Spring Silver Needle

This white from Yunnan, China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This Imperial Grade Silver Needle presents a delightful fruity and sweet aroma. On the palate, it offers a thick, viscous, and full-bodied experience, characteristic of high-quality white tea from ten. It sits in the "Fruity" and "Sweet" and "Viscous" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans fruity and sweet and viscous.

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 Yunnan, China and is made from the Fuding Da Bai cultivar. This particular batch comes from the Spring harvest.

Prices start at $9.00 through Yunnan Sourcing — that works out to about $0.11 per gram. A 50g package gives you roughly 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $0.66. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.