Magnolia White Tea (Yu Lan Hua)
Garden Direct White Tea

"The gentle, pure taste of this tea is beyond any white tea I've had." - Denise G.

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Magnolia White Tea (Yu Lan Hua)
Magnolia White Tea (Yu Lan Hua)
Magnolia White Tea (Yu Lan Hua)

Magnolia White Tea (Yu Lan Hua)

Experience the delicate sweetness of Yue Guang Bai, a rare white tea from Yunnan, infused with the fragrant aroma of Yu Lan magnolia flowers. This organically grown tea offers a floral honey-like sweetness and complex layers that evolve beautifully through multiple infusions.


About 10 Cups Of Tea

Qty:

Tropical fruits and flowers, lychee, heady magnolia, honey nectar, wintergreen

About this tea

This micro lot of Yue Guang Bai (White Moonlight) is an early spring white tea from Yunnan that is expertly produced according to the style of Fujian White Peony King (Mu Dan Wang). For this project we worked with our long-term partners in the western area of Yunnan’s Wa Autonomous Region. We commissioned the white tea to be grown organically and scented with Yu Lan magnolia flowers native to eastern China where it symbolizes purity and nobility and is renowned for its transportive and intense aromatics. The method of scenting this tea is similar to jasmine tea processing where fresh aromatic flowers infuse the tea to create a candied, multi-floral and heady scent. This white tea itself is naturally sweet but the additional scenting provides a floral honey and nectar-like sweetness unlike other teas. Some flowers may be present and should be brewed with the tea leaves. The strength of this mountain tea comes out through several rounds of infusion while the flower scenting aromas and sweetness really evolve throughout the brewing session.

Ingredients

White tea with magnolia flowers

Origin

Wa Shan, Cangyuan County, Yunnan Province, China

Cultivar

Xiang Gui Yin Hao and Yu Lan Magnolia

Harvest

April 15-30, 2024 (Flower Scenting: August 10-17, 2024)

Elevation

1800 meters

Preparation
  • Imperial
  • Metric
Traditional Tea Preparation

Add 6-7g of tea per 350-400mL (11 – 12oz) water into a glass teapot.

Use water cooled to 185°F.

Infuse for 3-4 minutes.

Repeat for another 3+ infusions. Increase the steeping time by 30 seconds with each additional infusion.

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