Shou Mei

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White Tea
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Edit tea info Last updated by Lisa (harmony_bites)
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  • “Dry, this smells like vegetation and shade. The aroma of the brewed tea is soft and inviting, and the flavor…my perception of it requires some explanation. As I sip, I taste a vegetal note that...” Read full tasting note

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This white tea from Fujian province is made from the third leaf on the plant (the leaves are huge and beautifully hand-processed) and is slow, sun withered to produce a white tea that has slightly more body than most, with a very smooth almost buttery note. Shou Mei translates as Longevity Eyebrows.

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Dry, this smells like vegetation and shade. The aroma of the brewed tea is soft and inviting, and the flavor…my perception of it requires some explanation. As I sip, I taste a vegetal note that spreads through my whole palate and then—this is the interesting part—seems to go down. Not in the sense that it goes down my throat, but…it deepens and spreads out. The synesthesia comes through here. I am thinking for some reason of a green, supple root of a plant arcing through the air. The strength of the flavor leads me to think that it could end up being astringent at the end of the sip, but it’s not. Not at all, just smooth and fresh. It won’t make much sense to say it tastes cylindrical, but that’s the best way I can explain it. Very slightly sweet. I’ve never been into white teas before, my previous experience with them not being great, but this…this is special. This is destined to become a favorite.

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Third steep: suddenly I taste marshmallows. What? Whoa. Magic.

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