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- Amount
- 1 teaspoon (2g)
- Water
- 80°C
- Time
- 3 minutes
Use water off the boil for a few minutes. Taste before adding more time.
Yellow Tea
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Badaling Yellow Tea
A light yellow tea with a mellow, softly sweet character. Worth making a little time for.
- Caffeine
- Contains caffeine
- Brew
- 1 tsp · 80°C · 3 min
- Milk
- No milk needed
- Best
- A slow afternoon
Regular price
£7.20
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£7.20
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- Packed by hand in Huddersfield
- Packed by our Huddersfield team
- Free UK delivery from £35
Which size should I choose?
50gTry it first, or keep a few different teas open.
100gA sensible everyday pouch for most tea drinkers.
200g+Best when it is already part of your tea shelf.
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Is this your cup?
The curious: yellow tea is rare, and this one is light, mellow and silky.
Perhaps not if you want an everyday tea for milk. Try English Breakfast →
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Badaling Yellow Tea
Chinese yellow tea
Somewhere between familiar and new.
Yellow Tea
Badaling Yellow Tea makes a light, mellow cup with gentle grassiness, soft sweetness and nutty undertones. It is an approachable way into a less familiar tea style.
Yellow tea deserves more room on the British tea shelf.
- Character
- Mellow · nutty · silky
- Water
- 80°C
- Time
- 3 minutes
Rare Chinese yellow tea
Softer than green, rarer than most
A gentle introduction to yellow tea: light, mellow and silky, with soft sweetness and a quiet nuttiness. For the curious drinker ready to slow down.
- Origin
- China
- Caffeine
- Yes, natural
- Milk?
- No
- Best time
- Quiet afternoon
The story
The tea that takes its time
Yellow tea is one of the rarest styles you can drink. It begins like green tea, but an extra step called sealed yellowing softens everything. The leaves rest wrapped and warm, oxidising just a little longer. That process removes the grassy edge green tea can have and leaves something rounder in its place.
Badaling brews a pale golden cup with a mellow, silky body. There is a quiet grassiness still, but it sits beneath a soft sweetness and gentle nuttiness. No sharpness, no bitterness if you watch your water temperature. It rewards patience and a little attention.
This is not an everyday builder's mug tea. It is one for slower afternoons when you want something lighter and a bit unusual. If green tea sometimes feels too sharp for you, yellow tea offers the same freshness with none of the bite.
How to brew it
Brew it gently, drink it slowly
02Second steep
- Amount
- Same leaves
- Water
- 80°C
- Time
- 4 minutes
Yellow tea takes a second infusion well. A little longer this time.
03Gongfu style
- Amount
- 4g per 100ml
- Water
- 80°C
- Time
- 30 seconds
Short steeps in a small vessel. Add 10 seconds each round.
Shop tip: Let your kettle sit for a couple of minutes after boiling. Water that is too hot will turn this tea bitter and undo its gentle character.
Made for moments like
A slow Sunday read
When you have time to brew properly and nowhere urgent to be. A quiet cup for a quiet hour.
After something green
If you have tried Dragonwell or sencha and want something softer, this is your next step.
A gift for the curious
For the tea drinker who thinks they have tried everything. Yellow tea is a proper conversation starter.
Lovely withPlain shortbreadMild soft cheeseLight sponge cakeSteamed dumplingsFresh pear slices
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Good questions
Things people ask us in the shop
What does yellow tea taste like compared to green tea?
Yellow tea shares green tea's freshness but loses the grassy sharpness. The sealed yellowing process makes it mellower, softer and slightly sweeter. Think of it as green tea with its edges rounded off.
Does Badaling Yellow Tea contain caffeine?
Yes. Yellow tea is made from Camellia sinensis, the same plant as black and green tea, so it naturally contains caffeine. For evenings, a caffeine-free rooibos would be a better choice.
Should I add milk to yellow tea?
No. This tea is best on its own. Its delicate, silky character would be lost under milk. Drink it plain and give it your attention.
How many cups will I get from each pouch?
At roughly two grams per cup, a 25g pouch makes about twelve cups. The 50g gives you around twenty-five, and 100g stretches to fifty cups.
How should I store Badaling Yellow Tea?
Keep the pouch sealed in a cool, dry, dark place away from strong smells like coffee or spices. Loose leaf tea absorbs odours, and yellow tea is delicate enough to notice.
Full product details
Badaling Yellow Tea makes a light, mellow cup with gentle grassiness, soft sweetness and nutty undertones. It is an approachable way into a less familiar tea style.
Light · Mellow · Silky
Why try yellow tea?
It sits in an interesting place for green-tea drinkers: fresh and clear, but softer and rounder in the cup. This is a tea to brew carefully and drink without milk.
Ingredients
Yellow tea leaves.
Brewing guide
- Amount: 1 teaspoon per cup
- Water: 80°C
- Time: 3 minutes
Contains natural caffeine.
Badaling Yellow Tea FAQs
What does Badaling Yellow Tea taste like? A light yellow tea with a mellow, softly sweet character. Worth making a little time for.
Does Badaling Yellow Tea contain caffeine? Yes. As a yellow tea it naturally contains caffeine. For a later cup, Rooibos is a gentler choice.
How do I brew Badaling Yellow Tea? Use one teaspoon per cup with water at 80°C and steep for 3 minutes. Taste it, then adjust the time next round rather than stewing the leaves.
Can I have Badaling Yellow Tea with milk? We wouldn't. It is at its best on its own.
How should I store Badaling Yellow Tea? Keep the pouch sealed and somewhere cool, dry and dark, away from strong smells like coffee or spices.
Worth making a little time for
Hand-packed in Yorkshire. Free UK delivery on orders over £35.
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