If green tea is spring’s first cry and pu-erh an autumn epic, then Fuding White Needle—Bai Hao Yin Zhen in Chinese—must be the hu...

If green tea is spring’s first cry and pu-erh an autumn philosopher, then Fuding White Needle—Bai Hao Yin Zhen in Chinese—is moon...

Bai Hao Yin Zhen—literally “White Hair Silver Needle”—is the most aristocratic member of China’s white-tea family. To the uninit...

Bai Hao Yin Zhen—“Silver Needle” in English—has long been the quiet luminary of China’s white-tea sky. To the uninitiated it may...

Bai Hao Yin Zhen—“Silver Needle, White Down”—is the quiet aristocrat of Chinese tea. While pu-erh courts collectors with age and...

Bai Hao Yin Zhen, literally “White Hair Silver Needle,” is the most aristocratic expression of China’s white-tea family. To inte...

Among the six great families of Chinese tea, white tea is the least theatrical yet the most elusive. It is not rolled, not roast...

Bai Hao Yin Zhen—literally “White Hair Silver Needle”—is the most aristocratic expression of China’s white-tea family. To interna...

Among the six major classes of Chinese tea, white tea is the least theatrical yet the most elusive; it is oxidised by air, not fi...

Bai Hao Yin Zhen—“Silver Needle” in English—looks almost too delicate to be real. When you first lift a handful, the buds resembl...