{"product_id":"2026-xiaohuangtian","title":"2026 Xiaohuangtian","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e200-300 year old trees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026 Spring first pick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eProduced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/pages\/partners\/yinji\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Yinji\"\u003eYinji\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToo much Huangpian, sold at cost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapper design by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/moriz.work\" title=\"https:\/\/moriz.work\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emoriz.work\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/pages\/partners\/yinji\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Yinji\"\u003eYinji\u003c\/a\u003e has been sourcing teas from Xiaohuangtian for over twenty five years and they made this tea from 200-300 year old trees across their two plots in the village. The trees are scattered through the forest, which is weeded and harvested once a year in spring. This tea comes from the first (and only) harvest in spring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eXiaohuangtian is an isolated environment: it has never had electricity, it has been uninhabited since 2018 when it got its first road (which remains unpaved). It is in the middle of the mountains surrounded by forest over the ridge from \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/products\/2026-nuowu\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Nuowu\"\u003eNuowu\u003c\/a\u003e. In fact, it is the most remote tea village on Dongbanshan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eXiaohuangtian shares less in common with typical Dongbanshan teas to the south (Zhengqitang, Baihuashu, Banuo) and more in common with Bingdao teas to the north: it is sweet, clear, and complex. In comparison with nearby \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/products\/2026-nuowu\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Nuowu\"\u003eNuowu\u003c\/a\u003e, Xiaohuangtian has lower astringency and bitterness while retaining depth, thickness and fragrance (flowers and wet forest). Xiaohuangtian feels like an Yiwu tea, in contrast to the more Menghai-coded \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/products\/2026-nuowu\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Nuowu\"\u003eNuowu\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis year's Xiaohuangtian was picked too late and, as a result, the leaves are a bit too big and there's a bit too much huangpian. While concealing this information is not an option, holding back the tea is not a good option either: it remains tasty and interesting. Instead, it is offered at cost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Hat Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57269186888005,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/8364\/3205\/files\/Xiaohuangtian.png?v=1779367862","url":"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/products\/2026-xiaohuangtian","provider":"Blue Hat Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}