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White Tea & Silver Needle
Silver needle tea is a handmade, organic Chinese white tea.
White tea and silver needle tea is so popular because it is so rare and the manufacturing is so special, according to Teehaus Ronnefeldt’s Jutta Tarlan.
“Silver needles are young and still have closed tea leaves which have silver hairs. The taste is fine and very delicate as it uses two leaves and one bud. Both are only sun dried with no fermentation,” she adds.
“It consists of the most tender, down covered buds and this tea is only picked for a few days out of the year and is highly sought,” adds The Ritz-Carlton Riyadh’s Alfonso Orona.
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White Tea and Silver needle teas mainly come from China although countries such as India and Sri Lanka have also started making versions. Kale says the popularity is growing due to consumer awareness and “demand for a wider range of teas”.
“White Teas and Silver needle teas are mild and fragrant and pair well with light food such as pastries, sponge cakes etc,” he adds.
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