Family: White Tea
Origin: YangTa, Jinggu County, Yunnan Province, China
Season: Pre Qing Ming Festival, Spring 2023
Cultivar: Camellia Taliensis
Picking Style: Bud and two leaves
Pressed: July 4, 2023
Elevation: 1700-1800 meters
Sourced : Organic
These mini square coins are made of White tea (one bud and two leaves) and are individually packaged for optimal preservation and aging. Each Moon Beauty White tea coin weighs 6 to 7 grams and will provide multiple infusions.
Expect woody and spring meadow dry grass notes with stewed fruit flavours of apple and pear and a honey sweet finish. This exceptionally well balanced tea has smooth and silky texture with light astringency and will develop deeper flavours as years go by.
How to brew this tea
Teapot / Western Style
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2-3tsp / 2-3g tea (break up Moon Beauty White tea square coin in half)
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250ml / 8oz water @ 95C / 205F
Brewing time:
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1st brewing length 3 minutes
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2nd brewing length 3-4 minutes
Gaiwan / Gong Fu Cha Style
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Rinse tea leaves first with 95C / 205F water. Let leaves soak for 5 seconds and discard water. The tea leaves are now ready to be brewed.
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6g / one whole Moon Beauty White tea square coin
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175ml / 6oz water @ 95C / 205F
Brewing time:
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1st brewing length 10-15 sec
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2nd brewing length 20 sec
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3rd brewing length 20-30 sec and repeat 20-30 sec brewing length for 2 to 3 more time to your taste.