Anji Golden Leaf Sping Tea
Encounter a heart-warming tea container, taking a sip or two of light and elegant tea in the middle of a busy schedule; between touch and vision, clearly comprehend heaven, earth and people of nature and ingenuity.
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- Chinese: míng qián ān jí bái chá huáng jīn yè chūn chá
- Translation: Pre-Qingming Anji Bai Cha Gold Leaf Spring Tea
- Type: Green Tea
- Cultivar: Anji Bai Cha
- Origin: Anji, Huzhou, Zhejiang
- Harvest Date: 2026/03/21
- Storage Methods: Refrigeration, Sealing, Moistureproof, Avoid light.
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A Tea Born from Serendipity
In the early 1990s, among the misty hills of Yuyao, Zhejiang, a single tea bush broke from convention. While the surrounding plants stood deep green, this solitary shrub glowed with golden-yellow buds—a spontaneous, light-sensitive mutation so rare that it would take nearly a decade of patient single-bush propagation to bring it into cultivation.That chance discovery became Anji Golden Leaf (Anji Huang Jin Ya), one of the world’s most distinctive teas. Unlike conventional green teas, its leaves remain luminous gold from the moment they unfurl in spring through to the final infusion. Each year’s harvest is tiny, and the 2026 Ming Qian (pre-Qingming) crop represents the pinnacle: plucked in the narrow window before the Qingming festival, when the buds are at their most tender and amino acid levels peak.
- This Anji Golden Leaf has its origin in the eponymous region of Anji, which lies in the north of Zhejiang province. The tea acquires its unique golden leaf colour only when the tea bushes grow slowly on high mountains and are grown under enough sunlight. Anji Golden Leaf is a new variety of light-sensitive, yellow variant green tea. Because of its scarcity, difficulty in cultivation, and high cost of management and maintenance, it has been hailed as the "Panda in Tea" by the industry.
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The Visual Poetry of Gold
Dry leaves tell the first part of the story. Each Anji Golden Leaf is plump, uniform, and naturally twisted, radiating a warm, buttery yellow that catches light. When steeped, the leaves slowly unfurl, releasing a pale golden liquor that shimmers with clarity. This isn’t a tea you simply drink—it’s one you experience with the eyes first. - The Anji Golden Leaf acquires its unique golden leaf colour only when the tea bushes grow slowly at temperatures below 20 degrees Celsius. The long, needle-shaped leaf structure reveals the extremely careful production process. Anji Golden Leaf has a unique milky fragrance that is smooth and soothing, with hints of roasted nuts, fresh hay, orchid, and lavender. The taste is sweet and mellow, with a lingering aftertaste.
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A Flavor of Delicate Precision
Where many rare teas lean toward heavy richness or floral intensity, Anji Golden Buds offers something rarer: refreshing crispness. The first sip is clean and softly sweet, evoking fresh sugar snap peas, morning dew, and a whisper of chestnut. There’s no trace of astringency—only a silky, almost weightless texture that glides across the palate. The finish is unexpectedly bright, leaving a cool, lingering sweetness that invites another steep. - This crispness comes from the tea’s unique chemistry. The albino mutation reduces chlorophyll while concentrating theanine, creating a natural sweetness that requires no sugar or honey. It’s a tea that satisfies quietly, without demanding attention—yet once tasted, it’s not easily forgotten.
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Glass Cup Brewing Method:
• The ratio of green tea to water is 1:50, and a glass cup of about 300ml can pour 5g of tea;
• Pour water into the cup (the water temperature is 80~85°C), pour it slowly along the wall of the cup, and let the tea leaves fully infiltrate. The speed of water injection should not be too fast.
• Wait for 3 to 5 minutes, and you can drink the delicious, green tea soup. When you drink 1/3 of the teacup, you can refill the water again, usually brewing three times.
Customer Reviews
Awsome!
Excellent taste for green tea.
The dry tea is complete and clean, the color is golden yellow and the buds and leaves are fresh and tender. It is indeed a very good tea. After opening the package, you can smell a very strong orchid tea fragrance. After brewing, the color is golden and bright, and the taste is still so strong. After a sip, it tastes fresh and sweet, and the aftertaste is obvious. After drinking, the mouth is full of a strong tea fragrance. Very good.
The color of the soaked buds and leaves is golden and tender, the soup color is also very clean, the orchid fragrance is rich, and it can be brewed four or five times, and the tea fragrance is still strong. After drinking, there is a fresh tea fragrance in the mouth, which is very satisfying.
I'm grateful that I have received this year's new tea without delay even though we have some disruption in international logistics due to COVID-19.
I'm very happy with the beautiful leaves and enjoyed full of umami taste. Thank you.