Huo Shan Huang Ya is a high grade yellow tea from Huo Shan county, Anhui Province.
This tea is made from tender slim buds and processed by a traditional stir-fire procedure which is why it has the name 'yellow buds' (huang ya). The best grades are from Jin Ji Mountain, Jin Shan Tou, Jin Zhu Ping and Wu Mi Jian villages which are around 800 meters above sea level.
Huo Shan Huang Ya was created in the Tang dynasty (618-907 A.D) and Lu Yu , the Sage of Tea, described this special yellow tea in his famous Classic of Tea (Cha Jing).
The processing method of this tea was lost in 1940s and was only reproduced in 1972 by three distinguished tea masters.
To keep it fresh, the leaves are picked in the morning in spring and processed using five involved steps. All the work has to be finished by the evening of the same day. Another famous yellow tea, Jun Shan Yin Zhen is wrapped in paper to make it yellow, while Meng Ding Huang Ya is spread out on an iron plate and pan-fired to produce its yellow color.
Huo Shan Huang Ya is only slightly processed in the yellow tea category and it resembles green tea in both quality and taste. The leaves are straight and long that suggest a form of flower or sparrow tongue. The leaf color is yellowish green with fine hairs covering the buds. The tea has a rich and clean nutty aroma of the dry leaves that is long in the nose. A warm and delicate roasted vegetal aroma is followed by a sweet touch. The color of the tea liquor is a greenish yellow that is bright and clear. In the mouth it is thick, mellow, and refreshing with a warm nutty taste. The flowery flavor of the after taste is sweet and rather long.
100g Net.