WESTERN: TEAPOT
5 g tea · 400 ml water · 85 °C · 180 sec first steep
Re-steep · adding 1 min each time · Remove leaves inbetween steep
white_tea tea · Silver Needle
Yunnan Silver Needle
云南白茶·白毫银针
Silver Needle white tea from Yunnan.
- Tea ID
- LBT0007
- Tea identity
- Yunnan Silver Needle
- Origin
- Yunnan
- 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 · 85 °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 · 85 °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: YunnanHarvest / material: UnknownProduction: UnknownForm: Loose leaf
Latest tasting logs
TN00030
2026-08-16
Incomplete water/temperature experiment. The blend and execution did not reproduce the 13 Aug session; evidence is insufficient for a firm conclusion. A glass gaiwan was used, but the exact vessel was not confirmed.
Taste: First two brews were dull
TN00014
2026-08-13
floral,sweet and light, with velvet body and clean finish
Dry aroma: faint floral
Wet aroma: floral, a bit of malt, and faint honey
Taste: sweet, velvety body with clean finish and floral notes
Mouthfeel: velvety almost creamy
Finish: clean finish with floral notes
TN00006
Date not specified
Sweet, velvety and somewhat creamy, with a hint of floral notes.
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