When Europeans first encountered Chinese white tea in the early 17th century, they christened it “silver tips” and traded it like...

If green tea is the youthful vigor of Chinese tea culture and pu-erh its venerable sage, then white tea—especially the pristine S...

Among the six great families of Chinese tea, white tea is the quietest, and within that hush Silver Needle—Bai Hao Yin Zhen—speak...

Among the six great families of Chinese tea, white tea is the least theatrical yet the most elusive, and within this quiet lineag...