Guangxi Silver Needle

Bai Hao Yin Zhen

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Son of Dragon

A White tea with a tropical character
November 15, 2022
Auspicious Seahorse

Sweet orange blosson in taste and fragrance, excellent silver needle
July 05, 2022
Evil Dispelling Bull

Sweetness of orange creamsicles. Beautiful tea to watch in a glass brewing device. Long finish and cooling body sensation. Great summer tea!
July 15, 2020
Auspicious Seahorse

Light, sweet and creamy. Delightful with every infusion.
June 15, 2020
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Heavenly Horse

A fresh sweetness of Chrysanthemum mixed with a wonderful fruitiness.
June 14, 2020
Auspicious Seahorse

Wonderful sweetness, fragrant orange blossom, acacia honey with a hint of alfalfa.
May 23, 2020
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Man riding Phoenix

I taste melon, a hint of Mango. Thick and juicy tea, just wonderful.
May 13, 2020
Son of Dragon

Rice pudding, elderflower water and J&J baby cream. Very thick and sweet.
April 14, 2020
Courageous Goat

Papaya, mango, floral notes, followed by a wave of creaminess. Delicious!
March 26, 2020
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Son of Dragon

definitely one of the better Silver Needles, I prefer to brew teas a bit cooler and found this tea works well at lower temps too.
March 18, 2020
Son of Dragon

Powder sugar-coated, wine-tipped cigarillo flavoured hard candy and cream. Cream!
March 13, 2020
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Man riding Phoenix

Creamy and fruity like banana. Not too sweet, not too astringent, not too creamy, overall well balanced and fills the mouth with a wonderful mix of all these tastes.
March 05, 2020
Heavenly Horse

A kiss of fruit in a summer meadow, like the blossom in the hay.
March 01, 2020
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Heavenly Horse

Beautifully floral, tropical, with sweet melon notes.
February 17, 2020
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Auspicious Seahorse

Fruity, round, and delicate. Quite wonderful.
February 13, 2020
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Son of Dragon

Beautiful coloured liquor and sweet heavenly smell Lovely tasting tea.
February 08, 2020
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Man riding Phoenix

Very delicate tea, highly recommend! Tropical fruits, slight zestiness on the nose (wet leaves). Delicious and refreshing taste & slight tartness. The empty cup gives off a candy sweetness aroma.
February 02, 2020
Wind Summoning Fish

I get vanilla mashed potatoes and walnut. Dramatic changes in each infusion. Creamy and smooth. Candy and cigars.
January 31, 2020
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Mythical Lion

A wonderful mild astringency whisks away a clean melon-flower-peppermint mouthful.
December 31, 2019
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Evil Dispelling Bull

Delicious Silver Needle!! All of the leaves are uniform and covered with downy fuzzies. Very nice quality.
December 24, 2019

Mei Leaf Tasting Notes

EYES - DRY LEAF: Velvet silver beige large buds with a light green tone and small black covering leaves.
NOSE - DRY LEAF: Cantaloupe, cream and kombucha.
NOSE - WET LEAF: Icing sugar, papaya milk and lily.
EYES - LIQUOR: Light beige liquor.
MOUTH - TEXTURE: Soft and thick.
MOUTH - TASTE: Papaya, orange blossom cream and white chrysanthemum.
NOSE - EMPTY CUP: Mandarin cream.
MOUTH - FINISH: Soft and lingering fruit sweetness.
EYES - WET LEAF: Artichoke green buds.
BODY SENSATION: Feel good brightness.

SEASON: 8th March 2019
CULTIVAR: Da Bai Hao
ORIGIN: Hengxian, Guangxi, China
PICKING & PROCESSING: Buds from approx 70 year old trees
ELEVATION: 900m

A fruity and creamy Silver Needle made in Guangxi using sun withering to bring out extra complexity.

White teas produced outside of Fujian (the mother province of White Tea) have their own unique character and this Silver Needle is no exception. The idyllic terroirs of Guangxi make a tea which has more fruitiness and tropical, floral notes than the traditional taste from Fuding and Zhenghe. It is a very early Spring picked tea - the first flush of the year when the buds are at their most fat and flavourful. The buds are supreme quality and they brew up to make a thick, velvety brew with a unique character. Check out those tasting notes.

If you would like to compare this Silver Needle with one from Yunnan and a special aged one from Fuding then pick up one of our limited edition Silver Needle Experience.

	Gong Fu Brewing				Western Brewing
Water Temp	Amountg per 100ml	1st Infusionseconds	+ Infusionsseconds	Number of Infusions	Amountg per 100ml	1st Infusionseconds	+ Infusionsseconds	Number of Infusions
90°c 195F	4	45	+10	5	0.7	180	+30	3

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