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Wild Purple White Tea “Ye Sheng Ya Bao”

📍 Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Pu’er City (formerly Simao), Yunnan Province

🌿 Buds (Ya Bao, 芽苞) from the wild (Ye Sheng, 野生) purple (Zi Cha, 紫茶) variation of the tea tree! The processing is extremely simple: light withering and hot-air drying to halt oxidation.

📆 Harvested from mid-February to early March 2024

Infusion color is Almost transparent, with a slight greenish tint.

Aroma 🍇 Dry: Bright grape bubblegum, cotton candy.

Wet: Lingonberry kissel.

Gaiwan lid: Loads of eucalyptus!

Steamed: Juniper berry, green gooseberry jam, and an abundance of eucalyptol combined with sweetness reminiscent of marjoram.

Taste 🍉 Green grapes, watermelon juice, juniper needles, blackcurrant leaf, thyme, a hint of cardamom, and a light pinch of lemon zest. Salivation (Shengjin, 生津) is at its peak—this tea is excellent at quenching thirst.

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