White Tea (Spring Harvest)

-Origin: Ilam, Nepal
-Ingredients: Camilia Senensis
-Type: White Tea; the least processed type of tea which is harvested when the young buds are still covered by fine white hairs, hence the name “white” tea. When brewed, this tea is light gold in color with a floral fragrance and crisp, smooth and buttery finish.
-Character: Clean, Delightful, Delicate, Buttery, Floral fragrance, Smooth, Low in caffeine
-Suggested food pairing: Lightly flavored seafood or fish, Cucumber salad, Mild cheese (e.g. Camembert)
-Harvest Season: Spring

This is the first harvest after dormancy from November through January. The plucking time beings around February and goes thru mid-April. Some call this the “First Flush” or “Easter Flush.” This is the very first plucking of a tea plant’s harvest season. The new growth leaves plucked during this flush are the youngest and most tender part of the tea plant and are said to yield the purest and freshest cup of tea that plant is capable of producing.