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Yellow Sunon dry leaf in a carved wooden bowl, spilled onto linen

Yellow · Anhui, China

Anhui · Rare yellow tea

Yellow Sunon Tea

A rare yellow tea from Anhui. The aroma is toasted grain, steamed rice and warm chestnut. The cup is mellow and sweet, close to sugarcane, with soft butter and a hint of pear. Silky, round and very gentle on the tongue. The finish is clean and lightly sweet.

Tasting notes

  • Toasted grain
  • Warm chestnut
  • Sugarcane
  • Butter
  • Pear
  • Honey

Origin

Anhui, China

$25

$25 / oz

Weight

Brew in brief

Mug
160–175°F / 71–79°C · 3 g per 8 oz · 1 min, then 2, then 3
Gongfu
160–175°F / 71–79°C · 4 g per 100 ml30 · 40 · 60 · 90 s
How to brew this tea
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Leaf and liquor

Yellow Sunon in a glass cup with squash blossoms, honeycomb and dry leaf in a wooden bowl.
The table
Yellow Sunon liquor in a glass cup beside squash blossoms and honeycomb
In the cup
A hand holding a glass cup of Yellow Sunon, seen from above
Liquor