White tea Yin Zhen "Silver Needles", 50g

Premium version of Chinese white tea from Yunnan province, styled after the famous Fuding Bai Hao Yin Zhen.

Delicate, unopened buds from Da Huang Ya tea trees are covered with silvery fuzz and shaped like long, slightly curved needles. The selected high-altitude first spring harvest and cultivar characteristics create the unique taste of Silver Needles — expressive, rich, yet refined and subtle.

Compared to the basic Bai Hao Yin Zhen, these needles have a sweeter, nectar-like, honeyed flavor without bitterness or grassiness, reminiscent of Fuding examples.

Aroma: sweet and light with hints of spicy herbs, dried plums, and honey.

Taste: soft and silky, juicy, without grassiness. Notes of heather honey, birch sap, dried fruits, and creamy caramel. The aftertaste is pleasant, sweet, and lingering.

Effect: relaxing or more invigorating when using boiling water, harmonizing.

Harvest: spring 2023.

How to brew white tea: use a porcelain gaiwan for infusion. Warm the vessel well. Use 5 grams of tea for 100 ml of water, with water at 80°C or hotter. The first infusion time: 1 second. Cooler water results in a sweeter, softer tea, while hotter water yields a stronger, more robust, and slightly astringent flavor.