Silver Needle Reserve

The cleanest cup of tea (in my opinion). According to Red Blossom, you should pour some hot water over the leaves to “wash” them and throw away the liquid. I usually just brew an initial cup at 180 degrees (which is a light, but definitely nice cup) and then keep brewing subsequent cups using a basket or strainer (as well as adding a bit more leaves).

Sometimes while I’m working, I’ll forget about the brewing cup, and this tea holds up well past the recommended 2 mins to 4-5 mins even longer. I’ve had cups that brewed at 10 minutes and the result is a rich golden, but still very clean and tasty cup.

I like Silver Needle Reserve as my primary tea, and prefer it over green tea. It’s too bad the price for it has tripled in price (it’s been a bad year for food crops) but the leaves go a long way. I have yet to try the regular Silver Needle…

Makes a very nice cup of delicate white tea. I usually make a two infusions. and the second infusion is just as nice as the first. I usually use my IngenuiTea for brewing and it easily filters out the large needles/leaves and results in a very clean cup of tea. This is a delicate white tea and as such may not meet the expectations of people who are used to drinking flavored/strong teas.

This is a very nice tea. Not yet a favorite, but a pleasantly sweet subtle flavor that persists in the mouth but is not even slightly acrid. It makes a great pot to relax with at the end of the work day.

I love this tea, it is one of my very favorites.
Smooth nutty flavor, wonderful mouth feel.
Can be infused many times.
I start out with medium hot water and steep for 1 minute.