Gong Fu Tea|chA - Episode 23 - Yellow Tea (黃茶 | Huáng Chá)

So-Han dives into the world of Yellow Tea, a type of tea defined by its light oxidation level. In this episode, we learn about the mèn huáng 燜黃 ("stewed yellow") process for making yellow tea, which is a process of keeping humidity trapped in a mostly-closed environment during oxidation. Yellow tea is generally made in small (artisan level) batches, as it is an extremely intuitive process and cannot easily be replicated exactly from batch to batch. So-Han discusses some famous Yellow Teas, such as Junshan Yinzhen, as well as some more novel teas such as the Du Yun and Lao Gong Xiang Yellow Teas from Guizhou. Shout out to Rui Liu of Grass People Tree for introducing us to such awesome teas from Guizhou!

Also featuring a very loose demo of a double gong dao bei pouring style! lol.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: In Yellow Tea processing, the mèn huáng 燜黃 ("stewed yellow") process comes after the shāqīng 殺青 cooking process. In the episode, So-Han notes this as the other way around, but has confirmed that this is misspoken.]

Tea featured int his episode:
Mabian Huang Ya - https://westchinatea.com/30g-mabian-h...
Lychee Gummy Du Yun Yellow Tea - https://westchinatea.com/30g-lychee-g...

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Music by: B. Glenn Copeland (www.SongCycles.com)

Production Credits:
Directed by: Echo Duemig
Director of Photography: Jacob Berardi
Edited by: Henry Arrambide
Assistant Edited by: Jacob Berardi
Sound by: Echo Duemig