Gong Mei sits between the grades, taking a fuller bud set than Shou Mei without the bud-heavy expense of Bai Mu Dan, and historically it was the grade sent as tribute. The cup is amber, soft and honeyed, with dried flowers and a light woody note in the finish. It is the most balanced of the Fujian whites and probably the best place to start if you cannot decide between the other two. Eighty-five degrees and four minutes, and store it sealed and dry if you want to see what it does after a couple of years.
Only unopened buds, each one covered in silver down. Exceptionally delicate, with melon and honey. The most prestigious white tea China makes.
One bud to two leaves, which gives it more body than Silver Needle. Clean and subtly sweet, with a little more depth. The sensible everyday white tea.
Picked late from larger leaf, the fullest of the Fujian whites. Hay and dried date, with real body behind them. Gentle enough to drink without watching the clock.
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