WOTD . white (tea) of the day

[Doc4]

How could we not have a WOTD thread already?



... problem solved.



Today's tea: Yue Guang Bai, air-dried spring 2012 tea. (Yunnan Sourcing lists this as both a white tea and a green tea ... seems much whiter than green to me.

 

[nff]

we usually just lumped the whites and yellows into the green tea section.

well heres the threads first tea pron.

 

[Doc4]

Now I'm thirsty.

Excuse me while I go brew some tea.

 

[StillShaving]

This evening drinking some 2011 Spring Old Tree Yue Guan Bai (White Moon Light ) Jinggu Tea
My tea vocabulary is lacking but I will say its sweet and little bit floral. Overall very nice. I will be drinking the same tomorrow night.

 

[Doc4]

Spring 2012 Yunnan silver needles today.


... my supplies of white tea are getting low ... but that's by design. I'll run out soon, and then switch over to oolong, pu-er and lapsang souchong until next spring when the new crop of white and yellow comes out.

 

[nff]

well im going to do a review on something everyone should be able to pick up. the "nourish tea" bai mu dan. that and the green are the only teas i'd think of trying from them. so ill do one on the green later on.


ok here it is its packaging. nice tin 50g for $5.99 not terrible. theres some writeing on the back about the dude and his mission statement for the company bla bla bla then it goes into a blurb about the tea and they say 5% goes to hunger fighting bla bla ba. grown in fujian china bla bla bla smooth velvety taste. ok on to the tea!


this is what it looks like. bai mu dan is known for having a lot of broad leafs in it due to being a lower grade of white.



ok 5.2g @ 80c for 30s : intense citrus aroma. dark yellow color. smoth citrus note hint of dryness on the finish. fairly nice.


2nd infusion 1m: you really notice the oxidation on the leaves in this causing the liqor to be a shocking orange kinda like a sheng. taste is dryer less citrus almost black or oolong like. possibly over extracted.


3rd infuison 1m: again with the bright orange color similar flavor look to be able to go on for around 5 infusions. not going to continue on with writing about it


final conclusion: its a decent tea at a good price a bit off on the whole being a pure white but its fairly good none the less. for people getting into tea or not having a quality tea store in town or you just need a quick tea fix. i'd say go for it.

 

[Doc4]

... the last of my Spring 2012 Yunnan Silver Needles today ...

Winter approacheth, and so does the time of pu-erh and oolong.

 

[nff]

had some 2010 yunnan silver needle from jas-etea with mom today. first time opening moms vacume pack good tea.

 

[Kazeryu]

Ying Kee Tea House Bai Mu Dan Friday and today.

Nice and light, but still definitely tea. Leaves have good staying power, giving many nice brews. The tea quickly oxidizes to a dark yellow in the pot.