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Ai Lao Mountain Jade Needle White Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

Ai Lao Mountain Jade Needle White Tea

by Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop
$8.00 - $110.00
$8.00
$8.00 - $110.00
$8.00

A unique varietal of white tea grown in the high altitude mountains of Ai Lao range in the eastern part of Jing Dong County (Simao Prefecture).

The tea processing is something in-between white and green tea. It has a strong, thick aroma and hints of sugarcane and wheatgrass.

The leaves are extremely fine and, due to expert processing, the small hairs on the leaves have been preserved.

March Harvest

Overall rating: 4.818182 / 5 from 11 reviews.

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high quality

"This is one of my favorite white teas. Surprisingly, year after year, it always maintains the same high quality. I love drinking it in hot weather and in the mornings. The main thing is not to brew it with boiling water — let the water cool down a bit first."

— Eugene D. (5/5)

Have a Cha Qi Day .

"As always it is my pleasure to purchase quality teas from Yunnan. I live in Asia and also appreciate an ever improving more cost effective, faster delivery service. My pleasure! Have a Cha Qi Day everyone :)"

— Roger B. (5/5)

Good tasty tea.

"Good tasty tea. It has a nice sweet aftertaste. I recommend it."

— Eugene D. (5/5)

Leafs looks nice, taste is

"Leafs looks nice, taste is great, as expected!"

— Kyrylo K. (5/5)

All the teas were so

"All the teas were so good. Smooth and filled with flavor."

— Teri S. (5/5)

Very Tasty.

"So Tasty. Just get it."

— Scott J. (5/5)

Just get it!

"Seriously one of the most fantastic white teas I've had in awhile. I liked it so much I gifted it to my brother!"

— Scott J. (5/5)

Thick and balanced

"A nice Yunnan white that is indeed a bit more grassy and green tea like as you would normally expect. It doesn’t stand out all that much, but it does have a very nice thick buttery texture and a balanced taste profile. Dry leaves smell of nuts and hay, while wet leaf aroma is more sweet and floral, akin to tree sap and honey. Taste-wise, the tea reminds me of apples, green wood, pine, cream, asparagus, and grass. Aftertaste is then sweet and floral again. It is somewhat biting in the throat and at the same time mouth-drying without being astringent."

— Tomáš G. (4/5)

Oh so sweet ...

"Thanks to Scott's generosity, I received a free sample of this wonderful white tea with my order. I found this white tea to be on the sweet side and a lower temperature of the water heightened the experience to something of nearly apricot-jam sweetness. After 5 or 6 steeps, I tried to push the leaves with a prolonged steeping time, which resulted in a some good bitterness. Highly recommended!"

— Peter (5/5)

My introduction to White Tea

"I am typically a big fan of, and a regular drinker of, green teas but I was keen to try some of the new season whites. This one is very pleasant and I've decided white tea will be a part of my regular tea drinking."

— John G. (5/5)

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