{"product_id":"china-zhejiang-yunwu-cloud-mist-green-tea-2026","title":"China: Zhejiang Cloud Mist (Yunwu) 2026 — Pre-Qingming Pan-Fired Green Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eCloud mist green tea · Zhejiang, China · pre-Qingming 2026 early spring · pan-fired loose leaf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYunwu means cloud mist: the name given to leaf grown high enough that it sits\nin hill fog for much of the morning. Less direct sun slows the shoot down, and a\nslow shoot keeps more of the free amino acids that make an early green tea taste\nsweet rather than simply grassy. This one is picked before Qingming, the early\nApril marker that opens the spring green-tea season, and finished in a hot wok.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePan-firing is the fork in the road. Green leaf can be fixed with steam or\nagainst hot metal; chao qing takes the wok. Heat drives off the raw grassy\nvolatiles, develops a faint toast on the dry leaf, and stops oxidation before\nthe leaf can turn red. The leaf is then rolled into its final shape and dried.\nThe cup stays pale yellow-green and clear, not golden and not brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you can expect, typical of the style rather than measured on this lot:\nwarm toasted grain and fresh-cut greens on the nose; a soft, slightly brothy\nmiddle with a light sweetness; a clean, gently drying finish that comes back\nsweet. These are the smells a hot wok and an early-spring shoot produce, not a\nflavour added to the leaf. Steep it cooler than black tea and shorter than\noolong — boiling water scorches this leaf and turns the cup bitter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne honest limit: the producer's attributes state Zhejiang as the origin and\nnothing more specific. No mountain, garden, altitude or cultivar is given, so\nthis page does not name one. The listing title also contains the word Rizhao;\nwe do not claim a Shandong origin, because the stated origin is Zhejiang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eZhejiang, China (producer's stated origin)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eHarvest\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e2026 early spring, picked before Qingming\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eStyle\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eYunwu (cloud mist) green tea · pan-fired, chao qing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eType\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnoxidised green tea, loose leaf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eDry leaf\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurly wok-fired strips, grey-green with pale silvery tips\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eLiquor\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003ePale yellow-green, clear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAroma\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eToasted grain, fresh-cut greens (typical of the style)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eFlavor Profile\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eTypical of the style: warm wok toast on the nose, a soft\n     lightly sweet middle, a clean finish that returns sweet. Not an analysis of this lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eBrewing (hot)\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 g \/ 250 ml \/ 80 °C \/ 60 s, no lid; three infusions at 60, 75 and 90 s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eBrewing (cold)\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 g \/ 500 ml \/ 4 °C \/ 6 h, strain and drink within 24 h.\n     A general green-tea guide, not measured on this lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eNet weight\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e100 g \/ 250 g \/ 500 g · loose leaf, sold by weight\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eStorage\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eSealed, cool and dry, away from damp and strong odours\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MINGXU","offers":[{"title":"100 g","offer_id":54451396739366,"sku":"MX-YW-100","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 g","offer_id":54451396772134,"sku":"MX-YW-250","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 g","offer_id":54451396804902,"sku":"MX-YW-500","price":96.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1050\/3477\/6870\/files\/yunwu_ai_dry.png?v=1794570065","url":"https:\/\/mingxutea.com\/products\/china-zhejiang-yunwu-cloud-mist-green-tea-2026","provider":"MINGXUTEA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}