White Peony Tea
Wikipedia: Bai_Mudan_tea | Teaviews: bai-mu-dan-teaLast Updated: Sep. 19, 2017
↑About White Peony Tea
This tea is grown from a particular cultivar of tea plant, called Dà bái(大白), meaning "big white". The main areas of production are Fuding and Zhenghe, both in Fujian province, and each has their own distinct version of this cultivar. Teas in this style have also been produced in China in Hunan, Yunnan, and Jiangxi provinces, as well as in India, Nepal, Kenya, and Malawi.
Among white teas, bai mudan tends to be darker in color, have larger leaves, and be bolder in flavor than silver needle / bai hao yinzhen, but lighter and smaller-leaved than longevity eyebrows / shou mei, reflecting an intermediate level of oxidation between these other teas. It also tends to be intermediate between these teas in caffeine levels and price.
Flavor and aroma
Astringency tends to be low. This tea tends to be light-bodied overall, but fuller-bodied than silver needle.
White peony teas from Zhenghe tend to be darker in color and have a stronger flavor and fuller body than those from Fuding. Because production outside these two main areas is more modern and experimental, there are few generalizations that can be made about the flavor of this type of tea when grown in other regions, especially those outside China.
A pure tea, not containing any flowers
The name "peony" can be somewhat misleading; bai mu dan is a pure tea, made only from the Camellia sinensis plant, and does not contain any peony or other flowers. The tea is named for the silvery appearance of the unopened leaf buds, which unfurl slightly in a blossom-like manner when brewed. The name references the tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa. This tea does tend to have a floral aroma, but this may be a coincidence.White peony tea comes in different grades of fairly widely ranging price; the lower-grade tea contains more leaves and fewer buds, and are more similar to shou mei, whereas the higher-grades are more similar to silver needle or bai hao yinzhen.
References:
1. The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea, Penguin Press, 2008, p. 27-28.
2. White Peony - Real White Tea, Tea Guardian, Updated Jul. 10, 2015, Retrieved Sep. 19, 2017.
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Pai Mu Tan (Nr. 203) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: White Peony Tea – Region: Fujian, ChinaAug. 31st, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from broad green-brown leaves and top shoots of Pai Mu Tan tea. Pours clear straw (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of white tea leaves, with malty touches. Delicate, leafy flavour with hints of flowers and malty touches. Leafy aftertaste. A very nice, delicate and unpreten...
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Style: White Peony Tea – Region: Fuding, Fujian, ChinaApr. 4th, 2021
This tea is amazing! It has a mild chocolatey/cocoa butter flavor which is really nice. The tea is so smooth and buttery and not astringent or bitter at all!
Read Full ReviewOrganic White Peony (Bai MuDan) Tea from TeaVivre
Style: White Peony Tea – Region: Fuding, Fujian, ChinaJun. 15th, 2018
I've had this for a few weeks now, but I've put off this review because this is my first pure white tea. The leaves were picked in April of 2016, making the tea a little over two years old as of this review. It has a gentle yet complex aroma of autumn leaves, vanilla, cinnamon, old books, and hints of flowers and spice...
Read Full ReviewThis tea is very similar to the white peony, so if you like that I'd give this a try.
The flavor is what you'd expect, somewhat fruity and sweet with this white tea aftertaste that seems consistent in every white I try. I can steep this twice and it doesn't seem like too great of a value.
Mutan White from Harney and Sons
Style: White Peony Tea – Region: Fu'an, Fujian, ChinaJun. 20th, 2017
I thought this was an above-average white peony or bai mu dan.
Dry leaf smells different from any other White Peony tea I've tried, notes of candied citrus peel, a sort of bittersweet smell, a slight pungency, almost hinting at camphor. I'm intrigued, and eager to try this to see what kind of cup this leaf produces...
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