Aged Fuding Shoumei

This white from Fujian, China offers a distinctive drinking experience. A light and smooth aged white tea with a gentle body. It offers sweet notes of clover honey, complemented by a warm hint of cinnamon spice. This versatile tea can be enjoyed in various brewing styles,. It sits in the "Honey" and "Spice" and "Smooth" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans honey and spice and smooth.

Aim for water around 75–85 °C (167–185 °F). Western style: steep for 3–5 minutes in a mug or teapot. Gongfu style: use 4–5 g per 100 ml, 20–40 s infusions for multiple short steeps — this way you can taste how the flavor evolves. White tea is forgiving. If you overshoot the steep time a little, it rarely turns bitter.

This white is grown in Fujian, China. This particular batch comes from the 2014 harvest.

Prices start at $4.90 through white2tea — that works out to about $0.15 per gram. A 25g package gives you roughly 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $0.90. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.