Nanjing Yu Hua Tai

Among the top 10  famous green tea in China, Nanjing Yu Hua Tau is an unique choice. It is unique not just because of its fine green tea flavour and taste, but also because it represents the magnificent glory past of Southern Capital city in Chinese histor and ugly yet horrible war crime, Nanjing Rap, conducted by Japanese militants during their invasion in China.

Thanks to Yemin who brought three different quality of Nanjing Yu Hua Tau green tea from her recent family visiting trip to Nanjing.

We started from the lowest price (Size “L”):

Leaves are rather long with fishy note
Leaves are rather long with fishy note. Small young buds are covered with white hair
Flavour is mild with astringent taste in the 1st infusion, but bitter in the 2nd infusion.
Flavour is mild with astringent taste in the 1st infusion, but bitter in the 2nd infusion.

From the Size “L”, we dumped to the size “S”, the youngest and tiny buds.  Normally is the best quality from the quality filtering process:

All young and tiny buds, the water content % is higher than the size L
All young and tiny buds, the water content % is higher than the size L
Lovely impression with young buds standing in the cup.
Lovely impression with young buds standing in the cup.

Due to the high water content percentage, therefore it is better to brew this young buds quality with lower water temperature, otherwise the taste can be bitter easily.

Now we moved to the last one, the size “M” which are young leaves that are like shy girls who open their windows slightly for their love one.

The color is more greener
The color is more greener
The flavour and taste are more balance comparing with size L and size S
The flavour and taste are more balance comparing with size L and size S

Conclusion: 

With such quality green tea, it is better to brew with lower water temperature, i.e. 70-75°C, and shorten the infusion time.

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By Mei Lan Hsiao

Even though her family has nothing to do with tea, but she learnt the importance of consuming tea correctly in daily healthy diet based on the Chinese traditional medicine principles in Yin-Yang and 5 elements from her family when she was very young. She entered the tea learning in Taiwan since 1985, left her root because of marriage in 1991 helped her to expand her learning from original inward-out views to 360 degree. She started to promote the authentic knowledge about tea and wisdom in Chinese tea culture in Belgium since 1995. Tea has always been and will continue be her best teacher. In front of Nature and Tea, she remains as an innocent child, a life-time learning student.

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