If green tea is the youthful scholar of Chinese tea culture and pu-erh the venerable sage, then Bai Hao Yin Zhen—literally “White...

White Hair Silver Needle—Bai Hao Yin Zhen in Mandarin—is the most aristocratic expression of Chinese white tea. To the uninitiate...

If green tea is the youthful burst of spring and pu-erh the wise elder of the tea world, then Bai Hao Yin Zhen—literally “White H...

When Chinese tea lovers speak of “white tea,” they are not referring to a pale liquor alone but to a whole philosophy of restrain...

Among the six major families of Chinese tea, white tea is the most understated, yet within its quiet spectrum one cultivar glows ...

White tea is the most minimally handled of all China’s six great tea families, yet within its apparent simplicity lies a universe...

Among the six great families of Chinese tea, white tea is the least theatrical yet the most elusive; it is oxidised by nothing mo...

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

Among the six great families of Chinese tea, white tea is the least theatrical yet the most haunting: it is picked, withered, and...

White Hair Silver Needle—Bai Hao Yin Zhen in its native Mandarin—occupies the highest throne in the kingdom of Chinese white tea....