This is the feed of all reviews of White Tea on RateTea.http://ratetea.com/style/white-tea/5/http://ratetea.com/review/7065/http://ratetea.com/review/7065/Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:20:50 ESTIt's cool when the host of an AirBnB leaves a variety of teas, and even cooler when one is a new tea for me to try. Unfortunately, even for white tea, this was underwhelming overall. The dry-bag aroma may have been the best part: mild, but somewhat floral, yet distinctively tea-dominant, as if this would be a deliciously complex white tea. Floral tones to a white tea make some sense, as they may not overpower the tea. The liquid itself didn't live up to the promise, however. The flavor was mil...http://ratetea.com/review/6702/http://ratetea.com/review/6702/Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:31:35 ESTOne-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 unpretentious white tea. I generally prefer flavoured white tea with fruity nuances, but this pure variety is really good, too. Not exactly cheap by the standards of the tea company (55 DKK per 100 g...http://ratetea.com/review/6657/http://ratetea.com/review/6657/Sun, 04 Apr 2021 14:07:25 ESTThis 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!http://ratetea.com/review/6631/http://ratetea.com/review/6631/Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:29:40 ESTThis tea is great! It tastes vegetabally in a good way and it has a nice fragrant aroma. It is not bitter or astringent at all. It is also a great price for how high quality and delicious it is! http://ratetea.com/review/6630/http://ratetea.com/review/6630/Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:09:48 ESTThis is only the second Moonlight White tea I've ever tried; the first was from Life in Teacup. I've had this tea for nearly two years from its harvest date, but am only reviewing it now, so I've seen how it ages slightly. It seemed to change character much more quickly than a pu-erh. The leaf is striking and unique in appearance, with leaves that are downy and silvery on one side but jet-black on the other. It arrived looking exactly like pictured on the company website. It's intensely fragrant, mainly...http://ratetea.com/review/6599/http://ratetea.com/review/6599/Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:57:09 ESTThe first thing I notice about this tea is the very comforting aroma it has. It smells and tastes sort of like freshly baked bread. It is a very smooth and easy to drink tea while still being very flavorful and interesting. It's thick bodied and it is not astringent at all which I really like.http://ratetea.com/review/6547/http://ratetea.com/review/6547/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 15:08:27 ESTCup at home, made from a sachet included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and containing a mixture of leaves of white tea and lemongrass, as well as elderflower and pieces of dried blueberries - all of them organic and sprinkled with flavouring. Pours clear peach yellow (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of berries and elderflower, with touches of lemongrass. Mildly bitter flavour of white tea, with dryish notes of blueberries and lemongrass and touches of elderflower. Mild ...http://ratetea.com/review/6533/http://ratetea.com/review/6533/Thu, 24 Dec 2020 22:59:11 ESTPrep: 205F, 5min, 4tsp for 16oz (as per instructions but lowered 212 to 205). When Teavana made this variety, it was one of the first teas that I truly loved. This is meant to be a replacement for their discontinued line, I think. Aroma: The nose really shows off the spice of the tea with some pungent cinnamon. The white tea notes are very hidden behind which is to be expected. 7/10 Flavor: Many of adagio’s flavored whites are quite delicate. This blend is fairly bold in the tea flavor with ...http://ratetea.com/review/6523/http://ratetea.com/review/6523/Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:50:32 ESTPrep: 175F, 3 minutes, 2 heaping teaspoons in 16oz Appearance: Transparent pink, quite bright. Aroma: There is a mild mix of strawberry and raspberry. I keep searching for the basil notes but I can’t find them. Flavor: The white tea base is very mild and allows a delicate strawberry flavor to take the stage. This is a delicate tea in general but it’s also quite enjoyable. There is a good chance I’ll buy a pound of this for a refill. All around fantastic tea. Value: This sample was 3 d...http://ratetea.com/review/6485/http://ratetea.com/review/6485/Wed, 04 Nov 2020 06:16:04 ESTI haven't had a lot of positive experiences with White2Tea brand tea, so far. I really didn't like their Hot Brandy mix of white and black teas (it seemed like a bad idea after thinking about it because of the very different way the two age and the fact that they often use different temperatures for brewing). The Nightlife white tea was sometimes great. But, notice the word "sometimes." I had the same issue with this tea. Some brewing sessions were fantastic. Others weren't even par. They were less than me...http://ratetea.com/review/6469/http://ratetea.com/review/6469/Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:53:08 ESTThis expensive white tea from Vietnam offers little that is new imo. It is very mild, with a pleasant white peach taste. The aroma is its most impressive feature, and it made me think of fruit salad, flowers, and woods. The second infusion was more flavorful than the first. A white tea enthusiast might find something exciting here, but I would rather spend my money on more robust teas.http://ratetea.com/review/6326/http://ratetea.com/review/6326/Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:38:20 ESTHalf-litre pot at home, made from 20 small pearls of handrolled Dragon Phoenix white tea leaves and jasmine leaves, which unfold into one-inch-long leaves during the brewing. The first cup pours clear pale straw with no sediment; the colour grown darker with each cup, and the last cup does have a small amount of sediment, too. Intense aroma of white tea leaves with notes of jasmine. Ditto flavour. Smooth, creamy palate, gradually acquiring some astringent notes with a dstinct aftertaste of white tea. A del...http://ratetea.com/review/6303/http://ratetea.com/review/6303/Tue, 03 Mar 2020 15:52:19 ESTHalf-litre pot at home. Pours clear