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White Tea

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Grey's Teas Store | White Tea

Yunnan White Dragon

This green Yunnan has the special, white downy appearance typical of white teas which are also picked young...

White Moon

White Moon has a large, open leaf in appealing contrasting creamy green, brown and white tones...

China White Snow Bud

Snow Bud has a fresh green and silvery tippy appearance. Made with the finest White Leaves...

China White Jade Ring

An exceptionally fine white tea of unsurpassed quality. It has a very mild and soothing, almost buttery taste...

China White Rolling Clouds

This distinctive white tea is produced in China's Yunnan province and is picked April to May...

China White Monkey

This exotic hand made tea has the shape of a monkey paw and produces a most delicate...

Lung Ching - Dragon Well

Lung Ching is produced in Zhejiang province and is widely considered to be one of the world's finest white teas...

Baihao Yinzhen - White Down Silver Needles

Picked using the traditional plucking methods reserved for emperor and a few court dignitaries in which only the bud and first leaf is picked...

Pai Mu Tan - White Peony

Produced in the Zheng Huo county of Fujian Province, China, Pai Mu Tan is produced by the bud and two leaves of the tea bush...

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A little about: White Tea

White tea is the purest of green teas containing white buds of the emerging young tea leaves. It is very rare, hence expensive as it can be picked on only a few days of the year. We have a wide variety of classic white tea.

China is justly famous for its beautifully subtle and young white teas. These undergo minimal processing, being just withered and dried, to produce the most delicate white teas you will ever try. Yinzhen Province is home to the famous white tea Baihao Yinzhen - White Down Silver Needles, this truly is the white tea of emperors and is only harvested at dawn on a couple of days during a few weeks each year if the climatic conditions are perfect. White teas have their spiritual home in the Fujian Province of China although production has extended beyond there, also to Zhejiang and Yunnan provinces.

The production of white tea

White tea is very rare and hence expensive as it is picked on only a few days each year as the downy white buds of the newly forming leaves appear.The newly picked leaves are either withered in the sun or steamed before drying. This is the limit of the production process. The tea is not rolled. The result is a very pale, delicate cup when infused.

How to make white tea

Use boiled water that has come off the boil for a minute. Infuse from seven to fifteen minutes.

When to drink white tea

White tea is best drunk after an evening meal or late at night.

How much caffeine does white tea contain?

White tea contains around the same level of caffeine as green teas. This makes them better for drinking late at night as they are less likely to disturb a good night's sleep.

Grey's Teas Store | White Tea