The tea for this morning is an Apricot White Tea from Touch Organic.
This light white tea has subtle overtones of apricot throughout the experience with a smooth mouthfeel. The aroma smells heavily of stone fruits such as apricot or nectarine and the flavor is similar with some playfulness in the finish.
Morning Cup #40
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Today’s cup is White Orchard from Mighty Leaf Tea.
This Sri Lankan Green Tea (Sri Lanka used to be called Ceylon) is light, not grassy or vegetal. Sadly it’s a bit nondescript. Somewhere between a Dragonwell (Lung Ching) and a Kukicha to be honest. I’m not really sure what to think about it.
Morning Cup #32
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Worth its weight in gold…
This tea is made from the unopened and pre-blossomed buds of the tea leaves. They get their description from the silky white hairs above their bodies. These white hairs signify young leaves. In order to retrieve such ‘budlings’ there is only a two day window in which they can be picked.
These leaves look like they belong in the green tea family; however, they are not processed the same way. White teas are air dried unlike green teas are picked, rolled, withered and then fired before further oxidation happens. The white teas are processed less in order to preserve the purity of the leaf. It takes approximately 3000 buds and hours of hand labor to make a pound of White Tea. Thus it is worth its weight in gold.
Worth its weight in gold!
This rare tea was only given to royalty and was revered for its purity. The popularity of this white tea reached its peak during the era of the Chinese Emperor Hui Tsung (1101-1125 A. D.). Legend has it this Emperor loved this rare tea. In the pursuit of searching for the perfect cup, the perfect brew, the obsessed Emperor lost his empire to the invading Mongols.
Imagine that, dear readers, losing your empire over a cup of good tea. Though based on the aforementioned attempt of maintaining the purity of the leaf, it must be worth it. What do you think?
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This year’s World Tea Expo is my 3rd trip to this event. I’ve appreciated the opportunities to learn and meet new people each year. I’ve made friends and contacts from every corner of the world and every continent save for Antarctica. The events and sights from this first day of the expo are similar to those from the past two years. Full of energy, vibrant colors and effusive scents tantalizing for everyone here. Read more to learn more.
Check out my coverage of both Day 1 and Day 3 of the 2011 World Tea Expo.
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My favorite Earl Grey yet is this Winter White Earl Grey from Harney & Sons. It’s a Mutan white tea based blend with oil of bergamot. I think you’ll find this tea as soothing as I do.
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