Learning Wuyi Yancha: A Comprehensive Course on Yan Yun (5th Generation)

A fascinating course with a solid foundation, well-structured and interspersed with tastings (don’t hesitate for a second to buy the yancha box!) – it really helps you understand the yan yun of the great yancha teas. Very professional and useful! Thank you, Pink and Nadi🙏🏻

one of a kind yancha course that gets better with its each generation. i took it twice knowing that with Pink and Nadi classes and courses one can count on always learning something new and vibrant, to the last precious detail. I was delighted with the teas in the yancha box. i was impressed with teaching style and personal care for each student's questions or comments. i highly recommend this course!

Thorough, thoughtful and Interesting
A great time with great people and great teas!

This was the second course I took with Pink, and once again, it exceeded my expectations. She is incredibly thorough and has a wealth of knowledge that comes not only from her studies but also from years of hands-on experience and a deep understanding of tea. The course was astonishing in its scope—there is so much to learn about Yancha, and she managed to present it all in just four rich, engaging (and fun!) lessons. The Yancha tasting box is truly luxurious, with an outstanding selection of unique teas. What a gem! Thank you! :-)

This was my second course with Pink, after the Gong Fu Cha course, and the two work really well together. One traces the history and ceremony of tea across the Chinese dynasties, the other going deep on a single celebrated tea and how to evaluate it. I came into Yancha knowing very little, and what I really appreciated was coming away with a real way to approach it. Rather than a loose set of impressions, the course draws on the terminology and evaluation methods, so even as a beginner I had a foundation to actually make some sense of a the tea. Ideas like Yan Yun that could easily stay vague became something I could start to recognize, because we tasted as we learned. And Pink's depth of knowledge made the whole thing genuinely fascinating. Wuyi yancha is a world you could spend a lifetime in, and this course gave me a real foothold in it. I can't wait for whatever comes next.

I absolutely loved this course! It’s the second one I’ve taken with them, and I truly enjoy the way Pink teaches and shares her knowledge — so clear, passionate, and engaging. This was a deep dive into Wuyi Yan Cha (Wuyi rock tea), and I learned so much! The teas included in the tasting set were amazing and pretty unique! I highly recommend this course to anyone interested in going deeper into Wuyi rock teas!

Taking another course with Pink was once again a real pleasure. Not only is she incredibly helpful and attentive when it comes to answering questions, but she and Nadi both also go the extra mile—researching teas directly with local producers to bring firsthand knowledge into the classroom. I really appreciate their unique approach and highly recommend them to anyone looking to dive deeper into Yancha (rock teas) through an authentic and insightful lens.

This course helped me understand how Yancha is made, different Yancha cultivars, and what gives it that unique character. Pink explained things clearly, especially the Chinese terms like Ming Zhong and the tea processing, and always followed up to make sure we understand well. She also taught us how to evaluate Yancha properly, which made a big difference in how I taste it and appreciate it now. I definitely enjoy drinking Yancha more deeply after this course, and I’d recommend it to anyone curious about this tea!

The course in yancha became another essential in my lifelong travel on the way of tea - whether it is blind tasting club, gongfu cha course, yancha course or drinking tea at Pink and Nadi's table, the quality of the moment is unmistakable. In this course on yancha, one can count on learning many aspects, sides, secrets and angles of view of yancha world. I love the meticulous presentation of material and light hearted atmosphere of lessons. Richly composed slides, cherry picked tea samples, knowledge and experience of Teacher. Fantastic course on yancha, thank you!

I joined this course knowing very little about Yancha. After participating in several activities organized by Pink and Nadi of Ho Yum Tea, I knew this course will change this - and I wasn’t disappointed. The course taught us a lot about the history of Yancha, about how it grows, how to judge the quality of this fascinating genre of teas (accompanied by tastings of different kinds and grades)… It was a fascinating (and delicious) experience. I feel like my understanding of Yancha in particular, and tea in general, has greatly improved.
Take this course. You won’t regret it.

I joined Pink and Nadi’s tea course with very little knowledge or experience in the field, especially regarding Yancha. Fortunately, they structured the course in an excellent and didactic way. They took us on a journey of flavors, precise explanations, and historical and botanical background. Ultimately, everything came together by the last class, where we could judge what constitutes high-quality Yancha. I'm already looking forward to participating in the next course!

I have always been interested in Yan Cha, one of my favorite teas. The course was incredibly informative, and I learned a lot. I had the opportunity to try various types of Yan Cha in different grades, which helped me gain a deeper understanding of how to evaluate this tea. It was an enjoyable experience, and I now appreciate Yan Cha even more.😁

Taking the Yan Cha course opened my eyes to a whole new dimension of tea. I learned about the storied history of Wuyi Yancha, the native cultivars unique to the region, and the distinctive tea processing techniques that bring out its character. The course's guided tasting sessions helped me compare and analyze a spectrum of subtle flavors and aromas. Pink and Nadi’s personal insights into the world of yancha teas made every lesson memorable. Their expertise and genuine passion enriched the experience greatly. I’d recommend this course to anyone eager to explore rock tea further or just curious about tea.

I've been drinking tea for almost a decade now, but I never imagined how much there is to learn about a single genre of tea! Pink and Nadi's Yancha Course gave me the tools to understand and evaluate Wuyi Yancha tea like never before - something that always struck me as a challenge. The course goes way beyond "western" tasting wheels and tasting notes like woody, chocolaty or spicy - it explores the field of Yancha using original Chinese terms that we learned how to adopt (such as yanyun 岩韵, congwei 丛味, guanmu 灌木, etc.), with professional competition-level brewing methods. In addition to in-depth theoretical knowledge, we experienced the diversity of qualities this genre of tea has to offer with educational comparison tasting panels, often tasting super-high-quality award-winning teas. The course was nothing like I expected it to be - it was much much more!

I have completed the course in February 2025. The course is a combination of theoretical - with Pinks translating lots of original texts from Chinese, and practical - with dozens of Yancha teas blind tasted. Pink and Nadi are incredibly knowledgeble in the history, geography and biology of the area and share lots of their personal journey of bringing exclusive and premium teas from Wuyi over the last decade. I warmly recommend this course to anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of tea in general and Wuyi Yancha in particular .❤