Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Yellow
Where to Buy: East Pacific Tea Co.
Product Description:
Yellow tea is one of the rarest types of tea to touch the earth. Halfway between white and green, this tea provides the best of both worlds: high in antioxidants and rich in flavor.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
Yellow tea is my favorite tea, so I am always excited when the opportunity presents itself to try one that I’ve not yet tasted. This is a fantastic yellow with its delicate, creamy taste and a hint of nutty flavor in the background.
It has a silky mouthfeel to it, but I notice that it is not as prominent a mouthfeel as I’ve come to expect from a yellow tea, and there is a hint of tangy astringency that was also quite unexpected. Neither of these things are bad or render this beautiful yellow tea “off” in any way, it just makes it a little different than the rest.
The tea is sweet with brown sugar-ish kind of notes – it is very pleasant and ties in well with the aforementioned nutty tones of this tea. There is a vegetative note that arrives about mid-sip, and it is reminiscent of steamed bitter greens with a touch of butter.
It’s quite a delicious tea, sweet yet savory, and an absolute pleasure to sip.
