origin Country: CN
Province: Yunnan
Category: Rare artisanal white teas of Yunnan. Not included in the standard Fujian classification (Yinzhen — Mu Dan — Gong Mei — Shou Mei). According to the Yunnan Tea Circulation Associa...
Coordinates: 21°–24° N, 99°–102° E (main tea regions of Yunnan). Elevations 1500–2200 m.
Origin: China, Yúnnán Province (云南省). High-altitude forest regions of Xīshuāngbǎnnà (西双版纳), Líncāng (临沧), Pu'er (普洱). Specific locations: Nannuoshan (南糯山, N&#225...

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Large, unrolled or slightly twisted shoots. Buds densely covered with silvery down, through which purple tint shows. Leaves — with purple veins or pronounced purple color. Visua...
Dry Leaf Aroma: Delicate, sweetish, fruity-floral, with characteristic notes of melon, cucumber, sometimes — light berry (blueberry, blackberry) or vanilla nuances.
Liquor Color: From light transparent with slight yellowish tint to golden, sometimes — with barely noticeable pinkish cast (from dissolved anthocyanins). Liquor pH affects color: in weakly ac...
Spent Leaves: Large, opened shoots with purple tint. Tender, fleshy. Leaf blade size — significantly larger than Fujian white teas.
Taste: Very soft, smooth, silky, without bitterness and astringency. Natural sweetness predominates — melon-like, with tones of ripe stone fruits (apricot, plum). Light minerality. Ref...
Sensory Dt Intensity: 5.000000

Details

Oxidation: 5.000000 - 10.000000
Roast Level: None
Oxidation Maximum: 10.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 10
Cultivar: *Camellia sinensis* var. *assamica* — Yunnan large-leaf. In some cases — *Camellia sinensis* var. *dehungensis* or wild populations not assigned to a specific variety.
Picking: Hand-picked, early spring (April). Unopened buds (芽苞, yá bāo) and 2–3 young leaves with pronounced purple pigmentation are collected. The inaccessibility of wild trees (mou...

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