Hi Lewis,

I'm not sure about the "not oxidized at all". There's a lot of
mystery around yellow tea, but according to what I've read, it seems
to be dried more slowly than green tea, allowing for a marginal amount
of oxidation.

From my Chinese tea "textbook"

Green tea
(no oxidation)

-leaves are heated
-leaves are massaged
-leaves are dried


Yellow tea
(leaves are slightly oxidized at the beginning of the process and after,
they are fermented by "bacteries")

-leaves are laid on basket to dry a little
-drying
-leaves are laid on basket to dry a little (again)
-leaves are massaged
-fermentation by bacteries*
-final drying

*not the same beasties as in Puer it seems

Far me, yellow tea tastes (and looks) like oolong or green depending on
sorts, the degree of oxidation seems to vary a lot. Probably the
fermentation is the distinctive feature.

Kuri

Hi Lewis,

I'm not sure about the "not oxidized at all". There's a lot of
mystery around yellow tea, but according to what I've read, it seems
to be dried more slowly than green tea, allowing for a marginal amount
of oxidation.

From my Chinese tea "textbook"

Green tea
(no oxidation)

-leaves are heated
-leaves are massaged
-leaves are dried


Yellow tea
(leaves are slightly oxidized at the beginning of the process and after,
they are fermented by "bacteries")

-leaves are laid on basket to dry a little
-drying
-leaves are laid on basket to dry a little (again)
-leaves are massaged
-fermentation by bacteries*
-final drying

*not the same beasties as in Puer it seems

Far me, yellow tea tastes (and looks) like oolong or green depending on
sorts, the degree of oxidation seems to vary a lot. Probably the
fermentation is the distinctive feature.

Kuri

"Yellow Tea" is one of the (if not "the") rarest and most expensive type of
Chinese tea. A green tea that desperately wants to be sold as a yellow tea,
I can imagine. A yellow tea being sold as green - out of the question. Like
gold bar being sold as silver.

Alex.


"BDB" wrote in message
...
From what I understand many teas labeled green are actually yellow tea
and (I'm guessing) don't have as many health benefits as green tea.
How can you tell before purchasing that you are getting actual green tea?
Is there a good brand to get?

Thanks.

"Yellow Tea" is one of the (if not "the") rarest and most expensive type of
Chinese tea. A green tea that desperately wants to be sold as a yellow tea,
I can imagine. A yellow tea being sold as green - out of the question. Like
gold bar being sold as silver.

Alex.


"BDB" wrote in message
...
From what I understand many teas labeled green are actually yellow tea
and (I'm guessing) don't have as many health benefits as green tea.
How can you tell before purchasing that you are getting actual green tea?
Is there a good brand to get?

Thanks.