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Bai Mu Dan “White Peony” Fuding White Tea
White Peony, also called Bai Mu Dan (白牡丹) in Chinese, follows a plucking standard of one bud and one or two leaves. The tea buds and leaves are fat and tender, covered with downy white pekoe. White Peony is harvested in early spring—slightly later than Silver Needle and slightly earlier than Shou Mei.
This year’s selection
This year, we have selected a premium grade of first flush Bai Mu Dan. The tea trees have never had Silver Needle plucked from them, so the content of beneficial substances has gradually enriched over the whole winter. This first flush batch is especially rich in aroma. In good quality White Peony, you will find not only floral fragrances but also elegant pekoe notes, refreshing herbal aromas, and lingering sweetness. The floral fragrance is rich and layered, reminiscent of orchids—fresh and tender!
Harvest time: 13 April 2026
Weight per pack: 50g/ 125g
Tea Farm Location: Organic Tea Farm at Panxi, Fuding, Fujian Province, China
Tasting Notes: refreshing, clean, smooth, layered floral and pekoe fragrance, lingering sweetness
Tea Liquor Colour: Bright and clear light yellow/apricot colour
The unique making process of white peony
The most important part of the production process of white tea is withering. The picking standard of white peony is mainly spring tea, usually one bud and two leaves, with white hairs. It is being withered naturally on sunny days in spring. The white tea withered by the sun has a clear and aromatic fragrance, the tea soup is sweet and the Chaqi/ tea energy is strengthen, forming a unique floral fragrance. During the refining process, large tea stalks, wax leaves, red tea leaves, and dark tea leaves need to be picked out and finally it is baked to set off and keep the aroma of the tea.
Storage and medicinal value of white tea – “one-year tea, three-year medicine, and seven-year treasure”
Time is the catalyst for the aging of white tea, the inner quality of the white peony is undergoing beautiful changes through years of storage. Tea is rich in amino acids, tea polyphenols, minerals, multivitamins, zinc, selenium and other trace elements needed by the human body. White tea has the saying of “one-year tea, three-year medicine, and seven-year treasure”. Drinking white peony tea often can reduce fever and dispel heat. It is most suitable for drinking in summer and makes people feel refreshing.
After years of storage, the aroma substance of white tea will be transformed. The change in tasting profile usually become apparent after 3 years of storage. Although aged white tea is being described as “Medicine”, and it is usually associated with the “Medicinal/ Chinese Herbal aroma”, its tasting note is way more diverse and delicious. In fact, aged white tea can be very diverse in its aroma , including the notes of jujube, honey, fruity, dried bamboo leaves, herbs, and it is apparent in its mellowness.
