Snow Buds

 
Updated: Dec. 16, 2011 

About Snow Buds

Snow buds, also known as xue ya(雪牙), is a relatively new style of white tea, although it is sometimes classified as a green tea as it shares some characteristics of all of these types of tea. According to Rishi Tea, this variety was developed in the 1980’s by blending some techniques from green tea and white tea production.[1] It is usually described as having a delicate aroma.

Both the names "xue ya" and "snow buds" can also refer to a type of yellow tea.

Best Snow Buds

The notion of the "best" Snow Buds is subjective, because different people have different tastes. We present the most often-rated and highest-rated teas in this category, and allow you to draw your own conclusions.

Most Often-Rated Teas: Xue Ya Ballad Brand: Adagio Teas Region: ????? Caffeine: Caffeinated Leaf: Loose 1 Rating Snow Buds 1st Flush Brand: Rishi Tea Region: Fujian, China Caffeine: Caffeinated Leaf: Loose 1 Rating

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Examples of Snow Buds

The following are examples of the 9 selections of Snow Buds in our database.

Xue Ya Ballad Brand: Adagio Teas Region: ????? Caffeine: Caffeinated Leaf: Loose	Organic Snow Buds (Xue Ya) Brand: Drink The Leaf Region: Fujian, China Caffeine: Caffeinated Leaf: Loose
Snow Buds 1st Flush Brand: Rishi Tea Region: Fujian, China Caffeine: Caffeinated Leaf: Loose	Organic Snow Peony Brand: Red Blossom Tea Company Region: Guangxi, China Caffeine: Caffeinated Leaf: Loose

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