“The last of my sample of 10 g, so I only had 5 g left to steep. The dry leaves are very pretty, a silver-green color with a fuzzy looking coat on a leaf curled in upon itself. The scent is light...” Read full tasting note
“The buds in this tea are fuzzy and plump. The dry smell in the bag isn’t too interesting – just smells like a typical white tea. In the warmed gaiwan, the leaves smell like soft fresh linen. With...” Read full tasting note
This 2016 pre-Qing Ming harvest is made exclusively from tiny fresh buds. These are the smallest and most plump white tea buds we have ever seen. The early delicate picking is incredibly downy and intensely sweet. The aroma is full of fresh baked bread, while the brewed tea is creamy and vanilla-heavy with fresh fennel notes and a touch of citrus. Perfectly balanced, sweet, lingering and impossible to oversteep. This is a perfect example of the elegance of silver needle white.
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