Silver Needle
Also known as Bai Hao Yin Zhen, Baihao Yinzhen, Yin Zhen
A Chinese white tea made only from unopened buds covered in fine white hairs. The buds are simply withered and dried, without frying or rolling. It comes from Fuding and Zhenghe in Fujian, from local tea plants of the Da Bai ("large white") family.
Taste
Delicate, sweet and fresh, with a mild floral aroma
How to brew
Below boiling, at around 75–80 °C.
Cultural background
Fuding white tea was exported as early as 1891. Its name has been protected in China since 2009, and in 2020 it was included in the agreement between the EU and China on protected place names.
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