Harvest Date: Mid-April
Growing Region: Huoshan, Anhui
Elevation: 800m (2,625ft)
Tea Bush/Varietal: Da Hua Ping Jin Ji Zhong
Huo Shan Huang Ya is one of the three famous Chinese Yellow teas, with the other two Meng Ding Huang Ya and Jun Shan Yin Zhen.
Huo Shan Huang Ya is produced in the Dabieshan Area in Huoshan County of Anhui Province. There is a special local tea cultivar Huoshan Jinjizhong in Huoshan. The Huo Shan Huang Ya is traditionally made from the material from this cultivar.
Most of the territory of Huoshan is in Dabieshan and is controlled by a Subtropical humid monsoon climate. There is no extreme weather and there is a lot of cloud and mist. the tea and other plants grow very well.
The tea produced in Huoshan has been especially valued in history. In the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Tang Xian Zong positioned three thousand soldiers in Huoshan to protect the tea gardens there.
In Ming Dynasty, the tea made in Huoshan was tribute tea to the central government.
2025 Huo Shan Tan Bei Huang Ya
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OPEN GLASS METHOD
Water Temperature: 180°F
Amount: 3g per 150ml
Steeping Time: 1m/1m/1.5m/2.5m
# of Infusions: 3-4 infusionsInstructions
- Warm the Vessels
- Fill your fairness pitcher or glass with 180°F water to warm it.
- Pour this water into your tasting cups to warm them too.
- Discard the water from both.
- Add the Tea
- Place 3 grams of green tea into the warm fairness pitcher or glass.
- Inhale the aroma of the warmed, dry leaves — this step helps engage your senses.
- First Infusion
- Fill the pitcher with 180°F water (150 mL).
- Steep for 1 minute.
- Pour the tea into a second fairness pitcher or glass, but do not pour all of it out; leave just enough liquid to barely cover the leaves.
- Pour the brew into the tasting cups,
- Sip, savor, and take tasting notes.
- Second Infusion
- Refill with 180°F water, steep again for 1 minute.
- Pour, taste, and note any evolving flavors.
- Third Infusion
- Steep with fresh hot water for 1.5 minutes this time.
- Pour, taste, and compare it to earlier steeps.
- Optional Fourth Infusion
- You can go for a 4th steep at 2–3 minutes, depending on how much flavor remains in the leaves.
- This steep may reveal subtle vegetal or mineral notes.
- Reflect & Compare
- Review your tasting notes across infusions.
- Notice how the tea evolves — body, aroma, texture, finish.
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