Name: Bai Hao Yin Zhen Silver Needle
Brand: Tealyra
SKU: 605-25-P
Price: 5.95 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (15 reviews)

Origin

China

Asia

Caffeine Level (mg/1g)

0

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41+

Description

Bai Hao Yin Zhen Silver Needle – Premium Fujian White Tea

Bai Hao Yin Zhen Silver Needle is classified among China's top ten superior teas. It's grown and produced in the northern district of Fujian Province, China, and has long been a beloved Chinese favorite — a fine treasure the Western world is only beginning to fully appreciate.

Picked during the April harvest, our Silver Needle is a premium white tea made from young, downy buds. Minimal processing preserves their delicate character, creating a refined tea-drinking experience with a naturally sweet taste similar to dried apricots and a light, woodsy fragrance that complements its gentle body.

Tasting Notes

Dry leaf: plump, silvery-white downy buds
Liquor: pale, clear golden
Aroma: slightly smoky and woodsy
Flavor: naturally sweet, like dried apricots
Finish: delicate, light and lingering

Why You'll Love It

Silver Needle is one of the most prized white teas in the world, and this premium grade shows why. Its silvery buds brew into a pale, golden cup with a sweetness and finesse that make every sip feel special.

One of China's top ten teas
Premium April-harvest buds
Dried apricot sweetness
Light, woodsy fragrance

How to Enjoy

Brew it gently in a clear glass or gaiwan to watch the silvery needles float and slowly sink, and enjoy several infusions. Savor it plain, perhaps with fresh fruit or delicate pastries. It makes an elegant gift for tea connoisseurs.

Delicate, sweet and truly refined, Bai Hao Yin Zhen Silver Needle is a white tea treasure.

1-1.5 TSP or 1 BAG

200ml

85°C

3 - 4 min

Preparation:

Use 1-1.5 TSP or 1 BAG per 200ml of water at 85°C and steep for 3-4 min.

Ingredients:

White tea

Write your own Review

Dale Culpepper

December 2018

I love Silver Needle tea. It is my fav! This is good quality tea. I drink it all day in the winter and in the mornings in summer. This is the best tea ever!

Matthew

October 2017

Simply Fabulous in every single way!

Mikeop417

August 2015

Floral, vanilla overtones with a subtle earthy undertone. Very fresh tea. Just delicious. I'm a Lapsang Souchong lover which is totally the opposite end of the spectrum here....But I really love this tea.

Nicethymes77

April 2014

This Bai Hao Yin Zhen Silver Needle is beautiful white tea! Thanks:)

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Den

April 2014

Exactly what is promised. Very fresh and very tasty. Occasionally I will put rose buds in the brew. I would not put anything heavier than that though. This is a very delicate tea. Smells of dried apricots when you open it. More in the bag than expected also.

Gladys

March 2014

Well! Even though i am a sim person, still have a lot of fat on my tummy and waist! Just one 3.5 oz package I recently finished and results are incredible! I am losing that extra fat very fast (of course I do some exercise) I just love it, I recommend it to friends and will buy more soon!

Marry

April 2010

One of the best white tea! I really recommend it to everybody!

Greg

April 2010

This is a best white tea i tasted.

Justin Haywood

January 2021

Beautiful dried fruit and wood shavings aroma but quite delicate. Needs aggressive brewing to bring out the flavours.

Michael

January 2016

Very good but nearly flavorless. I had to use hotter water and steep longer (boiling water for 4 minutes seemed to work for me). Very nice flavor once you get it to where you can actually taste it.

Peri

May 2014

Looks like silver needle but smells and tastes like green. I've had other bai hao yinzhen silver needle that has more of a black tea aroma, but much more delicate. This one completely misses that.

Logan

March 2021

As someone mentioned, smells and tastes like green tea. Does not have the sweet vanilla aroma undertone you would expect from white tea. Also has very weak overall flavor, you have to use a lot of leaves and hotter water to get anything out of it. Overall, I am disappointed. I guess you get what you pay for as this is way cheaper than any other "white tea" you could find.

Paco

January 2024

I am a big fan of white tea. When ordered this the first time it was better than I have had in any China shop. The second time I thought I was going crazy no flavor at all. I guess better quality control needed at Tealyra because now I would be afraid to order this again.

Troy Dawson

May 2021

I agree with Logan, something in the processing of this batch went wrong. I have bought tea from. Tealyra for nearly a year now, and in every Oder I place every couple of months I always ordered this silver needle, because it was really good, nuanced had all the notes you’d expect from a good Fuding silver needle, the mouthfeel and texture were exceptional, and the picking themselves looked amazing, just like the picture for this tea. However after they got this new batch everything changed. The picking look very small, have less layers inside them than the less expensive Pai Mu Tan or the White Cui Mei. Not only that, all the notes it used to have are either gone or toned done. There’s an overwhelming smell of like dusty clay and mud, very unpleasant, and the mouthfeel is sour, bitter and excessively astringent. I wouldn’t recommend trying it, in my experience you should go for the White Cui Mei for less than half the price, yet 10 times the quality

Troy Dawson

May 2021

If your new to silver needle, you shouldn’t start with this one. Go with the Yunnan or the Imperial Fujian silver needles

Bai Hao Yin Zhen Silver Needle