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Young Hyson is one of main grades of China green tea. Hyson is a good grade of tea made from cultivated bushes.
Young Hyson is an early-harvested Hyson, plucked before the Spring rains. It is much more delicate in flavour and aroma than Gunpowder, and with its neatly twisted leaves is attractive in appearance.
Young Hyson is also known as Yu Chin Cha or Chun Mee, which means Precious Eyebrow – a term that is meant to describe the shape of the twisted leaf. Phillip Hyson was an English tea merchant.
The flavour of Young Hyson is light, sweet and refreshing. The smoky character of some of the China teas is absent as is the bitterness of some Gunpowders. This is a tea to infuse delicately and enjoy after a meal.
To brew, put a rounded tsp of tea per person in a pot or straight into a cup, boiled water that has been allowed to cool for a minute. Brew for 2 mins and serve without milk. Over-brewing will yield a bitter liquor.