China palace needle green
Like all tea rarities, the Palace or Ocean Green Needle is produced with utmost caution and care. Harvested in the Province of Hubei in mid-April, only the finest leaves and the buds are plucked, steamed, dried, sieved and re-selected again before packaging. Of particular importance are the differing temperatures used: as opposed to hot steam, the subsequent drying is rather moderate in temperature so as to conserve the nice colour and taste of the tea.
