Junshan Island Yellow Tea is one of the most famous Chinese teas. It is produced in Junshan island Dongting Lake in Yueyang city Hunan provence. The needle shaped, hence the name Junshan Island Yellow Tea.
Junshan Island Yellow Tea picking and production have strict requirements, each year can only be picked in Qingming before and after seven to ten days, the first for the spring bud picking standard. This kind of tea production, after fixing, airing, initial drying, initial package, re airing, re drying, drying, composite package eight procedure. It takes 78 hours altogether.
Yellow tea is a special kind of fermented tea, fermentation degree is ten percent. In the fermentation process will produce a lot of digestive enzymes, the most good for the stomach. Indigestion, loss of appetite can drink this tea to ease.
Water temperature: 185℉ (85℃ ) water.
Brewing time: This kind of White Tea can brew 5 times. The first brewing time is 1-2 minutes, then after this time each brew add 30 seconds, so that each time the soup concentration is even.
The best way to make this kind of tea with glass is to appreciate the interesting spectacle of tea like bamboo shoots breaking ground and slowly rising and falling.
Watching the buds and balancing the infusion
A clear heatproof glass lets you enjoy the movement of the buds described above, but presentation and brewing strength are separate decisions. Measure the tea and the water, then use the suggested 85°C as a starting point. If you leave the buds in the glass while drinking, the final mouthful will have had more contact time than the first. Pouring into a separate cup gives you more control over that change.
For a comparison, brew one portion in glass and another in a gaiwan using the same quantities. Judge the aroma and texture as well as the colour. Note whether you prefer a lighter first cup or a longer infusion with more body. Keep the second steep separate from the first until you have tasted both; their differences are part of the experience, and there is no requirement for every infusion to taste identical.