Yellow tea vs white tea
Two small categories often grouped as 'the delicate ones', made by opposite philosophies — one adds a step, the other removes them all.
tea type
What is being compared
Point by point
| Aspect | Yellow tea | White tea |
|---|---|---|
| Processing | Green tea plus a slow smothering step. | Withering and drying, with nothing else. |
| What the extra step does | Removes grassiness and rounds the tea. | Not applicable — there is no extra step. |
| Flavour | Mellow, sweet and grain-like. | Hay, melon and light honey. |
| Rarity | Very rare, and the step is often omitted. | Not rare, though good grades are. |
The short answer
Yellow tea is closer to green tea than to white. Grouping them by delicacy hides that one is a green tea refined and the other is barely processed at all.
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