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The most delicate of all tea and loose leaf teas, unprocessed and crafted entirely from tender spring buds, high in the remote mountains of Fujian. Picked for only five days of the year, just before the buds unfurl to the first new leaves.
Also known as White Silver Needle and Baihao Yinzhen.
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Remarkably delicate, with the sweetness of spring long stored over winter.
Cost Per Cup
Cost Per Cup
33p per cup based on 2g of tea per 150ml of water and 2 infusions.
Origin
Origin
Fuding, Fujian province, China
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Recommended Infusion Guide
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Quantity
Use 2g of tea per 150ml of water.
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Temperature
For the optimum infusion use 70Β°C water.
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Time
Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes, tasting regularly.
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Infusions
You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.
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Quantity
Use 0.1 oz of leaf per 5.5 fl oz of water.
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Temperature
For the optimum infusion use 158Β°F water.
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Time
Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes, tasting regularly.
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Infusions
You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.
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Quantity
Use 2 heaped tsp. per 150ml of water.
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Temperature
For the optimum infusion use 70Β°C water.
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Time
Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes, tasting regularly.
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Infusions
You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.
More infusion tips
How to infuse your tea is very personal, and these are just our recommendations based on experience. Please experiment with these variables to your heart's delight. These are our recommendations, not hard and fast rules. The most delicious tea is the one you love.
Our guide uses a standard tea cup size (150ml/5.5 oz) as a measure, please adjust the quantity of leaf accordingly for less or more water. Our whole loose leaves are of such a high quality that you can infuse our teas at least twice, and the second infusion is often better than the first, with different flavours revealed as the leaf softens. If you prefer your tea stronger, add more leaf, donβt leave it for longer (this will just make it bitter).

Delicate buds
Exceptionally pure
The most prized of all white China tea, silver tips are delicate leaf-buds at the point of unfurling. Exceptionally pure and natural, white silver tips undergo the least processing retaining higher levels of antioxidants than other teas.
This is not mass produced tea from large industrial gardens but lovingly crafted and you can taste the difference.

China
Fuding, Fujian
Our white silver tip is sourced from a farm high in the Fujian mountains near the village of Fuding. This is the 'champagne' of white tea regions. Everything from picking to sorting is done by hand to exacting traditional methods. Tea may have the same name and come from the same area, but like wine, not all tea is equal.

DRIED
The taste of spring
The finest silver tips can only be plucked for a few weeks in late March/early April and only on days when there is no rain or cloud so that they can be carefully dried in the high mountain sunshine. Hand processing allows the tips to retain their exquisitely delicate flavour.
When infused white silver tip tea brews to a pale golden cup.
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Returns
The Rare Tea Lady believes that our teas are some of the greatest in the world, and that our range and service are second to none.
In the isolated case that you are not completely satisfied with any tea or teaware you purchase from our website, please get in contact with our customer services team to discuss returning your order.*
In most instances we will give you a full refund of the itemβs cost excluding postage. We may ask you to return the item to us. Customers in the European Union have a statutory cooling-off period of fourteen days that is not affected by this guarantee, but any tea pouches much remained sealed for this to be in effect.
*We only accept returns/refunds for tea within two months of receipt, because it is impossible for us to know if the tea has been stored correctly.