分类： White Tea
White tea (白茶, bai cha) is traditionally associated with withering and drying, with relatively little shaping. Style varies with material, origin, season, age and storage. This archive brings together World Tea white-tea reviews.
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Shou Mei — A White Lily on a Still Pond
Mei Bo Zhen “First Encounter” Shou Mei, made from 2025 material: ten infusions move from smooth sweetness and vegetable root to a white lily, spreading ripples and sunset over a still pond.
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Gong Mei — A Remembrance of Vegetable Soup
Benchmark 3 of my Mei Bo Zhen Fuding white-tea series: 2025 Gong Mei moves from mint and dried flowers to parsley, vegetable soup and lasting bittersweet vegetal sweetness across ten infusions.
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Bai Mu Dan 白牡丹 — A Breeze Through the Wildflower Garden
Benchmark 2 of my Mei Bo Zhen Fuding white-tea series: a bud-rich Bai Mu Dan opens like Silver Needle, then fills out into sweet grass, hay and flowers. Across nine infusions, its image becomes a wildflower garden stirred by a soft, fragrant breeze.
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Bai Hao Yin Zhen 白毫银针 — Specks of Clouds in a Citrus Garden
A delicate Fuding Bai Hao Yin Zhen that begins with honeydew, honeysuckle and white chrysanthemum before transforming into cooling mint, light citrus and the refreshing imagery of a citrus garden. Overall: 8.4/10.
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Four Fuding White Teas — The Benchmark Series
The complete Mei Bo Zhen Fuding white-tea benchmark: Silver Needle, Bai Mu Dan, Gong Mei and Shou Mei, with links to all four sessions, recorded brewing parameters and a closing comparison.
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2010 Fuding Bai Mudan (白牡丹) — A Single Drop of Gentleness
A 2010 Fuding Bai Mudan moves from dates, honey and snow chrysanthemum into warm mountain water, essence, and one final unmistakable droplet of gentleness.