Yuxi · Yunnan · 8 mg mid-size · black-tea note
Yuxi Huaye Mid-Size (玉溪(中支华叶))
Yuxi’s Huaye mid-size folds a real black-tea note into premium Yunnan leaf — an 8 mg, 88 mm smoke that runs full and mellow on the draw and leaves a long, faintly sweet finish. Here is the plain-spoken version of what you’re buying, how it smokes, who it fits, and what to check when it lands.
TAR8 mgNICOTINE0.8 mgCO8 mgLENGTH88 mm mid-sizeBARCODE6901028052832
The tea-scented gold brick
Yuxi is one of the storied premium names out of Yunnan, made by Hongta Tobacco. The Huaye packs take a single idea and run with it: blend a genuine red-tea aroma into good Yunnan flue-cured leaf so you taste tea and tobacco together, not one painted over the other. This mid-size is the top of the three Huaye versions — the lowest in tar, the longest rod, and the one buyers nickname the ‘little gold brick’ for its heavy, gold-toned box.
Don’t picture a fruit-capsule cigarette. There’s no bead to crack here; the tea sits in the blend and shows up as a soft scent on the draw and a sweet note on the tail. That restraint is the whole design — a premium everyday smoke with an aroma, rather than a loud flavoured one.
By the numbers
8 mglow-tar mid-size88 mmmid-size mid-size rodNo capsulearoma is in the blend1956Hongta, Yuxi, Yunnan
Yunnan grows something like a third of China’s tobacco leaf, and Hongta — the Yuxi maker, founded in 1956 in the province’s tobacco heartland — is one of its oldest houses. The Huaye line runs three packs; this mid-size is the lowest-tar, longest and dearest of them.
What defines it — straight answer
The tea note is the reason to buy it, so here’s the straight version. Hongta marries selected Yunnan leaf with a black-tea character: a fresh stick smells of red tea, the smoke comes full and mellow off the entry even at 8 mg, and the tea comes back on a long, sweet finish that gets the mouth going. A few smokers read a soft, milky sweetness in there too, and the ash burns bright white and firm. It’s a rounded, sweet-leaning tobacco with a tea accent — not a bold flavour bomb.
One thing we won’t oversell: the tea is deliberately quiet. It lives in the aroma and the finish, not as a big flavour hit, so if you’re after an obvious ‘tea cigarette’ it can feel faint. Reviews are split, too — some Yunnan-brand fans think the newer premium packs run softer than the old classics, and at least one called it a now-and-then smoke rather than a daily one. And an aroma is a flavour, not a health feature: this is still a cigarette, and smoking still harms you.
How it smokes, start to finish
The scent
A fresh stick smells of red tea before you even light it — that aroma is the whole hook, and it reads natural on a genuine, fresh pack.
On entry
Full, rounded, mellow smoke that’s fuller than an 8 mg mid-size should be; slides down easy with barely any throat sting.
The base
Clean Yunnan tobacco under a soft tea-and-honey top note; some pick up a faintly creamy sweetness riding on top.
The middle
The tea recedes a little and the smoke stays smooth and light — never sharp, never harsh.
The finish
The tea note comes back on a long, faintly sweet tail with a mouth-watering returning sweetness (huigan).
The ash
Burns snow-white and tight, holding its head rather than crumbling — a small mark of a fresh, real one.
Strength
A genuinely gentle mid-size. Great if you want smooth and low-irritation; a letdown if you’re chasing a real kick.
Palatability — what it’s really like
If you’re picking this for the taste, here’s the fuller picture. It’s built around one deliberate idea: a soft red-tea aroma laid over a clean, premium Yunnan flue-cured base. Because it’s a Virginia-style blend, the smoke reads bright and lightly sweet rather than dark, nutty or earthy — closer to ‘tea-and-honey’ than ‘rich and roasted’ — and there’s no menthol chill and no capsule burst to swing it mid-cigarette. What you get is a consistent, mellow smoke whose signature is scent and finish rather than raw flavour.
“Full-bodied smoke, ultra-smooth on the entry, a faint tea note lingering in the aftertaste — savour it and a sweetness circles back and the mouth waters; the ash stays snow-white and tight.”
— a yanpk reviewer
“Lovely packaging; the taste is a shade lighter than the thick version, and the aroma flows nicely.”
