BAI MUDAN
WHITE PEONY
WHITE TEA
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Nanguang Tea Garden, Fuding, Fujian, China
This is a classic Chinese white tea with hundreds of years of history. One of the most delicate, light, and sweet teas with a huge amount of beneficial properties. High altitude, unique climate, special local cultivar, early spring harvest, and traditional processing make this tea one of the most exquisite. MORE
When properly stored, this tea gets better with time!
AROMA
Floral
TASTE
Fruity, Creamy
ALTITUDE: 600-900 m
VARIETAL: Fuding Da Bai
HARVEST: Spring, 2023
WHITE TEA
★ PESTICIDE-FREE GARDENING
Nanguang Tea Garden, Fuding, Fujian, China
This is a classic Chinese white tea with hundreds of years of history. One of the most delicate, light, and sweet teas with a huge amount of beneficial properties. High altitude, unique climate, special local cultivar, early spring harvest, and traditional processing make this tea one of the most exquisite. MORE
When properly stored, this tea gets better with time!
AROMA
Floral
TASTE
Fruity, Creamy
ALTITUDE: 600-900 m
VARIETAL: Fuding Da Bai
HARVEST: Spring, 2023
White tea technology is one of the oldest tea processing techniques on earth when tea was considered a medicine. White tea is prepared according to a special technology of natural withering and drying, while maintaining its rich internal content with substances such as active enzymes, polyphenols, etc. Due to the special cultivars, climate, quality of the tea leaves, and low level of oxidation, this type of tea provides maximum vitamins and microelements. The highest quality white teas are made from spring young buds and leaves, traditionally dried under the sun.
Chinese traditional medicine claims that white tea has a cooling nature, dissipating heat and reducing fire. White tea strengthens the immune system, reduces the risk of heart disease, lowers blood pressure, prevents the development of cancer cells, and has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It is considered that after 7 years of ageing, white tea acquires healing properties and could be used as a medicine. The taste develops and becomes richer and deeper.
Chinese traditional medicine claims that white tea has a cooling nature, dissipating heat and reducing fire. White tea strengthens the immune system, reduces the risk of heart disease, lowers blood pressure, prevents the development of cancer cells, and has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It is considered that after 7 years of ageing, white tea acquires healing properties and could be used as a medicine. The taste develops and becomes richer and deeper.
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EASTERN (PIN CHA) ★
Temperature: 70-85 °C
Amount: 3-5 grams per 120 ml of water
Steeping: 10-30 sec x 7+
WESTERN (INFUSION)
Temperature: 75 °C
Amount: 2-3 grams per 250 ml of water
Steeping: 1-2 min x 3
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Tea absorbs surrounding aromas and moisture and loses its properties, including taste and aroma. Store it in a dry and cool place in airtight packaging. Avoid direct exposure to the sun and high temperatures.
BEST BEFORE: 2 years since production date!
*When properly stored, this tea gets better with time!
BEST BEFORE: 2 years since production date!
*When properly stored, this tea gets better with time!
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WHITE PEONY from NANGUANG TEA GARDEN
ORIGIN
Fuding is a small town in the northeast of Fujian province, China. This place is considered the birthplace of white tea. The Nanguang Tea Garden is located west of Taimu Mountain, about 40 km south of the city of Fuding. An elevation is 600 to 900 meters. High altitude, unique climate, and chemistry of soil make the perfect conditions for growing the highest quality tea.
Like Bai Hao Yin Zhen this tea is one of the highest grades of white tea made from a special local cultivar Fuding Da Bai (Big White). The leaves are harvested between March 15 and April 10, on days when the weather is clear. A beautiful combination of one bud and two leaves, completely covered with a silvery pile. The buds of Fuding Da Bai are covered with a white pile with a density almost three times higher than other varieties or cultivars of tea. This is what makes Fuding white tea unique, creating a special aromatic melody. This tea does not go through the rolling stage during the production process, so the leaf dries in its natural form. Studies have shown that the content of amino acids, as well as aspartic and glutamic acids in tea bud hairs is significantly higher than in the leaf itself. When tea is brewed, its green leaves unfold like the petals of a flower. This process is reminiscent of the beginning of the flowering of a white peony.
ORGANOLEPTICS
Dry tea leaves have a gentle and sweet floral aroma with fresh grass nuances. After keeping it in a warmed tea pot aroma develops into complex baked seeds and nuts. The infusion is transparent and has a golden colour, a honey-floral aroma, a deep sweet taste, and a refreshing honey-melon aftertaste.
Fuding is a small town in the northeast of Fujian province, China. This place is considered the birthplace of white tea. The Nanguang Tea Garden is located west of Taimu Mountain, about 40 km south of the city of Fuding. An elevation is 600 to 900 meters. High altitude, unique climate, and chemistry of soil make the perfect conditions for growing the highest quality tea.
Like Bai Hao Yin Zhen this tea is one of the highest grades of white tea made from a special local cultivar Fuding Da Bai (Big White). The leaves are harvested between March 15 and April 10, on days when the weather is clear. A beautiful combination of one bud and two leaves, completely covered with a silvery pile. The buds of Fuding Da Bai are covered with a white pile with a density almost three times higher than other varieties or cultivars of tea. This is what makes Fuding white tea unique, creating a special aromatic melody. This tea does not go through the rolling stage during the production process, so the leaf dries in its natural form. Studies have shown that the content of amino acids, as well as aspartic and glutamic acids in tea bud hairs is significantly higher than in the leaf itself. When tea is brewed, its green leaves unfold like the petals of a flower. This process is reminiscent of the beginning of the flowering of a white peony.
ORGANOLEPTICS
Dry tea leaves have a gentle and sweet floral aroma with fresh grass nuances. After keeping it in a warmed tea pot aroma develops into complex baked seeds and nuts. The infusion is transparent and has a golden colour, a honey-floral aroma, a deep sweet taste, and a refreshing honey-melon aftertaste.
CHINA CLASSICS
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