For those of you who are familiar with my love of tea, you are probably aware that yellow tea is my favorite variety of tea. \u00a0So when Nan Nuo Shan offered to send me their new harvest of Huang Ya Yellow Tea, I leaped at the opportunity. \u00a0Yes PLEASE!<\/p>\n

To brew this, I got out my gaiwan. \u00a0They sent me 6 grams of the tea and since I have a fairly large gaiwan, I poured the whole 6 grams of tea into the bowl of the gaiwan. \u00a0I gave the tea a 15 second rinse and followed it with six infusions (1 minute for the first infusion with 15 seconds additional steep time for each subsequent infusion). \u00a0All six infusions fit quite nicely in my YiXing mug designated for yellow teas.<\/p>\n

And how I love this tea. \u00a0It’s so lovely!<\/p>\n

Before I proceed with the review, I wanted to highlight some information on the Nan Nuo Shan website about yellow tea that I found rather interesting:<\/p>\n

The production of yellow tea is not only difficult but also risky. During yellowing the tea might turn moldy, causing the lost of precious raw leaves. So former yellow tea producers decided to focus on more popular and risk-free green teas or at least to\u00a0shorten the yellowing phase to few hours\u00a0instead of days, thus producing yellow tea undistinguishable from green tea.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That is something to keep in mind when you’re purchasing yellow tea in the future. \u00a0It’s important to communicate with your tea purveyor to find out what you can about production of your teas!<\/p>\n

This tea! \u00a0It is pure loveliness and joy in liquid form.<\/p>\n

Sweet! \u00a0The tea is sweet with a lovely contrasting note of bitter toward the end of the sip. \u00a0This is not the “oh no, I steeped the tea incorrectly” kind of bitter. \u00a0This is not an off-putting kind of bitter. \u00a0It’s a delicate, savory note that contrasts with the sweetness and adds complexity to every sip. \u00a0It hints at the layers of flavor that are waiting to be explored by the sipper.<\/p>\n

It has a soft, creamy texture that is similar to a Chinese green tea but without the strong, grassy\/vegetative and\/or kelp-y taste that you might notice with a typical green. \u00a0Hints of butter with a light, tangy quality that reminded me a little of the tangy note that I might experience from buttermilk.<\/p>\n

It’s lightly earthy as opposed to what I’d call vegetal, but the earthy tones are vegetal tasting. \u00a0It doesn’t taste like earth as in loam or peat, it tastes like an earthy green taste. \u00a0Like kale that has been cooked to perfection: \u00a0earthy with a little bit of bitter and and a hint of tangy. \u00a0Only this is better because it also has that delightful sweetness! \u00a0I’d take a cup of this over a plate of kale anytime!<\/p>\n

It’s so smooth. \u00a0There’s no astringency. \u00a0Even the tangy quality here – it’s a flavor without the sensation that accompanies an astringent tea. \u00a0This is one of the very best yellow teas I’ve yet to encounter. \u00a0I highly recommend this to all who are looking to expand their experience with yellow tea! \u00a0(All of you, right?) \u00a0It’s an incredibly beautiful tea!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tea Information: Leaf Type:\u00a0\u00a0Yellow Where to Buy:\u00a0 Nan Nuo Shan Tea Description: A truly original yellow tea produced according to a traditional recipe in\u00a0an\u00a0ancient Chinese tea region. The sprouts\u00a0are picked when still tiny and tender to be\u00a0carefully processed in small batches. The taste is very clear and rich, refreshing but not fresh. Warm, brisk and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[30],"tags":[738,1471,1481,2257,2718,3612,3685,3723,4499,5172,6177,6259,6378,6381,6384,6812,7571,8691,8716],"class_list":["post-23780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yellow-tea","tag-beverage","tag-china","tag-chinese","tag-drink","tag-food","tag-hot","tag-huang","tag-iced","tag-loose-leaf","tag-nan-nuo-shan","tag-pure","tag-rare","tag-review","tag-reviewing","tag-reviews","tag-shop","tag-tea","tag-ya","tag-yellow"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Nmje-6by","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sororiteasisters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sororiteasisters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sororiteasisters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sororiteasisters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sororiteasisters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sororiteasisters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23780\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sororiteasisters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sororiteasisters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sororiteasisters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}