The Quick Sip

A rare organic white indeed, only harvested for a few days each year. Many silver needle white teas look pretty enough but do not have the sought after characteristics premium Yin Zhens are famous for. Made only from single, silvery-white down covered buds this flamboyant looking Silver Needle tea yields a delicately fresh, light-gold crystalline infusion with a sweet, mellow green leaf finish.

Tea Tales

White teas are a specialty tea, dating back to the Song dynasty of imperial China. Originally produced in China's Fujian province, White teas are gently hand picked, simply shaped and undergo withering and air drying only. So it is, in effect, unprocessed tea. Relatively little white tea is produced, and its manufacture requires particular care. Its name, is derived from the silvery-white colour of its leaves, often covered with a white down. High quality white teas, such as the Silver Needle (Yin Zhen) come mainly from China. The colour of the tea is of a crystalline transparency, its flavour freshly delicate, with the subtle fragrance of buds.