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Darjeeling White Tips
WHITE TEA 25g
GRADE – FTWOPEXS(Flowery Tippy White Orange Pekoe Extra Special)
CAFFEINE/ANTIOXIDANT LEVEL: Low/ High
Cup characteristics: A very rare tea from the Darjeeling area where each leaf is hand selected. The cup is faintly muscatel with a hint of white wine notes.
Luxury ingredients: White tea.
£ 19.70
In stock
PRODUCT ID: 334
Description
Darjeeling White Tips
White tea – quite possibly the most delicately flavored beverage available in the world today. Although they are generally associated with China, and in particular Fujian province, white teas of very high quality have been produced in India for many years. (Not as long as in China where white tea has been produced since at least the 12th century).
At that time, the Emperor Hui Tsung declared that it was the finest tea available in all of the country. In India, although white tea may not have as much history, it’s still highly esteemed. Legend has it in some circles that Darjeeling white tea was the favourite tea of none other than Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, one of the first two men to summit Mount Everest. (If that’s not a healthy endorsement for a tea we don’t know what is!)
Tenzing Norgay grew up surrounded by tea plantations and soaring mountain peaks in the town of Darjeeling. Typically, a steaming pot of tea would’ve been on the boil in his home nearly every minute of the day. Although most of his fellow Sherpas drank a more traditional cup of black tea or spiced chai, Tenzing apparently preferred piping bowls of fresh White tea. White tea is one of the world’s finest teas. The tea is produced using the 2 leaves found around a new tea shoot at the very top of the bushes.
These are hand sorted, then gently steamed and dried under a soft heat. The result is an incredibly light fresh flavor with mild muscatel notes, typical of all good Darjeelings, rounded by underlying tone of white wine. Pair the unbelievable flavor with the fact that White tea contains at least 2 times the antioxidant polyphenols of common green or black teas, and have lower levels of caffeine, and you have a winning cup.
Try a cup of Darjeeling White Tips in the morning or as a palate cleanser after a spicy meal! Feel Darjeeling!
HOT BREWING METHOD:
Bring filtered or freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea for each 7-9oz / 200-260ml of fluid volume in the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea). Milk and sugar are not recommended. Ideal Brewing Temperature: 85ºC/185ºF. For Food Safety reasons bring water to 100ºC/212ºF and let it cool down to 85ºC/185ºF.
ICED TEA BREWING METHOD
(Pitcher): (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 slightly heaping teaspoons of loose tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 1¼ cups/315ml over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher, straining the leaves. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. A rule of thumb when preparing freshly brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water. (Note: Some luxury quality teas may turn cloudy when poured over ice. This is a sign of luxury quality and nothing to worry about!)
(Individual Serving): Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea into a teapot for each serving required. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 6-7oz/170-200ml per serving over the tea. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes. Add hot tea to a 12oz/375ml acrylic glass filled with ice, straining the leaves. Not all of the tea will fit, allowing for approximately an additional ½ serving. A rule of thumb when preparing freshly brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted. (Note: Some luxury quality teas may turn cloudy when poured over ice. This is a sign of luxury quality and nothing to worry about!)
We strongly recommend using filtered or freshly drawn cold water brought to a rolling boil when brewing all types of tea. Today’s water has been known to carry viruses, parasites and bacteria. Boiling the water will kill these elements and reduce the potential incidence of water-borne illnesses.
