white teas
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Many of our white teas are organically grown and harvested from a region which has been famous for their white teas for centuries - the hillsides and mountains of Fujian Province in southeastern China. Like a true champagne is only produced in a specific region of France, the same is true of white teas, the best of which come from Fujian.
White teas are the most minimally processed of all teas. After hand-plucking of newest buds and leaf growth they are dried and withered immediately. Individual tea farms or regions have varying secretive traditions for their withering process. The timing of each step and how the withering is done determine the taste of the white tea as it creates a fresh, natural sweet and slightly floral infusion in your cup. White teas need to be brewed at lower temperatures and the same leaves can be infused multiple times.
Recently, a study has looked at the health benefits of white tea specifically. Like green tea, white tea is high in antioxidants. What the newest study found is that white teas may be an effective inhibtor to fat cell formation*.
Organic White Tea List:
Our Exclusive Cherry Blossom White Tea Blend
A wonderful spring blend that brings together white and green teas with soft floral, cherry notes.
Mandarin Citrus
A perfect pairing of citrus orange, grapefruit, and jasmine blossoms with Bai Mu Dan white tea leaves.
Melon White
A blend of organic white tea infused with honeydew and jasmine blossoms that doesn't overpower the white tea.
Peach Blossom
An intoxicating peach blossom infused white tea blend that makes an aromatic hot tea or a great summer iced tea.
Pomegranate
A white tea infused blend that combines the natural floral sweetness of the white tea with ripe pomegranate.
Silver Needle (Yinzhen)
A famous white tea from China. Unadulterated, from the first spring tea leaf buds. Light, floral, distinctive.
Silver Needle and Chrysanthemum Flower
A daring mix of two premier tea ingredients: silver needle white tea and white chysanthemum blossoms.
Snow Bud White (Xue Ya) (temporarily sold out)
This white tea bridges the lightness of Silver Needle and the fuller flavor of White Peony. A special white tea value.
Strawberry Garden White Tea
A white tea blend the balances a signature fruit of spring/summer with an even bodied white tea.
White Peony (Bai Mu Dan)
An every day loose leaf white tea harvested later in the growing season with smooth flavor and stronger body.
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