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Malawi White Silver Tip Loose Leaf White Tea

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31p per cup

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A rare and exquisite loose leaf white tea from Satemwa in Malawi (East Africa).

From a region so well known for its extraordinary black tea, comes a remarkable and groundbreaking whole leaf white tea.

Rich, complex fruit notes and precise, elegant tannins. The wet leaf has an entrancing aroma of petrichor.

Tasting Notes

A gentle, sweet start leads to a savoury green middle with a deep peachy note and precise tannins. Clean and fresh with a lovely minerality, drinking this elegant tea is like cupping your hands in a bubbling stream passing through a stone fruit orchard. The wet leaf has an entrancing aroma of petrichor.

Cost Per Cup

31p per cup based on 2g of tea per 150ml of water and 3 infusions.

Origin

Satemwa Estate, Shire Highlands, Malawi

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Alex and his late father Chip began experimenting with loose, whole leaf white teas in the early 2000s after three generations of making purely black tea.

They found that the best flavours came from using fast oxidising varietals usually used to make black teas. This was a revelation, and brings very unique flavours not found in white teas from anywhere else in the world.

They are only able to produce tiny amounts of white silver tip buds, and only when conditions are exactly right. A good winter rain, just at the crucial moment before the spring flush, is critical to produce the best silver tips.

Crafted only from delicate leaf buds before they unfold into the new flush (fresh set of leaves). The hand harvesting is meticulous - to catch the best tea leaf buds, just at the point of maturity but before it bursts open.

Whilst holding all the soft, sweetness you’d expect from a silver tip tea, these buds have remarkable complexity and depth - testament to the nutrient-rich soil and the remarkable terroir where the tea bushes flourish on Satemwa.

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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 item’s 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.