YELLOW TEAS
After withering and de-enzyming, leaves are covered with a clean cloth. This brief "smothering" process forces out more fragrance from the tea and imparts a slight yellow hue to the leaves. The pan-firing process is of shorter duration than that for green teas.
Huo Mountain Yellow Sprouting
#5411
Another of Anhui's big-name teas, this Yellow tea shows beautiful budsets. "Fresh" and "sweet" are the most distinctive features, with an unmistakable orchard fragrance. Huo Shan is not a single mountain in western Anhui but is the name of the district, where there are several mountains that rise to over 5000 feet. 75% of the county is deeply forested, and all villages are supplied by natural water sources.
Snow Dragon Yellow Bud
#5416
Plump buds tell the story about the precise plucking and the quality of the raw material. With some knowledge of yellow tea processing, you’re sure to find a layer of flavor reflecting that added step when leaves are covered. The taste is clean and sweet, and surprisingly satisfying given the predominance of buds. This is a single-plucking tea.
Mengding Snow Bud
#5417
The tips plucked for Sichuan Snow Buds are already sorted during plucking, since only buds are nipped off. Two people working one day pick about a kilo, and the fruits of their labor are gathered in a small fabric bag, not in the large baskets that one usually sees. The buds are sorted once more before they are de-enzymed and again after the drying process.
Fragrant Bud
#5421
Deeper than most yellow teas; the smothering makes this resemble a light oolong.
Spring Bud
#5426
Clean and lively taste; good value for a yellow tea.