
White teas are generally the tea with the least human "intervention".
Basically- Fresh tea leaf → withering → drying (air drying, solar drying or mechanical drying) → white tea.
There are many grades of White tea depending on both harvest quality and processing. It may be pure buds, two leaf and a bud, or larger older leaf harvests.
These are known in China as - Silver Needles (Baihao Yinzhen), White Peony (Bai Mu Dan), Gong/Shou Mei.
Pure bud teas are light and fresh and the older/larger picks produce a stronger/deeper/darker tea and liquor.
Yunnan, China has an ancient tea variety Camellia taliensis used to produce a unique White tea- Yue Guan Bai- (Moonlight White)
Aged White tea are known via the proverb- 'one year - tea, three years - medicine, seven years – treasure'.
Dive in and enter the wonderful and rewarding world of White teas, you won't be disappointed.
Stu
owner/operator
About The Tea Catcher
1997-2001 The Tea Catcher lived, travelled, worked and studied in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Italy and the Czech Republic. During this time he drank much tea and visited tea growing regions.
2001-2009 Was spent mostly in Europe working with fine foods and olive oils in Italy, wine in Switzerland and tea in Prague. It was here in the cold winter months that The Tea Catcher passion was ignited. Much time was spent in the many tea rooms found all over the Czech Rep., drinking, learning and assisting, and also with Tea Mountain(.cz) as his business began and grew.
2010-today on return to Australia, The Tea Catcher seed, planted years ago, began its’ growth, leading to the purveyor of “the finest teas and accoutrements, sourced worldwide” that you see today. New teas, pots etc are constantly being chased, studied, sampled and ordered to bring the freshest, best and most interesting to you as soon as possible. Watch this space…..!
…and enjoy…!
cheers, Stu
for more info contact me at- theteacatcher@gmail.com