We needed a jump-start this morning so we went for the heavy hitter — the highly caffeinated silver needle white from Spring Cottage, which we’ve dubbed “Mom’s White” since the shop owner’s mother grows it on her farm. They only get a few pounds a year and we always buy a full pound (vacuum sealed into 1/8th lb bags) to last us until the following year’s harvest. For such a light tea it certainly packs a punch! Fresh leaf buds concentrate caffeine more than people realize.
bai hao yin zhen (silver needle)
White Tea by Spring Cottage Tea House
A competition-grade silver needle white tea sold in North America only at Spring Cottage Tea House in Vancouver B.C. (the shopkeeper’s mother owns the tea farm on which the dozen or so pounds of this are grown each year).
