{"title":"Green Tea - Spring 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYunnan Green tea is less well known outside of China but has been a staple of Yunnan and Chinese life for decades. The warm tropical and sub-tropical climates that support tea cultivation in Yunnan are numerous and Yunnan produces as much tea as the entirety of the rest of China. Tea can be grown year round but is typically un-plucked during the winter months from the middle of October to late February. The first flush Yunnan green teas are typically harvested in the last week of February just after Chinese New Year. Yunnan green tea varietals are numerous but the vast majority are hybrids based on the \"large-leaf\" Assamica which is native to Yunnan. The assamica strain lends a great deal of taste, astringency to Yunnan green teas and allows them to be infused several more times than their comparable north-eastern cousin (Dragon Well, Tai Ping Hou Kui or Huang Shan Mao Jian).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"certified-organic-yunnan-bi-luo-chun-green-tea","title":"Certified Organic \"Yunnan Bi Luo Chun\" Green Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are proud to offer a Certified Organic Green Tea from Yunnan.  This tea was grown in the area of Simao and was harvested in April. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a robust style of Yunnan Green tea (云南碧螺春), which is a Yunkang #10 varietal growing at an altitude of 1300 meters (4300 feet) on the southern slope Ma Wei Mountain (just west of Pu'Er City).  The processing is typical of green tea with sun withering, rolling, oxidization, and finally drying. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a classic \"Robust\" style Yunnan Bi Luo Chun (rolled) Green Tea, with a mix of 1 leaf to 1 bud and 2 leaf to 1 bud plucking style.  It's floral, beany, grassy and sweet when brewed carefully.  We recommend brewing gong fu style (short steepings at first) using 85C water and 4 grams per 100ml vessel. It can be brewed 6 to 8 times gong fu style, which is alot for a green tea!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Yunnan Sourcing Certified Organic teas are certified organic by EcoCert SA and are certified organic to international standards (EcoCert is IFOAM accredited).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo see pictures of the organic plantation where this tea is grown \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/the-organic-farm-we-work-with-in-simao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril Harvest and Processing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e**grown and packaged by Zuxiang Highmountain Tea Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Certified Organic Teas","offers":[{"title":"50 Grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":34959259664543,"sku":"2931-YS","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2101\/0117\/products\/square2_50ce3c5b-43a1-4506-9f88-815bc12fb19d.jpg?v=1571611460"},{"product_id":"meng-ding-gan-lu-sweet-dew-green-tea","title":"Meng Ding Gan Lu \"Sweet Dew\" Green Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeng Ding Mountain area of Sichuan (near Ya'an) is known for it's high mountains, clean air, and misty peaks.   Meng Ding mountain area is the home of many Daoist temples and is considered by some to be the birthplace of tea!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Meng Ding mountains consist of five peaks:  Shang Qing (上清), Ling Jiao (菱角), Pi Luo (毗罗), Jing Quan (井泉) and Gan Lu (甘露).   Our Gan Lu \"Sweet Dew\" is grown on the slopes of the Gan Lu mountain at an elevation of 450 meters and is a Pre-Qing Ming pluck (early March typically).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe taste is sweet, with notes of orchid, fruit, and grass.  The aroma is high and pure.  The leaves are processed by several rounds of short low temperature pan frying, then kneaded to \"break the mass\" and allow the flavor of the tea to come out.  The kneading process also eventually gives the tea its curly shape!   Finally the tea is baked to dry it and stop the oxidation process.  This is all done in a very short period of time and although the process sounds simple, the proper execution requires the skills of a dedicated master tea processor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe recommend brewing this with 80-85C water.  You can gong fu it, or use a larger glass teapot or flask if you prefer longer steeps (if you do, plan to use less tea).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVarietal:  川茶9号\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion:  Gan Lu Mountain in the Meng Ding Mountains (Ya'an, Sichuan)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest time:  Late February to Early March\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"25 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":50906112458985,"sku":null,"price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":48253299720425,"sku":"","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2101\/0117\/products\/1_6bc009d4-652a-40f3-adc4-7a4daf917276sq.jpg?v=1659216528"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2101\/0117\/collections\/Spring_2025_Green_Tea_Collection.png?v=1741895032","url":"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.us\/collections\/green-tea-spring-2025\/harvest-season_spring-2026.oembed","provider":"Yunnan Sourcing USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}