White Peony, a famous tea with a long history originating from Fujian Province, China, is selected from the delicate new buds and tender leaf tips of the large white tea plant or the Narcissus variety, which are usually standardized to be picked as one bud and one leaf or one bud and two leaves. This tea is regarded as a superior choice in the white tea category.
White Peony is so named because of the unique visual appeal of its tea leaves: the turquoise leaves are studded with silvery-white tea hairs, and the overall shape resembles a budding flower. When brewed, these green leaves gently hold up the young buds as if they were first blooming flower buds, which is so pleasing to the eye that it has earned the elegant title of “White Peony”.
Shape:
The tea leaves are mostly plump and full, the backs of the leaves are covered with dense velvet hairs, and the overall shape is even and neat, clean and free from impurities.
The color:
is grey-green and warm, giving a soft and textured visual impression.
Soup Color:
After brewing, the tea broth is yellow, clear, without any signs of turbidity, showing purity.
Aroma:
The aroma is fresh and clean, the taste is pure and refreshing, the fragrance is remarkable, elegant and unique.
The taste:
is fresh and refreshing, with a rich and full-bodied flavor and a long aftertaste, bringing a pleasant drinking experience.
Tea leaves after brewing:
has a large number of buds and centers, and the leaf sheets are tender and bright, showing good quality.
Guanyang Town, Nodou Town, Taimushan Town, Panxi Town and Bailin Town in Fuding City, Ningde City, Fujian Province, China, in addition to Zhenghe is also produced.
Tea set selection of white porcelain bowl is preferred, tea and water ratio of 1:20, water temperature of 100 ℃, moistening tea, water injection after 5s out of the soup, can be brewed more than 10 times.
White tea storage conditions should be in line with the relevant provisions of GB/T 30375, proper storage, white tea can be preserved for a long time.
Short-term small amount of white tea: prepare a kraft paper bag or aluminum bag, and then the white tea cake into the bag, squeeze out the excess air inside the bag and seal, and finally put it into a small cardboard box or tin cans, cover the lid, and put it in a dry, odorless place to save.
Long-term storage of large quantities of white tea: you need to use the three-layer packaging method, prepare cardboard boxes, aluminum bags, plastic bags each one.
The first step: the first white tea organized, and then loaded into the aluminum bag, pay attention to neatly arranged, the bag air exhaust, and seal the mouth.
Step 2: In the outer layer of another set of plastic bags, also need to squeeze out the air and tie the mouth of the bag.
Step 3: After the completion of the first two steps, the white tea will be put into the cardboard box as a whole, and the seams of the box will be sealed with adhesive tape, and finally placed in a cool, dry place for storage at room temperature.
Control temperature: below 25℃, relative humidity: below 50%.
Suitable For People
Stress and pressure, poor sleepers, diabetics
Contraindicated Population
People with weak spleen and stomach, drunken people, pregnant women, breastfeeding women
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