Ya Bao vs Yue Guang Bai

Ya Bao

Ya Bao is made from the large, downy winter buds of Yunnan's ancient tea trees, picked before spring growth. Technically closer to a minimally processed bud tea than classic Fuding white tea, it steeps pale and silvery with a delicate honeyed sweetness, light florals, and an unusual resinous, almost pine-like note. Caffeine is gentle and the buds withstand many short infusions.

Yue Guang Bai

Yue Guang Bai, or Moonlight White, is a Yunnan tea named for the silvery-dark contrast of its leaves — one side dark, one side pale — said to be withered under moonlight. The cup is smooth and honeyed with notes of dried apricot, gentle florals, and a lingering sweet finish. It drinks somewhere between a white tea and a very light young sheng, with more body and fruit than typical Fujian whites.

Ya Bao

Water temperature

80–90°C

Leaf to water

3g / 250ml

Steep time

1–2 min

Re-steep

4–6 times

Yue Guang Bai

Water temperature

85–90°C

Leaf to water

3g / 250ml

Steep time

2–3 min

Re-steep

2–3 times

Ya Bao

Low caffeine — roughly 10–25 mg per brewed serving

A gentle lift that rarely interferes with rest.

Yue Guang Bai

Medium caffeine — roughly 25–45 mg per brewed serving

A moderate, steady lift without an intense spike.

Ya Bao

China · Yunnan

Ya Bao is harvested from old-growth Yunnan tea trees in late winter; it is a modern specialty rather than a historic white tea grade.

Yue Guang Bai

China · Yunnan

Moonlight White is produced in Yunnan, often from large-leaf Assamica material in the Simao and Lincang areas.