— a yanpk reviewer
“Very mild, doesn’t sting the throat, comfortable to smoke.”
— a cnxiangyan reviewer
“Genuinely upscale box — they call it the ‘little gold brick’ — a pity the Yunnan brands’ taste keeps sliding lately.”
— a critical yanpk reviewer
A couple of practical taste notes. Freshness matters more than with a fat regular — a mid-size dries out faster, and a fresh stick shows the tea aroma far more clearly than a stale one, so keep unopened packs cool and dry and work through them rather than leaving one open for weeks.
It pairs best with a clean palate and light company — first of the day, or after a meal with tea or a mild coffee, is where the tea note has room to show. Set it against a strong espresso or a whisky and the gentle aroma tends to disappear. To the people near you the smell reads soft and faintly sweet rather than acrid, which is part of why it’s an easy one to pass around.
The details
Aroma
Flue-cured, with a black-tea aroma note
Contents
20/pack · 10 packs (200)/carton
Made by
Hongta Tobacco / China Tobacco Yunnan
Who loves it, and who won’t
You’ll like it if you want a smooth, light-to-medium premium smoke and you’re curious about a real tea aroma instead of a fruit capsule. It suits people who value a mellow entry and a clean, sweet finish over strength, anyone who wants a handsome pack to keep on the desk or hand round, and tea drinkers who like the tea-and-tobacco idea. The soft smell makes it an easy one to offer a guest.
You won’t if you’re a heavy smoker on strong regulars — 8 mg in a mid-size will feel light. If you were expecting the tea to hit like a drink, its subtlety may frustrate you; it’s an accent, not a headline. And if you’re a Yunnan-brand old-timer who feels the newer premiums lost the old backbone, this won’t change your mind. Better to know that than order two cartons of the wrong thing.
How it stacks up
vs a standard Yuxi (the classic gold flue-cured pack): same clean Yunnan character, but Huaye swaps some plainness for the red-tea note in a slimmer mid-size rod. vs Yuxi Jingjie mid-size (94 mm, 10 mg): Jingjie is longer and a bit stronger with no tea theme; this is lower-tar and all about the aroma. vs capsule flavour slims: no bead here — the tea is blended in, subtler and less artificial.
When it lands: spotting a fake
It’s a premium pack, so give a new carton a ten-second check. Everything we send is source-direct and factory-sealed, barcode 6901028052832 (carton 6901028052849), steel stamp and Chinese warning intact. On a real one, look for the weighty gold-lacquered box, the side-draw lid over a foil liner cut in a leaf outline, and a stick that burns to a firm snow-white ash carrying a natural tea sweetness — not a harsh, short-lived one. Still unsure? Scan the pack code into the tobacco authority’s anti-counterfeit system — don’t judge by aroma alone.
If customs holds it
Your parcel goes out in plain, unmarked packaging with full tracking — nothing on it names the brand, product, origin or quantity. We dispatch within 1–3 business days and most orders land in about 7–15 days; our typical customs-clearance rate runs around 95%. Tobacco is a controlled import almost everywhere, so duty and personal limits are on you and vary by country — no honest seller can promise a parcel is never checked. What we promise is bounded: should your first parcel to a destination be seized, notify us within 14 days with the official notice and you get one free reship — our
shipping & customs terms spell out what’s covered. You pay one clear price up front, with no surprise ‘insurance’ or ‘clearance’ fees.
Good to know
Is 8 mg too light for me?
If you smoke strong regulars, maybe — it’s a gentle mid-size and heavy smokers often want more. If you like low-irritation, or you mostly smoke socially, that lightness is the appeal.
Is the tea flavour a capsule I crush?
No. There’s no bead. The black-tea note is blended into the leaf and shows up as a soft scent on the draw and a sweet note on the finish — subtle by design, not a burst.
Is it a good one to gift?
It looks the part — the gold-toned ‘little gold brick’ box handles well and passes round nicely. It’s a premium everyday pack rather than a top-status gift, but it presents well.
Will it be fresh, and how do I know it’s real?
It ships factory-sealed by the carton. Match barcode 6901028052832, the side-pull gold box, the leaf-shaped opening and the tight snow-white ash, and scan the pack code — full checklist under ‘When it lands’ above.
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