{"title":"White Tea","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite teas are gently oxidized through gradual dehydration over a period of thirty to forty hours. This process coaxes forth creamy floral notes from the tea leaves. Our collection consists of both traditional cultivars, as well as experimental teas using unusual cultivars and craftsmanship styles.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"arbor-baimudan","title":"Arbor Baimudan","description":"\u003cp class=\"product-notes\"\u003eNotes of lemon verbena, almond milk, and rock sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tea-summary\"\u003eWhite tea from Fujian, China・April 2025・野放白牡丹・Organic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaimudan, or white peony in Chinese, is a white tea that consists of a blend of buds and leaves. The relative proportion of the two determines the tea’s quality and character. Most high-grade baimudans consists of one bud + two leaves. Our Arbor Baimudan’s exceeds that ratio with a mix of two buds to every leaf. A higher proportion of buds to leaf emphasizes the teas sweetness, floral notes, and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite tea quality is also a function of both provenance and leaf growth stage. The highest grade classic white teas come from Fuding County, in northern Fujian Province. Fuding’s terroir - coastal, yet protected by a single range of mountains, creates a cool and clean environment for tea to thrive. And the best quality Fuding white teas are grown on organic tea gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArbor Baimudan comes from a grove of semi-wild tea trees that were initially planted on an organic tea garden but subsequently left to develop without human intervention. The plants have not been pruned or watered, and neither pesticides nor fertilizers were ever used. In the last decade, the grove has become effectively biodynamic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese buds and leaves were picked in early April, then withered and air-dried over a 30 hour period. During this time, mild oxidation transforms the buds and leaves from sharp and grassy, to a tea that is rounder and more subtle than green tea, with exceptional clarity, enhanced aromatics, and notes of lemon verbena, almond milk, and rock sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"brew-summary\"\u003eBrew: 4 grams・150 ml・208° F・1 min\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"brew-detail\"\u003eWe suggest similar brew parameters for all white teas, using water that ranges between 195 - 208F, with a starting steep time of 1 minute. Extend steep time for larger volumes. A shorter steep time at lower temperatures produces a very bright and floral tea. Longer steep times and higher temperatures increases complexity and finish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Song Tea","offers":[{"title":"30g pouch","offer_id":12303453945944,"sku":"w-0007-30g","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60g pouch","offer_id":12303453978712,"sku":"w-0007-60g","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120g pouch","offer_id":12303454011480,"sku":"w-0007-120g","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Kraft Canister | 30g","offer_id":12303454077016,"sku":"w-0007-gc-30g","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Single brew | 4g","offer_id":43175114965205,"sku":"w-0007-single-4g","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1728\/6899\/products\/w-0007-abmd-2.jpg?v=1568845442"},{"product_id":"gold-guanyin","title":"Gold Guanyin","description":"\u003cp class=\"product-notes\"\u003eNotes of osmanthus, dried lemon, and honeysuckle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tea-summary\"\u003eWhite tea from Fujian, China・April 2023・金觀音・Organic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold Guanyin, or jin guanyin, is a hybrid cultivar originally developed in Fujian’s Anxi province, created from grafted branches of huang jin gui on existing tieguanyin plants. The hybrid is meant to combine the gardenia and cream notes of tieguanyin with the fruit-like osmanthus notes of huang jin gui.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough originally intended for lighter oolongs, we had this cultivar made into a white tea, allowing the leaves to gently wither for 30 hours. Slow dehydration draws forth a round sweetness that is accentuated by the cultivar's innate floral qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2023 harvest returns to the original intent of this tea, without the unintended (but welcomed) higher oxidation of the 2022 batch. This new harvest retains the complex aromatics of last year's batch, with distinct oolong aromatics of osmanthus, dried lemon, and honeysuckle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"brew-summary\"\u003eBrew: 4 grams・150 ml・205° F・1 min\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"brew-detail\"\u003eWe suggest similar brew parameters for all white teas, using water that ranges between 195 - 208F, with a starting steep time of 1 minute. Extend steep time for larger volumes. A shorter steep time at lower temperatures produces a very bright and floral tea. Longer steep times and higher temperatures increases complexity and finish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Song Tea","offers":[{"title":"30g pouch","offer_id":33401330303064,"sku":"w-0010-30g","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60g pouch","offer_id":33401330368600,"sku":"w-0010-60g","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120g pouch","offer_id":33401330401368,"sku":"w-0010-120g","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Kraft Canister | 30g","offer_id":33401330466904,"sku":"w-0010-gc-30g","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Single brew | 4g","offer_id":43175122010325,"sku":"w-0010-single-4g","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1728\/6899\/products\/goldguanyin_1_89cce378-4adf-4066-80d3-6c1a3ff3bc4c.jpg?v=1607403530"},{"product_id":"wild-gongmei-white-tea","title":"Wild Gongmei","description":"\u003cp\u003eWild Gongmei is a foraged tea from eastern Fujian Province, an hour southwest of Wuyishan near the border of Jiangxi. It is one of a pair of teas we used to launch the first issue of Founder’s Collection, Volume 02.