Mo Gan Yellow Snails Yellow Tea

Mo Gan Yellow Snails is a break away from the old Mo Gan Yellow Tip. The traditional yellowing has been greatly modified to give the tea a distinctive yellow look and a taste that is different from both green tea and old style yellow tea. Our Mo Gan Yellow Snails has a profile of freshly baked biscuit with a hint of sweetness from chestnuts over a floral undertone. The soft, yet full, umami body is accented with a light malty sweetness. Just enough bitter bite gives the whole profile a healthy backbone with a persistent aftertaste. Unlike other tea categories, old style yellow tea has not prospered in all these decades since tea’s revival after the destructive Mao era. Its taste needs a lot more to create followers. Similarly from the mountain of Mo Gan in the region of Zhejiang, Mo Gan Yellow Snails has departed from the dull colours of the old to maintain a brisk freshness in the look and taste, while achieving a characteristic “cooked” warmth and sweetness that is the real spirit of