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SHI GU HUANG DA CHA

BIG LEAF YELLOW TEA from SHI GU
YELLOW TEA
ORGANIC

Shi Gu, Guihua Village, Jinzhai, Anhui, China

Rare yellow tea from Shi Gu tea garden in Guihua village, Anhui, China. Unique tea due to its limited production and unusual flavour not specific to the yellow tea. Authentic tea with 400+ years of history.

AROMA
Baked, sea
TASTE
Mineral, sea weed

ALTITUDE: 1050 m
HARVEST: Spring, 2023

BIG LEAF YELLOW TEA from SHI GU TEA GARDEN

ORIGIN
This yellow tea has a long 400+ years old history back to Ming Dynasty during yellow tea production development. Huang Da Cha was created as a cheaper version of a luxury yellow tea using one bud and two/three leaves. This yellow tea is made from tea leaves harvested from 60-100 years old tea trees in Shi Gu Tea Garden, located in Guihua Village, at the altitudes around 1050 meters above sea level. This place is famous for its 1200 years old Osmanthus tree, which is the oldest in a whole China. Thanks to a high mountains, high humidity and rich soil, this place has a perfect environment for growing high-quality tea.

ORGANOLEPTICS
Dry tea leaves have a sweet, baked, honey fragrance with malt nuances. After warming up aroma develop into floral, sea, smoked notes. After rinsing aroma changes into baked seeds and sea weed. The taste is sweet and deep with herbal, mineral, umami taste with oily texture and smoky nuances. Perfectly balanced and complex taste with sweet long-lasting aftertaste. Empty cup has a sweet, creamy, floral notes. The infusion is clear with a golden yellow colour.

Nature, water and fire.
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