Compare two teas
Side by side across seven dimensions. There is no verdict and no winner — the purpose is to understand the difference, not to be told which to buy.
Why these two get confused
Two revived yellow teas from Hubei and Zhejiang. Yuan An Lu Yuan adds a light roast, which makes it the outlier in an already small category.
Point by point
| Dimension | Yuan An Lu Yuan | Wenzhou Huang Tang |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Yellow tea · unoxidised | Yellow tea · unoxidised |
| Production | In order: Kill-green (fixation) → Sealed yellowing (men huang) → Rolling and shaping → Roasting → Drying. light roast, bud and two leaves and spring harvest. | In order: Kill-green (fixation) → Sealed yellowing (men huang) → Rolling and shaping → Drying. bud and one leaf and spring harvest. |
| Origin | China | China |
| Flavour | roasted, nutty and sweet. medium and smooth in the mouth. Aroma: roasted grain, chestnut, warm hay. Moderate in character. Moderate in intensity. | sweet, floral and grassy. light and silky in the mouth. Aroma: sweet hay, orchid, light corn. Moderate in character. Delicate in intensity. |
| Brewing | Western brewing (teapot or mug): 1.5–2.5 g/100 ml at 80–88 °C, first steep 150s. Gongfu brewing (gaiwan): 3–4 g/100 ml at 80–88 °C, first steep 25s of 4 authored. | Western brewing (teapot or mug): 1.5–2.5 g/100 ml at 80–88 °C, first steep 150s. Gongfu brewing (gaiwan): 3–4 g/100 ml at 80–88 °C, first steep 25s of 4 authored. |
| Cultural context | Not recorded for this tea. | Not recorded for this tea. |
| Who may prefer it | Someone who wants presence without being dominated and has drunk enough tea to notice what changes between infusions. It rewards attention to leaf weight and timing. | Someone who prefers a quiet cup they can drink through an afternoon and has drunk enough tea to notice what changes between infusions. It rewards attention to leaf weight and timing. |
Nothing above is a recommendation. The last row describes the drinker each tea suits, using each tea’s own authored fields and the same sentence structure for both, so neither can be framed as the safe choice.