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Grey's Teas Store | White Tea

Darjeeling Goomtee White

Very rarely Darjeeling does produce white teas and the Camellia sinensis leaf upon which Darjeeling teas are based does lend itself well to white teas. This white tea from the Goomtee garden ...

China White Song Zhen

Produced in Hunan Province Song Zhen has needle-like pale and dark silver leaves...

Assam Mothola White

Recognisably malty this is a beautiful tea not only to drink but to look at. The long white velvety buds have a rich floral aroma and produce a rich flowery liquor ...

White Moon

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

Yunnan White Dragon

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

China White Snow Bud

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

China White Jade Ring with Jasmine

Skillfully formed into small rings this white tea is flavoured with the scent of fresh jasmine flowers ...

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...

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 as it can be picked on only a few days of the year. We have a wide variety of loose 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. Fujian 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 Anhui, Zhejiang and Yunnan provinces. Famous tea growing areas of India such as Assam and Darjeeling have also developed considerable skills in the production of superb white teas. We have an example of each.

See our Tea Collections 'It's a White Christmas!' - our new selection of four white teas from around the world in tin caddies.

The production of white tea

White tea 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 before drying. This is the limit of the production process. The tea is not bruised by rolling. 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.