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Silver Needle King

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Grown at the crown of Tai Mu Mountain, young and tender leaves, air-dried in the fresh mountain sunshine, create a rounded mellow cup. #1 Silver Needle White Tea in Fujian.

The long, silver-white leaves of Silver Needle are gathered on Tai Mu Mountain during a short two-day harvest in the spring. The sweet mellow flavor of Silver Needle makes it a delicious and savored tea among premium white tea drinkers.

Quick FactsHistoryBrewing TipsShang Says ...
  • Comes from the same plant as White Peony, but picked earlier
  • As opposed to the pan-fried drying technique of green tea, white tea is allowed to dry on its own. Silver Needle is dried on bamboo sheets on the top of Tai Mu Mountain
  • Silver Needle is grown on Tai Mu Mountain, which is close to Taiwan and nearby the ocean valley
  • This Silver Needle is grown on a 50-60 acre tea farm, which is quite large compared to the farms where our other teas are grown
  • In addition to tea farms, Chinese medicinal herbs are also grown on Tai Mu Mountain
  • White tea is very mellow
  • White tea can be brewed more times if prepared in a soil-based chinaware teapot, rather than a glass teapot.
  • White tea is grown in Fujian City, which is famous for its tea and also known as "White Tea City"