{"product_id":"2026-silver-needle-white-tea-from-fuding-first-pick","title":"Silver Needle 2026","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003eName:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003e Silver Needle (First-pick)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChinese Name \u0026amp; Pinyin:\u003c\/strong\u003e 白毫银针 bái háo yín zhēn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fuding White Tea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003e Panxi, Fuding, Fujian\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003eHarvest Date:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003e March 17, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003eProducer: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rooteas.com\/pages\/the-white-tea-making-family\" title=\"Lin Family (Fuding White Tea)\"\u003eLin Family\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003eTasting note: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003eSweetgrass, Honeysuckle, Light floral, Soy milk, Lingering sweetness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThis is a fresher, cleaner more delicate style of Silver Needle. The sweetness is fresh and clean, with light floral notes, a soy milk-like taste, and a lingering finish that stays sweet in the mouth. Drinkers who tend to enjoy fresher, subtler, more delicate white teas usually connect with this style more easily than those looking for something fuller or more layered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThis year’s spring conditions are also worth mentioning here. Fuding was rainier than last year, which meant a tighter picking window for silver needle. Buds picked on rainy days tend to hold more moisture, and that makes them harder to process well. So, the Lin Family did not rush to pick early this year. They waited for clearer weather, watched the condition of the buds closely, and started picking on March 17.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/6553\/9295\/files\/2026-fuding-silver-needle-picking.webp?v=1775998878\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWe also packed this tea in tins, which makes it a little easier to store for anyone who would like to age it. Just keep it sealed and put it somewhere cool, dry and away from sunlight and strong odors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFish Leaf and First-Pick Silver Needle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOn Fuding Silver Needle, the small yellow-green “tail” beside the bud is often called \u003cem\u003eyú yè (“fish leaf\", “鱼叶\")\u003c\/em\u003e. It is the first unopened leaf sheath that forms as the new shoot begins to grow. It is firm, and closely wraps the bud, with a shape a bit like a tiny fish scale or bamboo shoot husk.\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/6553\/9295\/files\/2026-first-pick-fuding-silver-needle-buds.webp?v=1775997819\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis fish leaf is one of the visual signs people look for in genuine first-pick Silver Needle. Its presence usually shows that the tea was made from the earliest spring buds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIn Fuding, the saying \u003cem\u003eyī qí yī qiāng (“one flag, one spear”, “一旗一枪\") \u003c\/em\u003erefers to the bud and fish leaf together, which resemble a traditional Chinese red-tasseled spear in shape.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rooteas","offers":[{"title":"50g (Tin)","offer_id":48835500933343,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/6553\/9295\/files\/first-pick-fuding-silver-needle-2026.webp?v=1775999708","url":"https:\/\/rooteas.com\/products\/2026-silver-needle-white-tea-from-fuding-first-pick","provider":"Rooteas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}