White Tea

These very eloquent and subtle teas have emerged with names like Silver Tips, Pai Mu Tan, and Silver Needle. These teas are picked at the beginning of the spring for about 3-5 days only.  This unprocessed tea retains all the vital nutrients of the plant containing some caffeine, less than green and much less than black.  White tea is produced on a very limited scale in China and India. It is the least processed of its many varieties. The new tea buds are plucked before they open and simply allowed to dry. The curled-up buds have a silvery appearance and produce a pale and very delicate cup of tea. White tea is low in caffeine, and very high in anti-oxidants. It is these factors which led U.S. News and World Reports to list White tea as one of their "Top 50 Ways to Improve Your Life in 2007".