Brand: Whittard
Flavour: Yellow Sun
Ingredients: Yellow tea (100%)
Caffeine Factor: Caffeinated
Organic Ingredients: Unknown
Price Range: £8 for 50g
Review: This is Whittard's offering of a rare, expensive type of tea, traditionally from China. It's made a little like green tea, but the leaves are steamed to allow for slow oxidation before then heating them to prevent further oxidation beyond the desired level. This means the flavour should not be as bitter as green tea, and it turns the tea yellowy.
We were very excited to try this, bearing in mind how special it's meant to be. However, we weren't blown away by this particular brand of it. The smell was strangely reminiscent of methane. Thankfully, it tasted much better than this - but it was still fairly bitter, and rather grassy, which is odd because both these things are what the slow oxidation process is meant to remove. We are certain that a more expensive variety of yellow tea is nicer. At £8 for just 50g, this was pricy but not nearly as pricy as this blend can be. If you don't want to spend that kind of money on the higher quality stuff, we'd recommend a more standard black of green tea from the Whittard range. Best time of year to drink this: Anytime Best time of day to drink this: Morning / afternoonBe sure to SUBSCRIBE to our blog so you don't miss out on tea reviews, new flavour announcements, recommended tea accessories, and much more!
