Yue Guang Bai

Other Names: Yueguang Baicha

 

Origin: China, Yunnan Province, Nannuo Shan Mountain

 

Harvest: Spring 2010

 

Taste: Lightly toasted and sweet, with the most delicate hint of cherry.

 

Behind the Leaf:  This tea is made up of fleshy, silver-colored budsets covered with tiny white hairs or "down" as well as the two leaves below the bud; collectively known as the “budset.”  This tea is sometimes sold as a white tea, and sometimes sold as a green tea due to the unique processing method these leaves undergo: they are withered by moonlight. Because of their delicate nature, these leaves should be steeped in water that is 150-160F for 1-2 minutes.