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One of the 10 most famous Chinese Tea
Jun Shan Yin Zhen, a kind of Yellow Bud Tea, one of the 10 most famous Chinese Tea. “Yin Zhen” means Silver Needle – this yellow tea is special of its small needle shape, with apparent white pekoe on the outside and is yellow inside the bud, so people also called it “Jin Xiang Yu (金xiang 玉)” , which means a gold inlaid with jade. It is originated from Jun Shan lsland, also being called as “Dong Ting Shan”. Jun Shan Island located right inside the famous lake – Dong Ting Hu (洞庭湖）in Yue Yang, Hunan. As it is surrounded by the lake with abundant sunshine, the soil absorb the evaporation from the lake water, creating a favorable environment with good nutrition and humidity for Tea Tree to grow. Jun Shan Yin Zhen is also a Tea with long history, it was being recorded since Tang Dynasty, and was chosen as Tribute Tea by Qianlong Emperor in Qing Dynasty. And for now, Jun Shan Yin Zhen is still recognized asa kind of premium and luxurious Yellow Tea.
Appearance of Jun Shan Yin Zhen
Jun Shan Yin Zhen is made of tea buds only. The appearance of Jun Shan Yin Zhen is straight like a needle, apparent with pekoe on the dry leaves. When brewing it with a tall glass, it will float and sink straightly, just like dancing inside the glass.
Taste of Jun Shan Yin Zhen
Jun Shan Yin Zhen is made of tea buds only. The main characteristics the yellow tea made of tea buds is that it is very sweet and with an elegant and umami taste. It is soft and brisk in its mouthfeel, not grassy and vegetal at all. It taste sweet, with very mild roasted rice, nutty and pekoe flavor.
Making Process of Yellow Tea
Some people think that the making process of Yellow Tea is similar to Green Tea because of their similarities in the taste, but it has a special making step called “Men Huang”, which literally means wrapping the Tea in a cloth or paper for oxidation. The making process of Yellow tea is way more complicated and time-consuming, it required few days to a week to make a high quality Yellow Tea.
After plucking the tea leaves, tea maker immediately put the tea leaves into a wok for pan-frying. After the step of killing-green, the tea leaves are wrapped into a yellow paper or a wet cloth for mild oxidization for around 60 to 80 minute, the temperature will decrease from around 55 degree to around 35 degree, the leaves will then turn into a light green-yellow colour. At that time, it will be put back into the wok for pan-frying again to further reduce the humidity of the leaves. The steps of “Pan-frying” and “Wrapping” will take turns and repeats for several times until the leaves turn into an evenly yellow colour. After that, the leaves will be put in a place to rest for a while. For the final step, the tea is roasted to lift the aroma and flavour.
Weight per pack: 25g
Tea Farm Location: Jun Shan, Yue Yang, Hunan, China
Harvest Time: 2022 Spring / 2021 Spring
Characteristics:
Tasting Notes: sweet, pekoe flavor, mild roasted rice, nutty
Tea Liquor Colour: Bright and light yellow
Dry Leave Appearance: Small needle-shape, yellowish green to brown
Wet Leaves: Yellowish green
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– Six Classic Yellow Tea curated in one box.
