Wild Needle King

Wild Needle King

　　The "Wild Needle King" features plump buds rich in internal components, offering a unique flavor. Its content of theanine, tea polyphenols, catechins, vitamins, and other nutrients exceeds that of ordinary varieties by over 50%. With a shape rivaling Silver Needle, an aroma competing with Longjing, and a taste surpassing Biluochun, it combines the strengths of China’s three most famous teas. Exceptionally high in quality, it boasts remarkable pharmacological and health benefits. A generous gift from nature, it is hailed as a "unique treasure of China," a rare and exceptional local specialty product, the "king" among green teas, and the "supreme" choice for premium Chinese gift teas.

　　"The Three Supremes"

　　【Supreme Quality】:

　　1. Unique Variety: The raw material for Wild Needle King comes from wild large-leaf tea trees in the Xuefeng Mountain Range of Hunan. This rare and superior local tea variety is highly resilient, with robust buds and leaves and exceptionally rich internal components.

　　2. Meticulous Raw Material Selection: Only complete, plump single buds harvested around the Qingming Festival are selected. Tea is not picked on rainy days, in the afternoon, or from diseased or pest-infested buds. During picking, buds must be gently twisted off—not pinched—and it takes about 40,000 buds to produce one pound of dried Wild Needle King tea.

　　3. Highest Aesthetic Appeal: When brewed, the Wild Needle King’s buds resemble bamboo shoots breaking through the soil or willow branches sprouting anew, standing elegantly upright at the bottom of the cup. The emerald-green liquor blends seamlessly with the tea, creating a highly visual and captivating experience.

　　【Cutting-Edge Technology】:

　　The wild tea tree variety used for Wild Needle King has thick leaves, making the processing of high-quality green tea particularly challenging. Additionally, from tea garden cultivation techniques to initial and refined processing—from fresh leaf picking to the storage and preservation of the final product—Yiqingyuan Company employs advanced technologies such as "steam heat fixation," "wave-temperature roasting," and "microwave aroma enhancement." It has pioneered a unique high-tech process that combines "traditional and modern techniques, handcrafting and mechanical processing, and step-by-step and assembly-line production," resulting in the "Three Supremes," "Three Wonders," and "Four Excellences" that define Wild Needle King.

　　【Richest Nutrition】:

　　Testing by the national-level tea science laboratory at Hunan Agricultural University revealed that Wild Needle King has a water extract content of 43.68% (percentage of dry matter, same below), tea polyphenols at 27.80%, amino acids at 2.36%, total catechins at 17.57%, and caffeine at 3.39%. Compared to other green teas, Wild Needle King contains 30%–70% more internal components, giving it a stronger aroma, richer taste, and greater brewing endurance.

　　"The Three Wonders"

　　【Shape Rivaling Silver Needle】:

　　Each bud stands tall and straight, like bamboo shoots breaking through the soil or willow branches sprouting anew.

　　Traditional Silver Needle is a yellow tea with yellow liquor and yellow leaves. "Wild Needle King is a premium green tea" with emerald-green liquor. When brewed in a transparent glass cup, the tea buds resemble bamboo shoots emerging from the earth, standing gracefully in the cup. The aroma is intoxicating, and even more remarkably: as the "Wild Needle King" absorbs water and slowly expands, it resembles a "fairy descending to earth," dancing slowly in the cup—a delightful and refreshing sight. It also evokes willow branches sprouting anew, painting the cup bottom with the vibrancy of spring, creating a sense of lush springtime. This is an effect yellow tea Silver Needle cannot achieve.

　　【Aroma Competing with Longjing】:

　　The subtle fragrance of a national orchid, deep and long-lasting.

　　Longjing tea is world-renowned for its aroma. The Classic of Tea records that Longjing’s fragrance is "as rich as an orchid," possessing the delicate scent of a national orchid. When brewed, Wild Needle King emits a "pungent, orchid-like fragrance, reminiscent of plum blossoms," with a rich and refreshing aroma that invigorates the spirit.

　　【Taste Surpassing Biluochun】:

　　Rich, bold, and mellow with a long-lasting aftertaste.

　　Biluochun is known for its fresh and refreshing taste with a sweet aftertaste. Wild Needle King is not only pure and refreshing with a high and lingering aroma, but also richer in taste and more durable for brewing due to its exceptionally rich internal components. Its aftertaste is even sweeter than Biluochun’s.

　　"The Four Excellences"

　　"Color, aroma, taste, and shape" are the comprehensive criteria for evaluating green tea quality. Many premium green teas are famous for one or a few of these traits—often "beautiful in shape" but not necessarily "green in color" or "aromatic," or if "aromatic" and "mellow in taste," not necessarily "pleasing in shape." Wild Needle King, however, possesses the shape of Silver Needle, the aroma of Longjing, and the taste of Biluochun, combining "green color, high aroma, rich taste, and beautiful shape" into one, uniquely embodying the "Four Excellences."