2024 King Peony

Regular price $18.00
Weights: 25g

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Rooteas 2024 King Peony
2024 King Peony
Regular price $18.00

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  • Name: 2024 King Peony - 牡丹王
  • Type: Fuding White Tea
  • Origin: Panxi, Fuding, Fujian
  • Harvest Time: Spring, 2024
  • Producer: Lin Family
  • Tasting note: Honey, Roasted peanut, Vanilla, Syrupy sweetness, Creamy, Floral notes

Just from its name “King Peony," you know it’s the king of White Peony teas, with even higher picking standards. Though also made mostly from one bud with one leaf (and sometimes one bud with two leaves), its buds are fresher and more tender. Plus, it’s picked even earlier in spring than regular White Peony tea. The tea feels fresh and gentle on the palate. It delivers a sweet flavor with smoothness and richness combined with a silky texture. The sweet aftertaste stays light and the fragrance remains present in your throat. This tea shares creamy and fruity notes with White Peony yet delivers a stronger floral aroma. You could feel as though you're strolling through springtime wilderness while breathing in the nature's awakening fresh scent.


The King of White Peony

King Peony (Mu Dan Wang) is the name given to the highest grade, finest quality White Peony (Bai Mu Dan) tea.

King Peony looks very distinctive. Generally, it is made from one bud with only one leaf, or sometimes one bud with two very small, under-developed leaves (the second one is tiny, a little shell). The bud is short and plump, heavily covered in white fuzz (bai hao). The leaf is small and round, with a soft grey-green color. The underside of the leaf is heavily covered in white fuzz as well, and the stem is very short and thin.

Drinking Peony King is a light but profound experience. It is full of the fresh, mild fragrance of the white fuzz (hao xiang). The brewed tea is crystal clear and pale, as if it holds the true essence and the very soul of Fuding’s mountains.

25g (five 5g servings) - 10 to 15 infusions each

50g (ten 5g servings) - 10 to 15 infusions each

120ml water 90℃/194℉, 30-35 seconds, for 1 infusion

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