Wondering about Yellow Tea?
From the Cupping Room
Wondering About Yellow Tea?
Discover Houshan Huangya…Yellow Tea…
A cup of Huangya.
Huoshan Huangya Teagarden
Thick, lingering, mellow vegetal aftertaste with a toasted note implores us to savor the mouthfeel of this exquisite Yellow Tea from Huoshan Anhui Province China. The extra “yellowing” step in the processing of the tea softens the edge of this “close to green tea” liquor and creates a uniqueness said to be enjoyed as imperial tribute tea during the Tang, Ming, and Qing Dynasties.
Withering
Charcoal FireBaking
Baking.
A refreshing vegetal quality transfers into the tea broth from the fresh sweet hay/grass-like aroma of the dry leaf, fine tuned with a charcoal fire during the final baking stage yielding the ever-so-subtle toasty note. With health benefits touted in China as equal to green tea, Huoshan Huangya offers delightful variety in a special tea experience. Not to be rushed, but to be savored and enjoyed, this yellow tea is a treat that awaits you.
Sleeping Beauty
…The Legend of the Tea Merchant his Wife…and Huoshan Huangya…
Sleeping Beauty Mountains
Upon her passing, the legend recounts, the wife of tea merchant Yang Guilu became transformed into Sleeping Beauty Mountain. After long awaiting his return from Huoshan where he traveled to purchase the extraordinary tea, Yang’s wife set out to find him. Arriving there she learned of his untimely death from heart failure. Devastated at first, she became resolute to dedicate her life to her husband, to tea, and to the mountain. She gave birth to paternal twins, and spent the next four decades raising her family, and refining the method of growing and producing Huoshan Huangya…. Each spring, during the tea harvest, one can hear the cries of the local birds that nest only on the heart portion of Sleeping Beauty Mountain…“Yang Guilu…Yang Guilu…” echoing through the Sleeping Beauty Mountains of Huoshan County…night and day only ending with the tea season.
