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white tea sourced from farmer Wang Hong in Fuding, Fujian
White tea from the Fujian province of China. White Peony, also known as Pai Mu Tan, is a sweet, mild tea made from unopened tea buds, as well as the two newest leaves to sprout. The freshly harvested leaf is allowed to wither dry in the sun. The natural oxidation which takes place during this withering gives White Peony beautiful, plush flavors (not unlike an oolong, flavor-wise). The nose is warm, floral and rich like fruit blossoms. The liquor is golden and bright. Clean, succulent floral-fruit flavor and rounded mouthfeel. If you are beginning your exploration of white tea, or even just tea in general, our White Peony tea will serve a wonderful introduction.602 reviews
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meet the farmer
Wang Hong
Fuding, Fujian
Q How long have you been growing tea and what got you started?
"I began to work with tea when I was 20. Now I have 20 years of experience. It is a family business. I was influnced by my parents when I was a little girl."
Q Can you describe a typical day out in the field?
"Normally I will get up at 6. After a simple breakfast I will go to the tea mountain. My main job is picking. After picking I will send the tea leaves to our village factory for production. Normally I will go back home around 9 to 10 in the evening. But my main working season is in Spring. Because we only make one season for white tea."
Q What is your favorite part of growing tea?
"I love the picking in the beautiful green mountain. I love to sing a song while picking. I do enjoy the fresh spring morning."
Q Conversely, what is the hardest part of your job?
"If the weather is not good, for example it keeps raining. It will hurt our tea leaves especially the bud. In this case, I cannot pick good bud and tea leaves for making beautiful mu dan. It is a pity indeed. So when tea season comes, I will pray everyday for good weather."
Q What do you think makes your tea unique or better than others?
"First the area is the best place for pai mutan. Fuding is the hometown for white teas. My friends tried to plant the white tea trees in Anxi or Songxi which are near our Fuding. But the result is bad, the buds are not strong enough to make beautiful mutan. Second, we have made pai mutan for many generations, we have experience. So I am sure our mutan is the best."
Q Are there any tips you can give on how to best brew your tea?
"Water is very important. The best water for brewing tea is mountain spring water. Second, do not brew the tea too long, otherwise it will be too strong. At last I'd love to share one secrect with you. We normally drink old mutan, which has a sweet taste after drinking. It is good for throat. If you have good mutan, store it for one year and drink, you can feel how wonderful it is."
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lore
Modern-day white teas can be traced to the 18th Century Qing Dynasty, a time when they were harvested from ordinary tea bushes. White teas differed from green teas in that their processing did not incorporate any steaming or pan-firing. The teas were simply allowed to wither dry. The resulting leaves were thin, small and did not have much silvery-white hair. It wasn't until 1885 that specific varieties of tea bushes were selected to make white teas. The large, silvery-white buds of the Silver Needle came into being in 1891. It takes more than 4,500 hand-sorted buds to make just one pound of this very rare tea.
tea facts
origin
China
type
white
steep
195°F / 91°C @ 3-5 min
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