Mogan Yellow Sprout Tea

Mogan Yellow Sprout Tea

Mogan Yellow Sprout Tea is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　　　Product Name: Mogan Yellow Sprout Tea

　　Place of Origin: Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province

　　Product Characteristics: Tender green with abundant fine hairs, elegant and fresh aroma, bright and clear yellowish liquor, mellow and refreshing taste, tender and bright leaf bottoms in well-formed sprouts.

　　Product Components: Amino acids, theanine, glutamic acid.

　　Product Efficacy: Relieves summer heat, clears liver and improves vision, refreshes mind, promotes urination, quenches thirst and stimulates saliva production, offers health benefits and beautifying effects, has a refreshing and eye-opening effect.

　　Product Introduction: Surrounded by peaks and shaded by bamboo and trees, Mount Mogan boasts beautiful mountain springs with an average annual temperature of 21°C and a maximum summer temperature of 28.7°C. Since ancient times, it has been known as a “Cool World.” Perennially enveloped in mist and moist air, its acidic soil—mainly gray and yellow loam—is deep, rich in humus, soft, and fertile. Tea production bases include not only the original Tashan Tea Garden but also areas such as Qingshuitang under Wangyue Pavilion, Wuji tou, and Yanshandong. The picking standards are strict: tea picked around the Qingming Festival is called “Sprout Tea,” that picked early in summer is called “Plum Tip,” tea harvested in July and August is known as “Autumn White,” and that picked in October is termed “Little Spring.” Among spring teas, there are further distinctions: Sprout Tea, Maojian (downy tip), Pre-Qingming, and Pre-Rain, with Sprout Tea being the most delicate—harvested between Qingming and Grain Rain, selecting one bud with one or two leaves. Through traditional processes including sprout and leaf sorting, grading and spreading, fixation, light rolling, slight pile-fermentation, second fixation, baking and drying, and sieving, the final product features intact sprouts and leaves, good cleanliness, tightly twisted strips resembling lotus hearts, plump buds and leaves with visible fuzz, yellowish-green and glossy coloration, bright orange-yellow liquor, fresh fragrance, and a mellow and refreshing taste. “Mogan Yellow Sprout Tea” is among the first batch of provincial-level famous teas in Zhejiang Province and has been processed according to the techniques of high-quality green tea since the 1990s. The tea quality meets the requirements of organic food safety and quality standards, making it a premium gift tea suitable for entertaining or presenting to honored guests.

　　Product History: As early as the Jin Dynasty, when Buddhism was prevalent, monks went up to Mount Mogan to build huts and grow tea. The Qing Dynasty’s Qianlong-era “Wukang County Annals” recorded: “Mount Mogan produces wild tea, mountain tea, and ground tea, as well as Pre-Rain Tea and Plum Tip, along with First Crop and Second Crop tea, with those from the northwest mountains being the most prized.” The northwest mountains refer to the main peak of Mount Mogan, Tashan. The Daoguang-era “Wukang County Annals” stated: “Tea produced on Tashan is especially excellent, cultivated by temple monks. Absorbing the mountain mist, its fragrance is ten times stronger.”