Yunnan "Pure Bud Silver Strands" First Flush Green Tea

Name: Yunnan "Pure Bud Silver Strands" First Flush Green Tea
Brand: Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop
Price: 8.75 USD
Availability: InStock

by Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

$8.75 - $126.00

$8.75

$8.75 - $126.00

$8.75

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We have offered the "Silver Strands" 银丝 varietal green tea (a robust one leaf to one bud ratio) since 2005, but decided to also offer its first flush tippy "pure bud" counterpart. Picked in the earliest part of spring (in Late-February before the spring rains arrive) and in the autumn (late-September after summer monsoon has gone), this pure bud pluck features small hairy silver tips with no leaf.

Sweet, buttery and crisp vegetal umami character makes this tea perfect for starting your day (or any time of day). We recommend brewing in a gaiwan using 85-90C water and very short steeps.

A fine hand-picked and processed tea that showcases Silver Strand varietal and Yunnan teas in general!

Harvest Area: Mojiang, Simao (Yunnan)

Spring Harvest Time: Late-February-Early March

Autumn Harvest Time: Late-September

Overall rating: 4.882353 / 5 from 34 reviews.

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Very strong and sweet aromas,

"Very strong and sweet aromas, with nice umami and subtle buttery taste. It can be quite bitter if brewed for more than a few seconds for the first few infusions, so be careful with that. Overall a good every day drinker. It arrived very fast to sweden so that was also very nice."

— Martin G. (4/5)

This tea is deliciously light

"This tea is deliciously light and although I havent drunk a great deal yet, it has been added to my regular rotation when I want something light and fresh :)"

— shirley m. (5/5)

First flush green tea

"Arrived timely and well secured with storage bags."

— Theresa P. (5/5)

Buttery

"Sweet and buttery. Short steeps, 10-15s at most for this tea."

— John T. (5/5)

Excellent flavor

"Excellent flavor"

— Cheron L. (5/5)

Refreshing!

"Pefect fresh 2025 first flush green! Nice and crisp, without bitterness. Excellent everyday drinker."

— Niya D. (5/5)

Late Spring Garden

"This tea has the aroma, taste and feel of a late spring garden: light, sweet, full bodied. I brew it in a gaiwan with 3 gm of tea in 100 ml of water at 85 degrees C with multiple steeps at 10 seconds, 20 seconds, etc. Makes for a wonderful refreshing tea session for my wife and me."

— Aryae (5/5)

good

"very nice tea"

— ANNIE L. (5/5)

Delicious

"This is great every year. Excellent aroma, sort of a fruitty sweet tasting green tea. If you like Moonlight Pavilion and Buddha Aroma, you might really enjoy this."

— Zach B. (5/5)