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Golden buds-黃芽茶-Mingqian 2024
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Yellow tea
Although already appreciated in China as part of the imperial family tribute during the Tang dynasty (617-907), yellow tea has only recently made its appearance in the West. The very special way it is made from green tea gives this prestigious tea a smooth liquor with deep herbal, fruity and delicately sweet flavors.
Steeping
Yellow tea is one of the rarest and most expensive; made from buds, it is only harvested once a year. Its main processing technique, called mendui (闷堆), is very particular, and can be translated as stacking in the heat. The first stages of the steaming-like process are those of green tea. But instead of being dried for stabilization, freshly brewed green tea is stacked in moist heat within bundles of cloth.
Over the course of a day or so, the temperature rises in the heart of the bundles, and a series of chemical reactions take place, resulting in a tea with beautiful yellow oxidized buds.
Particularly delicate, these stages are what make this gourmet, prestigious tea so special, and will determine its color as well as its deep, slightly sweet aromas.
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