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** This tea is old of stock and no longer available for purchase **
Our Silver Needle Reserve Grade is the absolute best "Bai Hao Yin Zhen" we have imported to date. We began with hand-picked down-covered leaf buds from Fuding County's Da Bai tea tree, harvested late March 2009. We selected only those buds that exhibit exceptional floral aromatics.
In a departure from more traditional Silver Needle crafting methods, the tea buds are first gently tumbled before they are "faded" for exactly 36 hours. A final low temperature bake finishes the tea.
The "fade" time results in a bright, flowery tea that brings to mind fresh cut roses, apricot blossoms and sweet alpine water, with an aroma that lingers long after the leaves are spent. The mouth feel is light, absolutely smooth and without any astringency, the taste sweet and lingering.
Please note that this is a 2009 Crop, which we will maintain at a 2009 price. White teas can be aged, and improve in sweetness and mouth feel as they do.
Water Temperature: 185°, or when small bubbles begin to form and steam is more visible.
Brewing Instructions: Use 1.5 tablespoons (double for a medium sized pot). Rinse tea for 1 second. Discard rinse water. Steep for 1-2 minutes. May be infused multiple times.
Recommended Method: Gaiwan,
Teapot,
Infuser
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