Silver Needle 2013,Sweden price supplier

Origin:  Fuding, Fujian Province, China 
Type:  white tea, loose leaf 
Age:  2013 spring
Aroma:   unique pekoe flavor; subtle herbal 
Tea liquour:  pellucid light apricot
Taste:   unique pekoe flavor; lasting refreshing; subtle sweetness textured with velvety ending 

Silver Needle (Bai Hao Yin Zhen in Chinese) is considered as the top grade white tea for its rarity and legendary health benefits. Its name comes from the appearance – tippy all over, needle-shaped and with “shimmering” pure silver color. This top quality Silver Needle is from the first terminal bud, of which the picking season is limited to only a couple of days during early spring (usually before Qingming Festival), when the buds are fresh and bold but not open yet. After spring, the newborn buds are mostly lateral and leaner. There are also some criteria for choosing an ideal day for picking, namely “sunny and lower humidity days preferred” while “rainy or foggy days avoided”.

Historically as royal tribute, Silver Needle nowadays, especially the top grade, is still short of worldwide demand for its geographic exclusivity and limit production volume. It is sometimes used as the “embellishment” in blended tea to “improve” the grade.

Silver Needle is considered as the top grade white tea for its rarity and concentration of health benefits, which can be strengthened when it ages.

We’re a Swedish-Chinese tea company specialized in limited organic Chinese tea, especially premium white tea. We offer worldwide delivery and share tea knowledge, experience as well as inspiration through both company website and offline events (e.g. tea tasting, tea tour).

We hand source our teas directly from the organic farms around Taimu Mountain in Fuding (northeastern Fujian Province, China). Nurtured by the unique geographic and climatic conditions, Fuding tea is considered to the ideal white tea variety due to its tippy and bold terminal buds. Additionally, our Fuding white variety is produced using only the traditional tea processing techniques unique to white teas.

White tea is distinguished from other types of teas for its rarity, minimal post-picking processing and lauded health benefits. Under favorable conditions, its value is increased by time as enzymes within the tea itself continue to develop and evolve. As the Chinese saying goes, “one year as tea, three years as medicine and seven years as treasure”. Aged white tea is highly appreciated for its enriched flavor and a further development of its formidable health benefits.