This is a gorgeous white peony with long green, olive and brown leaves. The wet leaves have a lovely intoxicating floral aroma.
My cup was steeped for around 2 minutes at 170 F. My cup is a light, soft yellow. Yesterday we were at the Legion of Honor for a show about the Victorian Avant-Garde and I have Whistler’s “Symphony in White #1”and some other similar works on the brain today. I want to put this tea in a china cup next to some white lilies…
This is a very subtle and sweet white peony, it has a delicate hay and clover like aroma. It’s lightly floral with a light sweetness which produces a very relaxing feeling. I’m not an expert on white peony but I really enjoyed this. As the tea cools down a bit, I’m noticing a creamy rich feeling about this lingering in my mouth. Perhaps my favorite from Shang so far is the honeysuckle white but this is lovely too.
