Silver Needle · Bai Hao Yin Zhen

China’s most refined white tea — nothing but downy buds, barely touched; delicate and softly sweet, with melon and honeysuckle.

TypeWhite tea

CharacterMelon · Hay · Honeysuckle

Brew80–85°C · 3–5 minplain, in a glass

CultureChina

The Story

What’s In a Leaf

Bai Hao Yin Zhen — ‘White Hair Silver Needle’ — is among the most celebrated of Chinese white teas, plucked as unopened buds only and barely processed: withered and dried, and little else. The cup is about as close to the living leaf as tea ever gets.

It asks for patience. Quiet and slow to reveal itself, Silver Needle gives a pale, silky cup with soft notes of melon, hay and honeysuckle — a tea for an unhurried, considered moment rather than a quick lift.

Tasting Notes

Melon
Hay
Honeysuckle

Ingredient

100% Silver Needle white tea — buds only

Best Enjoyed

Plain and unhurried — in a glass, cooler water, a long gentle steep; no milk or sugar

The Ritual

How to Brew

White tea is the gentlest of all — cooler water, a longer unhurried steep, and no milk or sugar to get in its way.

Water80–85°C — gentle heatWater off the boil would flatten the delicate buds.

LeafA generous 2–3 tsp per cup — the buds are light and fluffyWhite tea is airy; use more leaf than you would expect.

Time3–5 minutes, unhurriedSlow to open — give it time, and re-steep 2–3 gentle rounds.

Drink it plain — no milk, no sugar. Loveliest in a glass, where the silver buds hover and slowly sink.

Ethically Sourced
Responsibly grown

Crafted with Care
Expertly processed

Made for
Shared moments

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