Wild Old-Tree White Tea 2026, 25g | Lincang, Yunnan

A white tea handpicked from wild tea trees over 100 years old, grown above 1,000 m in Yunnan, southwest China. White tea is the least processed of all tea types, simply withered and dried, which keeps it the closest of any tea to the natural plant itself and lets wild old-tree material show its character undisguised. Offered fresh from the 2026 harvest in a 25 g portion.

The dry buds are whole, plump and brilliantly green, with the distinctive fragrance of wild tea. Steeped, they release a clear golden liquor with a floral, honey-like aroma and a sweet, fresh taste, carried by an almost creamy mouthfeel. Reviewers single out its peach and apricot notes over a floral background, robust yet delicate, the kind of cup people describe as one of the best they have had.

The liquor pours pale gold and clear, soft and rounded rather than heavy, sweet and clean from the first sip. It steeps kindly across several infusions, the floral-honey character holding while the notes soften, and works well both gongfu style and in a relaxed Western pot.

A fresh, delicate and genuinely distinctive white tea, equally rewarding for newcomers drawn to its easy sweetness and for experienced drinkers curious about wild old-tree Yunnan material. Enjoy it fresh now for its lifted, aromatic character, or keep it to follow how a good white tea deepens and sweetens with age.

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