Drinking white tea is the newest trend for many of todays tea drinkers. Drinking white tea, however, is not really new. The Chinese have been drinking white tea since at least the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). It gained greater popularity in China during the Song Dynasty when the emperor Hui Zhong declared white tea to be the most elegant form of tea.
However, even today, white tea is much rarer than black and green tea, which is part of the reason that fewer people know about it. In addition, because its so rare, its also the most expensive of teas. Growing white tea takes special care and a special kind of harvesting, so far less of it is grown than black and green tea.
White tea is different from black and green tea in two important ways; the maturity of the leaves at harvest and the actual tea processing. Its the ability to harvest white tea at exactly the right time and the ability to process the tea properly that makes a quality white tea.
The best white tea gardens have this delicate harvesting and process down to a science, protecting the delicate flavor that is so important in white tea.
The Harvesting
White tea is harvested much...
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