WESTERN: TEAPOT
5 g tea · 400 ml water · 90 °C · 180 sec first steep
Re-steep · adding 1 min each time · Remove leaves inbetween steep
white_tea tea · White Peony
Sanka+Bira White Peony
白牡丹
White Peony white tea from Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia.
- Tea ID
- LBT0022
- Tea identity
- Sanka+Bira White Peony
- Origin
- Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia
- Published lots
- 1
- Published logs
- 3
How to brew
Use these recommendations as starting points, then adjust for your water, vessel, and taste.
WESTERN: MUG & INFUSER
5 g tea · 250 ml water · 90 °C · 90 sec first steep
Re-steep · adding 1 min each time · Remove leaves inbetween steep
GAIWAN / SMALL TEAPOT
5 g tea · 100 ml water · 90 °C
10 s first steep · add 5 s each steep
Published lots
Lot facts describe a specific producer, year, source, or physical tea. They are not universal claims about the tea identity.
Lot
Published lot 1
Producer: Not specifiedOrigin: Sukabumi, West Java, IndonesiaHarvest / material: UnknownProduction: UnknownForm: Loose leaf
Latest tasting logs
TN00028
2026-09-06
Matched the AB pottery cup in steep 2. By steep 3 it showed a clearer honey-like aroma, and by steep 4 it had fuller body and a smoother finish. The steep-5 comparison was not controlled because this vessel used about 80 ml for 30 seconds.
Wet aroma: Steep 2 grass and fresh green; steep 3 sweeter and honey-like; steep 5 aroma more pronounced
Taste: Steep 2 fresh sweetness with no bitterness; steep 5 became more pronounced and bitter after the water dropped to about 80 ml
Mouthfeel: Light-to-medium on steep 2; fuller than the AB pottery gaiwan by steep 4; not dry in steep 5
Finish: Smoother than the AB pottery gaiwan by steep 4; bitter but not dry in steep 5
TN00029
2026-09-06
Matched the porcelain cup in steep 2. From steep 3 its aroma was less prominent, and by steep 4 its body and finish were lighter. A 40-second steep 5 made the aroma more pronounced.
Wet aroma: Steep 2 grass and fresh green; less prominent than the porcelain gaiwan's honey-like aroma in steep 3; aroma became more pronounced in steep 5
Taste: Steep 2 fresh sweetness with no bitterness; matched the porcelain cup at first
Mouthfeel: Light-to-medium on steep 2; lighter than the porcelain gaiwan by steep 4
Finish: Lighter than the porcelain gaiwan by steep 4
TN00025
2026-08-30
Best across steeps 2–4, with steep 3 the best overall. Steep 5 weakened sharply; steep 6 partly recovered at 1.5 minutes but retained a dry finish.
Dry aroma: Very sweet
Wet aroma: Sweet, incense-like floral and grassy
Taste: Honey-led steep 1; sweetness and body rise in steep 2; steep 3 is rounder and sweeter with stronger honey-floral retronasal; steep 4 holds; steep 5 collapses; steep 6 partly rebounds
Mouthfeel: Thin at first, then thicker with coating at the back of the tongue; body thins after steep 4
Finish: Floral and honeyed; salivation builds from steep 2 through steep 4; cool liquor shows saline, iron-like minerality
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