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2010 Spring Snow Dragon - Hand Crafted Yunnan White Tea |
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Snow Dragon is a lovely white tea composed of hand-picked and hand-shaped tender young Yunnan large leaf varietal tea buds grown in Simao County of Yunnan
province. The beautifully hand shaped young buds are covered in the
downy white hairs typical of pure bud white
tea.
After picking, these tea buds were allowed to wilt slightly to allow some moisture to escape from the leaves, which makes them less brittle and easier to handle. After wilting, the buds were individually twisted by hand into these beautiful little Snow Dragon curls before being dried completely.
White tea is the least processed tea style, in that it is simply picked and dried. White teas also have the reputation of having the
highest amount
of antioxidants of all styles of tea because of their unprocessed
nature. Additionally, folk wisdom in China says that white tea has a cooling effect on the body, so it is considered ideal for hot
weather. They are typically steeped at a lower temperature
than other tea types, so the general perception among tea drinkers is that white tea releases lower
amounts of caffeine in the infused liquor than other tea types. Whether
these health and caffeine level claims are true or not is up to the scientific community, but it
is definitely true that it tastes delicious.
When steeped, Snow Dragon produces a very light colored liquor with a subtly fruity and
grassy-sweet taste. The aroma is very lightly sweet & vegetal. We highly recommend steeping it in a glass teapot or highball style drinking glass so you can watch the leaves unfurl as it steeps. To steep Snow Dragion, treat it like you would treat any other white tea...use low temperature (160 F) and longer steeping times (6-10 minutes).
See our Steeping Guide for detailed white tea steeping guidelines.
Volume Discount: 10% off 100g, 15% off 250g, 25% off 500g
or more. Discount reflected in displayed
price.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Weight: 0.1102 lb
49.99 grams
1.76 ounces
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