Wild Silver Needles
Garden Direct White Tea
Description
Origin
Description
Origin: Qianjiazhai village, Yunnan Province, China
Elevation: 2,100m
Cultivar: Qianjiazhai Wild Tea Trees
Harvest: March 2021
Only 15kg of this extraordinarily rare micro-lot were produced this year and was harvested from the ancient tea forest in Qianjiazhai village, a region famous for its Pu'er teas. Some of the oldest known tea trees in the world are found in the lush forests of Qianjiazhai, many over one thousand years old. This tea was processed minimally, just like Silver Needles, revealing beautiful notes of red rose, honeydew melon, wildflower honey and white grape notes with aromas of magnolia. The precious buds are cloaked in layers of tea leaf. This effect, called yabao or "shielding the bud" occurs in late winter or early spring, especially on elder tea trees. Red pigments can sometimes develop on the leaves of old tea trees as a secondary plant defense mechanism.
Elevation: 2,100m
Cultivar: Qianjiazhai Wild Tea Trees
Harvest: March 2021
Only 15kg of this extraordinarily rare micro-lot were produced this year and was harvested from the ancient tea forest in Qianjiazhai village, a region famous for its Pu'er teas. Some of the oldest known tea trees in the world are found in the lush forests of Qianjiazhai, many over one thousand years old. This tea was processed minimally, just like Silver Needles, revealing beautiful notes of red rose, honeydew melon, wildflower honey and white grape notes with aromas of magnolia. The precious buds are cloaked in layers of tea leaf. This effect, called yabao or "shielding the bud" occurs in late winter or early spring, especially on elder tea trees. Red pigments can sometimes develop on the leaves of old tea trees as a secondary plant defense mechanism.
Tasting Notes
red rose, honeydew melon, wildflower honey and white grape notes with aromas of magnolia
Ingredients
Traditional Preparation
Reviews
Reviews
Wild Silver Needles
A gorgeous tea full of rich flavor that lasts for many infusions. I may have to purchase more before
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it is all gone!
Renee
A Taste of the Forest
This wild white tea is something special. Fragrant and meditative like any good white tea. The taste
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and smell of the forest comes through quite noticeably and lends a real unique character to this tea. It has become an instant favorite.
Eric
White Peony King and Wild Silver Needles
I like white tea a lot, and Rishi's White Peony King and their various Silver Needle teas are the best
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available. It's just too bad the price on silver needle tea has gone up so much in just a few short years.
Benjamin
