White Peony Tea (Bai Mu Dan / 白牡丹)
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Origin
Fuding, Zhenghe — Fujian Province
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Description
The second grade of Fujian white tea (after Silver Needle), made from one bud and two young leaves. The leaves show a two-tone appearance: white-silver buds against green-grey leaves. Flavour is more complex than Silver Needle with a honeyed sweetness, melon freshness, and subtle floral notes. White tea's extreme minimal processing (no firing, only natural withering) gives it the highest antioxidant profile of any tea.
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The Thread
—Champagne Blanc de Blancs (pure, minimally manipulated)
—Fresh chèvre goat cheese (minimally aged)
—Japanese first harvest green tea (similar premium seasonal fresh concept)
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Flavour Context
Honeyed sweet, melon, hay, white peach — the least manipulated of teas; delicate but present; the flavour is of the leaf itself without any processing transformation
Pillars V — VII
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