Brewing difficulty: Easy.
Best season to taste: Summer
Origin: Huoshan in Anhui Province
Shape: straight and slightly open, even, in shape of tongue of sparrow, tender green, covered with pekoes.
Liquid: yellowish green and clear, slightly with yellow circles.
Aroma: clean aroma with chestunt flavour.
Taste: heavy mellow and sweet.
Brewed tea leaves: tender yellow and bright. Weight: 50 g (1.76 oz).
Recognizing: For the authentic Huoshan Yellow bud tea, people can feel sweet in tongue root after they get the tea down; otherwise, it is the fake tea. Its moisture is only about 5%, lower than other famous teas. It turns into powder when being rolled. The fake is not such dry. It smells clean aroma, flowery flavor, or chestnut flavor. The aroma varies with different climates in different places. Yellow bud tea has the flowery flavor in Wumijian, Bailianyan; clean aroma in Jinzhuping, Taiyangxiang flavor in Wuji Mountain, Dahuaping town.
Tea sets: glass.
Water temperature: about 80°C.



Praised as "fairy bud" in ancient times, now Huoshan Yellow bud tea is called budtea. It was listed as tribute tea in the Tang Dynasty and one of the 14 famous tribute teas then. In spite of not much output, Huoshan Yellow bud tea ranks first in China with its special fresh and tender taste and health care effect.
Huoshan Yellow bud tea in Shouzhou makes you healthy
Huoshan Yellow bud tea is top grade in teas and well known. Sima Qian recorded in his Chi (Historical Records) "drinking the Yellow buds in Shouchun Mountain could help people keep healthy". The yellow buds refer to Huoshan Yellow bud tea. Its quality derives from the fine natural conditions. It mainly grows in Jinji Mountain, Jinjiawan, and Wumijian at an altitude of 600 meters. Those places are endowed with heavy cloud and mist, sufficient rain, moist air big temperature difference between day and night, loose soil, and rich forests and teas, which are significantly suitable for the tea growth.
Huoshan Yellow bud tea going into Tibet
Praised as "fairy tips" in ancient times, Huoshan Yellow bud tea was listed as tribute tea in the Tang Dynasty，and one of the 14 famous top teas then. Princess Wencheng took Huoshan Yellow bud tea with her into Tibet. Qunfang Spectrum in the Ming Dynasty reads "Huoshan Yellow bud tea from Shouzhou is top grade". Despite not much output, Huoshan Yellow bud tea ranks among famous teas in China with special fresh and tender taste and health care effect.