Certified Organic "Yunnan Yellow Tea"

A pleasantly nutty, roasted experience not dissimilar to darker oolongs.

I first learned about yellow tea when a friend in China sent me a box of it. I have since learned that it is relatively rare and processed differently than both green and black tea. Yunnan Sourcing's brand of Organic Yellow tea is actually better tasting and, better yet, it is organic. This tea is one of the smoothest tasting teas I drink and actually has a sweet aftertaste. It does not have the stringent taste of green tea and is not as oxidized as a black tea. I highly recommend this tea to you.

Good tea, interesting experience

I really liked this one, for me it's a great tea. The flavour is nutty, fruity, slightly vegetable, umami and sweet, and all layered in a very interesting way. The liquor is pleasantly thick and oily in texture. The only downside is that can get a bit too astringent for Yunnan sourcing standards. I didn't mind it and therefore didn't substract from the score, but some might have a problem with that. But if you treat it like green tea and keep the temp at or around 80°c (75-85) and you should be fine, however. Good for longer than I expected, about 7-9 steeps of 10+5 second each using the gongfu method. It's also quite suitable for this upcoming summer, I believe. I think it's worth it just for the simple fact that it's yellow tea, which has become quite rare nowadays. So just the experience. If you care about the formal tasting info: Unbrewed leaf quality: 9/10, good colour and leaf shape, a couple broken leaves, no sticks or intrusions noticed. Aroma: 10/10 Liquor quality: 8.5/10, the slight astringency I mentioned previously, liquor is clear, with good texture and complex, well-balanced flavour. Brewed leaf quality: 9/10, same as the unbrewed leaves.