and nearly colourless, with just a faint touch of pale straw, with no sediment. Mild aroma of white tea with barely discernible hints of some herbal spice. Delicate flavour of white tea, with mild floral and herbal notes. Smooth palate, with bitterish hints. The second cup has more colour, some pale straw, and a more pronounced flavour. A well-balanced and very tender tea, its delicate nature bespeaking its high quality. Relaxing and very much enjoyable. Predictably, thi...http://ratetea.com/review/6290/http://ratetea.com/review/6290/Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:37:43 ESTThough flavorful for white tea in a teabag, this is still a delicate tea. The dry teabags have a nice scent that smells dry and vegetal, like straw with a hint of dry grass or hay. The description on the box implies (but doesn't explicitly say) that this is white peony, being made up of both leaves and unopened buds. The flavor bears this out. This tea is sensitive to water that is too hot and will become bitter and "cooked." My favorite way of preparing this is to give it a good, long soak in 180°F wa...http://ratetea.com/review/6275/http://ratetea.com/review/6275/Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:30:18 ESTThis was my first Darjeeling white tea, and it's about as impressive as sitting through an hour-long staff meeting with a well-advertised, nicely dressed, but ultimately monotonic guest speaker droning on about an uninteresting subject. At first, I was intrigued. The best part of the experience was the dry-bag aroma, which reminded me distinctly of a combination of tea, chocolate and faint licorice. That was an unfair tease! Seldom has a tea I've tried so clearly devolved from highly promising to d...http://ratetea.com/review/6274/http://ratetea.com/review/6274/Sun, 09 Feb 2020 23:17:35 ESTI wasn't feeling well lately. I think I may have caught the flu, which has been going around. I tried a remedy of tea and herbs that often helps me, but it wore of quickly. So, I felt the urge to try some of this white tea, because I remember something I was told by someone regarding white tea being considered medicine at a certain point. For 5g of tea, in a 110ml gaiwan, I brewed water at 90ºC, rinsed for 5 seconds, then brewed for 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45... I did a full brewing session of it, and I actua...http://ratetea.com/review/6084/http://ratetea.com/review/6084/Sun, 14 Apr 2019 10:56:56 ESTEstate sales can be an unconventional way to try new teas upon which one normally wouldn't gamble the full cost of purchase. In this case, the tea apparently has been retired, and can't be bought anymore, but was shrink-wrapped in the box (never opened) and still in fresh condition. [I got it as part of a larger grab bag full of tea boxes of various kinds.] So if you run across this tea in grandma's pantry or at some sale, here's what to expect. The dry-bag aroma? There is none. Nor is there much i...http://ratetea.com/review/6059/http://ratetea.com/review/6059/Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:31:26 ESTThis is a nice tea to look at, but the flavor is weak and bland. A little nutty taste. No plans to get more of this. http://ratetea.com/review/5891/http://ratetea.com/review/5891/Sun, 09 Dec 2018 15:22:34 ESTAn exorbitantly-priced tea that didn't deliver the quality I demand in this price range, and in the end, wasn't that enjoyable to drink. This is the first white tea I have ever tried that was produced in any region of northeast India other than Darjeeling. I remain open minded, but this experience was a let-down. Thin-bodied, not that aromatic, and requiring a great deal of leaf to brew to sufficient strength. The dry leaf of this tea looks like a typical white peony tea (incidentally, in the sample it ...http://ratetea.com/review/5652/http://ratetea.com/review/5652/Fri, 29 Jun 2018 02:45:14 ESTGood ole tea, I'd say! Not the best white tea I've had, but still good! If you like White Tea, you may wanna give this a try! It's a nice change, yknow?http://ratetea.com/review/5641/http://ratetea.com/review/5641/Fri, 15 Jun 2018 23:33:57 ESTI'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 spices. Brewing it at a lower temperature makes a very light and delicate cup and brings out a subtle peachy note, while brewing it with near boiling water produces a stronger cup with a flavor cl...http://ratetea.com/review/5618/http://ratetea.com/review/5618/Tue, 29 May 2018 20:46:44 ESTAn amazing and sweet tea! It is not very expensive and is a very high quality tea. The ball is tightly packed and I was able to get several infusions(keep in mind you can't break up the ball easily so I would use a at least 12 oz cup and fuse for 5 minutes). The aroma isn't strong but is very nice and sweet, it smells like a more faint and sweet black tea. The taste is very nice and is comparable to some of the chocolate-y black tea pearls from teavivre and adagio. Overall, I'd strongly recommend this tea ...http://ratetea.com/review/5449/http://ratetea.com/review/5449/Thu, 11 Jan 2018 02:56:58 ESTThis 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. http://ratetea.com/review/5373/http://ratetea.com/review/5373/Tue, 07 Nov 2017 20:53:47 ESTThis tea was served at Copper Cup coffee shop in Lancaster, PA. Prior to that, I hadn't even heard of Passenger Coffee, and this tea really blew me away; I thought it exceptional. I tend not to like silver needle white teas because they're often a bit too subtle (or, put less diplomatically, bland or weak) for me, and they also seem overly caffeinated (and expensive) relative to the flavor that they deliver. This tea, while very pricey and still seemingly highly caffeinated, also had the aroma and fla...http://ratetea.com/review/5338/http://ratetea.com/review/5338/Wed, 11 Oct 2017 19:36:47 ESTShou Mei is a very stem-y and leafy loose left. Caina says to steep 1tbsp for about 25 seconds, with all the stems and big leafs it's pretty hard to measure. It's actually a lot easier just to eyeball and take a guess, if you drink a lot of loose leaf tea it's not that hard to guesstimate it. To me it has a light flowery sweet flavor with little smell. I actually over steeped mine, for about 45 seconds witch gave it a light bitterness. I did this on purpose because I like strong teas and this is a very lig...