Meng Ding Huang Da Cha “Big Yellow Tea” Coins (2025 Spring)

Lu Dan

Type: Yellow Tea
Origin: Mengding Mountain, Ya'an, Sichuan Province, China
Cultivar: Lao Chuan Cha (Qun Ti Zhong, heirloom variety)
Elevation: 1200-1300m
Steeping instructions: 100˚C / 212˚F Gongfu style: 1g : 30ml, rinse to open for 30s, then 10s + 5s per infusion Western style: 1g : 80ml, 2min + 1min per infusion.
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Description: Meng Ding Huang Da Cha, or “Yellow Big Tea,” is a particularly mellow and nourishing expression of yellow tea. Harvested on April 20, 2022, from old Lao Chuan Cha (heirloom) trees at 1200–1300 meters on misty Mengding Mountain in Ya’an, Sichuan, this batch was initially processed in late April and then pressed into tea coins in August, allowing it to age gracefully over three years. The aging has deepened its dried-fruit aroma while preserving clarity. Brewed, the liquor glows a warm golden yellow, delivering a smooth, clean sweetness with a soft, satiny mouthfeel. Its gentle oxidation during the sealing-yellow stage produces small amounts of theaflavins—compounds linked in studies to antioxidant and cardiovascular support—which, together with its soft profile, gives the cup a comforting, easy-on-the-body quality traditionally valued for digestive ease. Meng Ding Huang Da Cha is for those who want an unforced, elegant cup that unfolds slowly and leaves a lingering sense of grounded well-being.

Shipped in August 2025

Member posts

Tif Taylor

8mo ago

It's a nice color and bright but way too sour and butter for me to enjoy

Meng Ding Huang Da Cha “Big Yellow Tea” Coins (2025 Spring) from MyTeaPal Store

This is too bitter and sour for my palate and it was difficult for me to identify any flavors

Valentea

1y ago

Meng Ding Huang Da Cha “Big Yellow Tea” Coins (2025 Spring) from MyTeaPal Store

Not a fan, it remind me a lot pan fried green tea like LongJing but less instrigent and bitter. Even if i feel this tea a little bitter when cooled dowm. Interesting to feel tea bi… more

green beans
chestnut
spicy
roasted
citrus

Kurt Johansen

1y ago

Meng Ding Huang Da Cha “Big Yellow Tea” Coins (2025 Spring) from MyTeaPal Store

0 TDS distilled water with TeaCurious Original recipe to make 50 TDS water. Very unique tasting yellow tea. My experience is a bit limited, but most yellow reminds me of very nutt… more

fruity
fruit leather
dried fruit
strawberry
mineral

Ying

1y ago

I don't drink yellow teas often so this month's selection is very eye opening!

Meng Ding Huang Da Cha “Big Yellow Tea” Coins (2025 Spring) from MyTeaPal Store