2018 Silver Needle White Tea
2018 Silver Needle White Tea
Sourced By the the Xikou Cooperative
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truesavory65meringue, mousse, ricetruefloral45marigold honeytruespice75rosemary, coriander, gingertruefruit55persimmon, goji
Tasting Profile
- savory - meringue, mousse, rice
- floral - marigold honey
- spice - rosemary, coriander, ginger
- fruit - persimmon, goji
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- DATE OF
PICKINGlate March 2018
- Xikou Jiang Yancun
- ELEVATION400 METERS
- Da BaiTea
Varietal
Silver Needle, or Bai Hao Yin Zhen, is the most sought-after white tea. While Xikou’s cold weather gives them a better picking window for this 100% bud material harvest, their older root stock and taller untrimmed bushes yield less buds overall. The result is more nuance and sweetness packed into each bud than you’d see in a larger factory plantation with high yields and young plants. Silver Needle isn’t about flavor. It is all about texture and aftertaste. It brews up almost as light as water, but every sip is packed with creamy luscious texture, deep honeyed floral aroma and a mouth-watering juicy aftertaste.
- DATE OF
PICKINGlate March 2018
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56-820540 seconds105620510 seconds3512room temp8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 205° watersteep 40 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 205° watersteep 10 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz. use room temp.° water refrigerate overnight
8 hours hours add ice & enjoy
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