This is the tea I threatened after the rough start to my tea day. It did not flinch. I’m thinking is it stupid, or just arrogant? Turns out neither. This is in my opinion an exceptional white tea. The leaves (buds really) are fuzzy white and beautiful. They smell of fresh grassy hay and malt with a hint of fruit. Steeped the leaf aroma is fresh bread and the buds turn green and alive looking. The tea is the faintest yellow that is clear and bright. The taste is a mix of light malt and fresh hay with melon or cucumber notes late in the sip. I also catch hints of fruit. All of this is surrounded by a fresh mineral taste at the beginning and end of the sip. The aftertaste is fresh, lingering, and of hay and malt. Subtle by usual black tea standards but if you love white tea, I think you will be impressed by this one. Yes! My day is looking up.
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Yay! :)
I just read an article on puercn.com that market researchers in China are predicting white teas like the Silver Needle will be the next big trend. Especially as people are now aging these teas, something awesome and valuable may emerge in the short term future. I guess we better buy up what is good while the exports are as high quality as they are right now.
Yay! :)
I just read an article on puercn.com that market researchers in China are predicting white teas like the Silver Needle will be the next big trend. Especially as people are now aging these teas, something awesome and valuable may emerge in the short term future. I guess we better buy up what is good while the exports are as high quality as they are right now.