Chinese Silver Needle

A White Tea from

Rating

77 / 100

Calculated from 12 Ratings
Tea type
White Tea
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Ingredients
White Tea
Flavors
Butter, Cabbage, Coriander, Floral, Sweet, Vegetables, Vegetal, Jasmine
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 10 oz / 302 ml of water
Set water temperature to 175 °F / 79 °C
Use 3 g of tea
Steep for 3 min, 30 sec
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12 Tasting Notes View all

“I’m a big fan of white tea, so I couldn’t wait to try Harney’s version of silver needle. This is actually my first silver needle (everything else has been white peony/bai mu dan, which is...” Read full tasting note
“I certainly wasn’t expecting this to be as vegetal (reasonably “strong” bok choy note) as it turned out to be. I’m used to [naturally] sweeter white tea’s I suppose. The liquor was very light...” Read full tasting note
“Switching to white tea now, given the hour. Steeping this at the time and temp in the H&S tasting note. Beautiful, long, feathery silvery/green needles. They look like they’d be soft to the...” Read full tasting note
“This is one of the most beautiful teas I have seen. The soft dry leaves are so pretty. The aroma is very light but the flavor is amazing. Soft notes of melon, peach, and honey. I can catch some...” Read full tasting note

Description

This is the original White Tea with just large buds. This flavor is a little more vegetal than other white teas. While China has been producing white tea for some time, it is only recently that other countries have learned from the master.

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