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tea itself is a bit of a mystery. These tea plants do not have a specific cultivar name. It is called a cai cha by the Fujianese, a term that refers to a local area’s common tea. Each region has its own cai cha, but while most are crafted as green teas, Wild Gongmei has historically been crafted as a white tea. It’s name is also a bit of a misnomer. In the tea world, “gong mei” refers not to a specific variety, but rather to late harvest white teas. In contrast, our Wild Gongmei is picked early, and has a high proportion of buds to leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe added the wild qualifier to this tea’s name because this tea was foraged from small untended groves scattered across the region. In early April, seasoned tea pickers travel from grove to grove, slowly accumulating tea leaves from petit, wild growing trees to craft this tea. The gathered leaves are processed using centuries-old techniques of white teas; air-dried outdoors under partial shade. This step takes longer than modern processes that rely on indoor fans, and is both finicky and labor intensive. But the results can be worthwhile. Naturally air-dried leaves oxidize slowly, and this gradual process develops flavor and complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis combination of wild foraged leaves and traditional craftsmanship creates an unusually lively white tea. Rich and deep, Wild Gongmei is reminiscent of lilac and honeysuckle flowers and defies expectations of a standard white tea. But Gongmei’s profile is actually more traditional than standard market whites, falling closely in line with white teas of yore, whose wildcrafted leaves, and small production sizes more fully expressed the innate aromatic character of the leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Song Tea","offers":[{"title":"30g pouch","offer_id":40591993143481,"sku":"w-0011-30g","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60g pouch","offer_id":40591993176249,"sku":"w-0011-60g","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120g pouch","offer_id":40591993209017,"sku":"w-0011-120g","price":84.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Kraft Canister | 30g","offer_id":40591993274553,"sku":"w-0011-gc-30g","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Single brew | 4g","offer_id":43175207403733,"sku":"w-0011-single-4g","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1728\/6899\/products\/w_wildgongmei_1.jpg?v=1627483053"},{"product_id":"wild-tree-yunnan-white","title":"Wild Tree Yunnan White","description":"\u003cp class=\"tea-summary\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’ve carried the classic red tea version of these wild-grown leaves since the earliest days of Song. Yunnan is home to groves of ancient, native tea trees - some centuries old - with deep root structures that allow for high absorption of nutrients and minerals from the soil, creating teas with incredible depth of character and rich flavor. While we’ve never tried alternative crafting methods on these particular leaves before, it’s this strong foundation that makes a tea an idea candidate for experimentation and play. And so, Wild Tree Yunnan White was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn contrast to Wild Tree Yunnan Red, these leaves are only lightly oxidized. After harvesting, tea makers sort these leaves directly on to large mesh tables under constant air flow, drying the tea leaves in lieu of heating them to kill the green. While oxidizing and bruising brings forth dark fruit flavors from these leaves, withering maintains the character of the leaves much close to that of their pre-harvested state. It’s a significantly lighter brew, both in color and in texture, yet no poorer in flavor. Fruit notes are replaced by floral notes, caramelized sweetness by that of spun sugar. It’s a tea best sipped slowly, allowing the nuance and dignity of flavor to slowly unfurl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"Song Tea","offers":[{"title":"30g pouch","offer_id":51687924203733,"sku":"w-0012-30g","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60g pouch","offer_id":51687924236501,"sku":"w-0012-60g","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120g pouch","offer_id":51687924269269,"sku":"w-0012-120g","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Kraft Canister | 30g","offer_id":51687924302037,"sku":"w-0012-gc-30g","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Single brew | 5g","offer_id":51687924334805,"sku":"w-0012-single-5g","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1728\/6899\/files\/w-wtyw-1_138ece4f-5e0c-4acb-a05a-331e02ea7c96.jpg?v=1752181150"},{"product_id":"song-diaspora-kashmiri-kehwa","title":"Song + Diaspora's Kashmiri Kehwa","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor over 1500 years, the Silk Road wound from east to west, a trade route from Northern Africa to the far coasts of China. Textiles, minerals and ore, spices, tea, and more were passed along this storied route, a spread of wealth and culture across a vast continent. In Kashmir, saffron from Iran and almonds from Afghanistan were traded for tea from China, and in an ingenious local twist, blended and samovar-brewed in the Russian style, to create a wonderfully floral tea that is now distinctly Kashmiri.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn collaboration with our friends at Diaspora Spice Co., we’ve created a bespoke blend of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/songtea.mom\/products\/wild-gongmei-white-tea\"\u003eWild Gongmei\u003c\/a\u003e white tea, almonds, and licorice, with an array of Diaspora’s finest saffron, cinnamon, and green cardamom. This brew, based on a recipe from the Mir family, Diaspora’s Kashmir-based farm partner, is a wonderfully warming, marigold-hued blend, brimming with floral flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSong Tea x Diaspora Spice Co.’s Kashmiri Kehwa pairs perfectly with shortbread cookies, rich mooncakes, or a simple slice of buttered toast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIngredients: Wild Cinnamon, Sliced Blanched Almonds, Wild Gongmei White Tea, Baraka Green Cardamom, Licorice, Kashmiri Saffron. \u003cstrong\u003eAllergen warning: Almonds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: this is a limited release collaboration, available for purchase from both Song Tea and Diaspora Spice Co.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Song Tea","offers":[{"title":"White Kraft Canister | 88g (10 servings)","offer_id":53724587655381,"sku":"w-0011-kehwa-12g","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1728\/6899\/files\/Song_Tea_Diaspora_Spice_Kehwa.jpg?v=1779378338"}],"url":"https:\/\/songtea.mom\/collections\/white-tea.oembed","provider":"Song Tea \u0026 Ceramics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}