I do have a White Peony sampler thanks to Kaylee who kindly swapped this one with me. I didn’t wanted to make a new listing for that.
Some background info from the pouch:
Picked: March 2021
Origin: Zhenghe, Fujian, China
I used 3 grams from 8 grams pouch — I wanted to use all 8 grams, but decided to follow a bit the instructions written — 3 g, 150 ml, 85°C…
My gaiwan is only 125 ml; but I was too lazy in hot days to calculate how much tea I should use.
But nevertheless, I have a wonderful tea, that invited me with aromas of muscat, white grapes and flowery aroma, while just in pouch. It was sealed very well apparently, considering it is 4 years old white tea!
And then, brewing; I have started with 10 seconds and did 10 seconds increments and sometimes just 5.
It was so flavourful, smooth and refreshing, with cucumber and muscat being the dominant flavours. As I know, that white tea, even hot can be nicely refreshing in hot days… this was like cooling me down like a little shower.
Also the visual of the tea was very nice; very fuzzy buds and one leaf; very bright green and almost silver in color.
To sum up, I am surprised this one was so flavourful despite its age, and so refreshing. It will be a shame to finish this one soon, so I guess I have to look after some good whites soon-ish.
