Pai Mu Tan White Loose Leaf Tea by Simpli-Special for Hot or Iced Tea (50g in Resealable Pouch)

This is the highest grade of white tea available before one enters the stratosphere in pricing for white teas such as White Needle Teas. Pai Mu Tan leaves are plucked from a special varietal tea bush called Narcissus or chaicha bushes. Secondly the leaves are not steamed or pan-fired (the process used in green teas). The leaves are naturally withered and dried in the sun. If mechanical drying is required it is a baking process at temperatures less that 40°C. Thirdly only special ‘two leaves and a bud’ are selected. These leaves must show a very light green almost gray white color and be covered with velvet peach fuzz down. White teas that are withered in conditions that are too hot with become reddish and in conditions that are too cold they will become blackish. You will see on this Pai Mu Tan that the tea maker struck the perfect balance between solar and indoor withering resulting in a perfect white tea.

Researchers at the Linus Pauling Institute in Oregon discovered that white tea contains higher levels of caffeine compared to green tea brewed under the same conditions. They suggested that this could occur because white tea oxidizes during withering whereas in green tea the oxidation process is stopped early in the tea making process by steaming or panfiring.
Luxury China White Tea
Pai Mu Tan Grade #1 (a.k.a. White Peony)
Clear slightly pale cup with a fresh aroma and a smooth velvety flavor. Delicate jammy notes reminiscent of Keemun or a mild Bordeaux.
Up to 2 years shelf life if stored correctly between uses.
Simpli-Special – Tea as it Should Be!