King Silver, matured traditional white tea, 40 g
King Silver, matured traditional white tea
King Silver, matured traditional white tea, 40 g
US$23.1
excluding tax and tariff
頭採新品種 古法銀針王
Baihao Yinzhen at its best
If you like Silver Needle for its health benefits, but wish for more taste, King Silver is perhaps the choice. There are a few reasons why this pure leaf shoot white tea has better epicurean appeal:
- Traditional processing — it takes more time, more mastery
- Mastery in maturing — not most people in the tea trade know how to mature a white tea like we do
- Special cultivar — we have employed a special cultivar that combines the complexity of a Yunnan Daye and the sweetness of Fuding Dabai to have it grown in Zhenghe, the mecca for old style white tea
- Top quality pluck — only top quality first flush from our specially appointed garden, no blending. Not only does that give a uniform, pleasing visual appeal, but also the fantastic taste that is possible only with such care and dedication.
Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack
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Taste profile
Nose: Earthy, herbal nose in overtone of the sweetness of hay and notes of Chinese nan-xing almond. Interplayed with accents of liquorice, matured mandarin orange peel, fresh moss and a slight hint of cacao. Palate: Softly smooth body that is slightly sweet and cooled with a lightest accent of mint and mellowed citrus peel. Finish: Quenching, sweet and lightly malty aftertaste.
Infusion tips
Use boiling water and 25 ~ 30% more leaves for a full taste profile of this rare and matured white tea. As always with Fujian white teas, blanch well before infusion.
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Phoenix Classic, dancong oolong, 40 g
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Fenghuang Baiye:
Before Chaozhou Guest Hotel was privatised, this officially appointed lodging for visiting high-ranking government officials used to serve only classic style Phoenix oolongs in all of their restaurants*. Tea Hong’s Phoenix Classic could well be the special quality in the large white porcelain teapot on the breakfast table sitting next to bamboo steamers holding finely crafted dim sums for the privileged guests. All fine and quintessential characters of the classic Phoenix oolong can be found in this tea — Sweet, fruity, and lively with notes of peach and dried longan, lychee and sweet potato. A proud heritage of Guangdong oolong.
Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack 
White Peony Classic Long, traditional white tea, 40 g
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Zhenghe Mudan Wang
While White Peony from Fuding tastes more floral, that from the other earliest region, Zhenghe, tastes longer and deeper. The more tedious curing process is marked by the darker colors on the leaves. While many prize Silver Needle Supreme for its delicate taste and furry appearance, a superb traditional white tea as White Peony Classic Long delivers a more impressive taste experience. That may explain why this Mudan Wang, aka King of White Peony, is considered the best and most classical representation from the origin, and a favourite by many tea connoisseurs. As most aficionados prefer it, we have always matured this tea adequately before releasing it in the shop. The current stock is a single batch first flush ( i.e. pre-Qing-ming ) that we have matured in our environment since its harvest in 2019.
Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in wide Kraft-alu pack 
Danhu Old Bush Song Cultivar, Phoenix dancong oolong, 40 g
Fenghuang | Phoenix, Floral Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Neutral-Cool Energy, Oolongs, Tea丹湖老樅 宋種黃橘香
A very special Huangzhi Xiang
Cutting away from the main trail towards the more visited Zhongxin Yin and Lizai Ping, hidden away behind a spur, there is this tiny secluded enclave in Wudong by the name of Danhu. As the mecca of Fenghuang Dancong, where the oldest form of oolong is the de facto tea to produce, Wudong is one of the major mounts of the Phoenix Mountains. Outside of the 7 major villages listed administratively, there are actually many other small areas where a few or even a couple of households make up a small tea haven of their own. Shaded on the north of the dark rock mountain, it is cool here even at 4 pm on a summer day. The tea forests here are mostly bushes 2 to 3 meters tall. Occasional 3 to 5 meter ones, each occupying a circular clearing around them, growing gloriously with their wide-spread crowns. Tiny patches of vegetables grown here and there under tea trees. The few families here have been tea farmers since their grandfathers remembered. As to when the old bush for our Song Cultivar have been here, no one can really tell.
Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in wide Kraft-alu pack 
Black Leaf Special, Phoenix dancong oolong, 40 g
Cool Energy, Fenghuang | Phoenix, Floral Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Oolongs, Tea鳳凰單欉 上品大烏葉
Fenghuang Da Wuye:
If classic Phoenix oolongs are too sweet, and bouquet ones too florally aromatic for you, Tea Hong’s Black Leaf Special maybe your cup of tea. It is produced from a new cultivar developed for maltiness and complexity in taste. A very different oolong from the rest. Our special selection is harvested from higher altitudes near the oolong mecca that is Wudong.
Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack
Definitely the best aged white tea I’ve ever had. Not that I drink much of this category, but I’ve aged my own Silver Needles before, and occasionally stumble upon something interesting that is stored well and has good flavors, so I have some familiarity with how white tea can change over the course of time.
I’m no expert but this is easily the cleanest and most pristine flavor profile I’ve experienced with an aged white tea – it feels like King Silver was aged in a pharmaceutical-grade time capsule, where not even a single particle of dust was introduced. The aging and storage of this tea is entirely without flaw.
An initial rinse with warm water or a blanch with boiling water opens these leaves up – the aromatics are vibrant and complex, yet convey all of the tempered characteristics one would expect from 10-15 year old tea. It’s tempered like perfectly smooth chocolate that has zero grit whatsoever, but is still explosively fragrant and complex.
It’s not musky, it’s not stale, and it doesn’t smell like fermented stonefruit – it feels like the compounds which have aged in these leaves are volatile and in their prime, ready to leap up and grab you by the nostrils to pull you in.
The flavors are unreal. It’s the depth and viscosity of that licorice root note that really captivates me. This is a total flavor bomb, even the initial sip is an explosion of sticky-sweet licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra).
The more I drink, the more the flavor profile builds up, increases in its complexity, clings to the throat, sits stubbornly on the palate, and reverberates long into the aftertaste.
The way the flavors layer themselves on the palate and wash away into the long-lasting aftertaste is really special, this is way more sophisticated than any other aged white tea I’ve had.
In my opinion, the price to quality ratio of this makes it a no-brainer. Good luck finding even half the quality for twice the price. If this is in stock and you’re reading this, do yourself a favor and get a bag, this is rare and exceptional.
Really grateful that you have spotted the efforts we have put into maturing this tea. There are a set of routines that we follow to make sure the aging environment for all our teas is optimised not only for hygiene but more importantly also for that difference in how well each different tea can further develop in taste. When a well seasoned connoisseur like yourself can point it out so precisely and in detail, that means we have done the right things.
I cannot claim the credits though. The most important components for delivering such a wonderful profile really have been established by the producer who has been an old style white tea maker confident enough to manage a much longer withering time than what is trendily practiced. A lesser experienced producer could easily spoil a whole harvest when turning the withering pile at the wrong time, at a wrong pace. It has been lucky for me to have met him twenty years ago.
It is also a gift from Nature. An old fashioned white tea like this, whether produced from a new cultivar or an old one, really depends a lot on the year’s weather and the conditions of the harvesting time. While ample rain is critical for healthy growth, the sun is critical for such a meticulously withered batch, especially a few hours and continuously for two days after the plucking.
So you see, this is really a blessing as much as it is the work of all who have laboured to make this tea happen. I have the duty to make sure such a wonderful gift from Nature and honest hard work be perfectly delivered, especially to those who can appreciate, like yourself. I am really grateful to be told that we have done our job well. Thank you.