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Also known as “Bai Mu Dan,” White Peony is an excellent everyday white tea with a full flavor that appeals to many black-tea drinkers. Each spring in Fujian, China, it is hand-plucked as sets of two leaves for each bud, and then minimally processed for a nuanced flavor and high level of antioxidants. White Peony’s pale golden brew has complexly woodsy, floral aromas with hints of cocoa, peaches and apricots. Its layered, full, woodsy, bittersweet flavor is almost reminiscent of our Golden Yunnan black tea. Its light, clean aftertaste makes it a perfect tea for pairing with honey-drizzled apricots or toasted English muffins with butter and honey.
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this is a really lovely White Peony, which is no big surprise, because I’ve really enjoyed everything I’ve ever tried from thepuriTea … (Earl Grey Fans … try their Earl Grey!) this is a lovely, fruity, deliciously delicate – but not too delicate – bai mu dan. By that, I mean, that this has a fuller flavor than most Bai Mu Dan teas that I’ve tried, it really blew me away!
Really good!
Steep Information:
Amount: entire sample
Water: 1200ml filtered water 180°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: floral, vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: slightly floral, vegetal
Flavor: silky, floral, vegetal
Body: light
Aftertaste: bitter, sour
Liquor: translucent yellow green
It was great, until the after taste, but I used up my entire sample so can’t play with this to adjust the parameters to decrease the bitterness.
images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/08/thepuritea-loose-leaf-white-tea-white.html
Sometimes I love Bai Mu Dan and sometimes I really don’t. I went through almost an entire sample of this without bothering to make a tasting note because I thought it was just meh. Today, however, it tastes amazing. Figures that it’s the very last of my sample.
I taste all kinds of things in here. Sweet, nutty, and reminiscent of apricots. It’s really full, not delicate in the way most white teas are. Then again, my opinion of this tea is apparently completely arbitrary. Still, very soothing when I’m in the mood.
