WESTERN: TEAPOT
5 g tea · 400 ml water · 85 °C · 180 sec first steep
Re-steep · adding 1 min each time · Remove leaves inbetween steep
yellow_tea tea · Yellow bud tea
Sichuan Yellow Bud Tea
四川黄芽
Yellow bud tea yellow tea.
- Tea ID
- LBT0027
- Tea identity
- Sichuan Yellow Bud Tea
- Origin
- Not yet specified
- Published lots
- 1
- Published logs
- 2
How to brew
Use these recommendations as starting points, then adjust for your water, vessel, and taste.
WESTERN: MUG & INFUSER
5 g tea · 250 ml water · 85 °C · 90 sec first steep
Re-steep · adding 1 min each time · Remove leaves inbetween steep
GAIWAN / SMALL TEAPOT
5 g tea · 100 ml water · 85 °C
10 s first steep · add 5 s each steep
Published lots
Lot facts describe a specific producer, year, source, or physical tea. They are not universal claims about the tea identity.
Lot
Published lot 1
Producer: Not specifiedOrigin: Not specifiedHarvest / material: UnknownProduction: UnknownForm: Loose leaf
Latest tasting logs
TN00042
2026-09-24
Second session, shared with two friends. The user reported the same tea, tools and water as the first session, with a different kettle as the main known change. The result was dramatically worse, but the kettle remains an unconfirmed cause.
Taste: Strongly bitter; the earlier bak-kut-teh-like savory and pepper character was absent
Finish: Bitter finish
TN00041
2026-09-19
First tasting. Lower temperatures with longer extraction were more successful than 100°C. Meaningful development continued through steep 6; steep 7 was subdued and steep 8 exhausted. Shared with the user's wife and son, who also recognized the distinctive savory-pepper character. Gaiwan working volume was approximately 100–110 ml; exact vessel, leaf dose and water source were not recorded.
Dry aroma: Minty and sweet-chili-like
Wet aroma: Kombu-like umami and white pepper; later sweet potato/red bean and a faint floral note
Taste: Savory umami and white pepper early; later rounder sweet-potato/red-bean character
Mouthfeel: Velvety, syrupy and filling
Finish: Peppery umami early; bitterness under stronger extraction; round sweetness later
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