Huang Guan Yin Honey Yellow Tea

We proudly announce the launching of new type of Yellow Tea in EU – Huang Guan Yin Honey Yellow

Tea Research Institutes in China and Taiwan are constantly trying to create new and better tea tree cultivars, and launching a new tea tree cultivar takes many years of research and experiments.  Fujian Agricultural Sciences Tea Research Institute launched the new development by crossbreeding from Tie Guan Yin (F) and Huang Yen (M) in 1977 to 1997.  It registered as a tea tree cultivar, Huang Guan Yin (Camellia sinensis cv. Huangguanyin) in Fujian in 1998 and won the 2^nd award prize from the science and technology assessment.  It was official introduced in 2002, so we can consider as a pretty new member to the Camellia sinensis va sinensis family.  The plantation areas of Huang Guan Yin has expanded from Fujian Province to other provinces in China.

Huang Guan Yin is a small size bush-type tea tree of mid-size leaves, the color young buds is in yellowish green color. The youngest buds available for picking at end of March to early April for quality picking of 1 bud with 2 leaves. Based on the quality of 1 bud with 2 leaves, it contains 31.9% Polyphenols, 3.5% Amino acids, 3.5% Caffeine, 42.8% dissolvable water extracts; It combines the unique flavor and taste from both Tie Guan Yin and Huang Yen, suitable to produce excellent quality green tea, Tie Guan Yin oolong to black tea.

Huang Guan Yin Honey Yellow is an unique higher fermented yellow tea made from Huang Guan Yin tea tree cultivated in Hunan.  Using the premium quality of 1 bud with two young leaves and was processed through an unique innovative process that combines the unique shake green process in Oolong Tea, the fermentation process in Black Tea with the traditional piling fermentation process in Yellow Tea and then going through the rolling process.

Criteria	Dried Leaf	Tea Liquor
Color	Dark, almost like black tea with a mixture of golden tips	Due to the increase of fermentation , so the color of tea liquor is in mild yellowish brown color
Shape	Half ball shape as oolong	1 golden tip bud with 2 leaves
Flavour	Refreshing with flora and caramel aroma	With delightful caramel sweetness, almost like honey, with the blending of flora aroma
Taste	Mild and gentle
Final sensation	The mouth is full with gentle flavor and taste, the taste of astringent comes in very gentle slow path that stimulates the fluid from both sides in the mouth

Even though it is classified as Yellow Tea, but the heavy fermentation process allows its to flourish with high temperature of water.  We recommend to brew it according to the Oolong brewing.

Leaves vs. water	3g : 150ml (1g : 50ml)
Water temperature	95°C
Brewing	1st infusion: 30-45 seconds, 2nd/3rd: 20-30 seconds, afterwards can increase the infusion time to your taste.
Suggested tea ware	Porcelain gaiwan or small teapot