2022 Huangxiaocha 黄小茶 - Yellow Tea from Eastern Leaves

2022 Huangxiaocha 黄小茶 - Yellow Tea

Tea type
Yellow Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Barnyard, Bitter, Bread, Broccoli, Cabbage, Floral, Flowers, Green, Hot Hay, Nutty, Olives, Soft, Sour, Sweet
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180 °F / 82 °C 0 min, 30 sec 4 g 3 oz / 100 ml

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  • “A nutty floral aroma with an inviting sweet, almost nectar like, touch greets the experience. Putting the leaves in a warm gaiwan leads to further aromatic explosion that transports me to a wooden...” Read full tasting note
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From Eastern Leaves

This yellow tea was harvested at the end of March 2022 in Mengdingshan, Sichuan province, the area that first created artificial gardens for the cultivations of tea plants.
Huángxiǎochá 黄小茶 literally means “small yellow tea” and indicates a yellow tea composed of buds and the first and/or second smallest apical leaves.
They come from the same area that produces the famous Mengding Huangya, composed of only the youngest and more precious buds. The present harvest, by including also the tender apical leaves, gives the liquor a delicate and surprisingly sweet flavor.

The fine and delicate leaves have an imperial yellow color and flower in the first brews, releasing a bright liquid gold and giving off fragrant hues of chestnuts and wild flowers. The following infusions thrive of an overwhelming freshness, that fills the whole body.

Origin: Mengdingshan, Sichuan province
Flush: End of March 2022, Pre-qingming

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A nutty floral aroma with an inviting sweet, almost nectar like, touch greets the experience. Putting the leaves in a warm gaiwan leads to further aromatic explosion that transports me to a wooden house with brioche bread in the oven. During the session, there’s an additional scent of green olives and broccoli. It is almost sheng-like at this poing in its farm-like quality.

The tea is really refreshing with its mix of flowery, bitter, green and sour notes. It has a super soft texture, but a strong presence in the mouth, including a drying sensation without astringency. It has a lot of the qualities of a great green tea, but it is much more warming. I get reminded of some of the high mountain Yunnan green teas due to the bitterness and similarity with sheng. However, this Huang Xiao Cha is much more elegant than those tend to be.

All in all, this is easily the best yellow tea I’ve ever tried!

Flavors: Barnyard, Bitter, Bread, Broccoli, Cabbage, Floral, Flowers, Green, Hot Hay, Nutty, Olives, Soft, Sour, Sweet

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 0 min, 30 sec 4 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
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