It's All About Tea — white tea

Last week in part one of this blog post, we discovered the relationship between tea and Traditional Chinese Medicine and how tea turned into "a medicine for ten thousand illnesses". We also talked about two of the three most suitable teas to drink in wintertime - black tea and dark tea (like shou pu-erh and Liu Bao). We discussed how they support vital body functions and help preserve our health during the colder months. Now let's go on with the last suggestion - and a bonus mention!  (Read more)

Yue Guang Bai White Tea, or White Moonlight, is a type of Yunnan tea, which grows in Yunnan province. The region where farmers produce the world’s supply of pu-erh tea. Interestingly enough, there is still some debate whether Yue Guang Bai should be categorized as a white tea, a pu-erh, or perhaps even have an entire tea category of its own! What we do know, however, is that this White Moonlight is incredibly mellow and delicious, with notes of honey and apricots. One would have difficulty not falling in love with this unique craft tea! (Read more).

Silver Needle White Tea, or Bai Hao Yin Zhen, is one of the most popular types of White Tea! It has a unique appearance — fuzzy white tea tips, soft like bunny ears. The taste is elegant and alluring. One who has tried a quality Silver Needle will likely continue the quest of enjoying only the finest Bai Hao Yin Zhen there is. Read this article to find out what makes it so unique and how to choose only the best Silver Needle Tea! (Read more)

White tea is the least processed among the Six Types of tea. The production utilizes the gentle process of withering and drying, which gives white teas delicate flavors, a smooth mouthfeel, and a subtly fruity or sweet finish. White teas tend to have less bitterness than other teas and can be more forgiving of water temperature and infusion times than green teas.

While we can trace references to "white tea" as far back as the Tang Dynasty (618-907), what the ancients drank was vastly different from our modern loose-leaf variety. (Read more)

White tea doesn't look like much. The leaves are barely touched during processing, often just a pale scattering of downy buds with a light silvery fuzz. So it tends to surprise people that a tea this understated can carry such a high price tag, with certain harvests and aged batches selling for as much as, or even more than, far more elaborately processed teas.

While some don't understand the price tag on this tea, others patiently await the new harvest season, or even for it to reach its peak aging period. (Read more)