White Tea

White tea is the least processed of all teas, prized for its delicate flavor, silver needles, and high antioxidant content.

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White Tea Quick Facts

Oxidation5-10% (Minimally Processed)

Water Temp85-90°C

Flavor ProfileDelicate, Sweet, Subtle

Caffeine15-30 mg/cup

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Shoumei: A Complete Guide to White Tea's Most Affordable Grade

Shoumei is a coarse-leaf white tea that ages better than any other grade. Learn what separates it from Gongmei and how to brew it, or boil aged leaf.

2026-10-24 0 views

Gongmei: A Complete Guide to Cai Cha White Tea

Gongmei is a white tea made only from the local cai cha bushes, picked as a bud with two leaves. Learn why it is scarce and how it differs from Shoumei.

2026-10-24 0 views

Baihao Yinzhen: A Complete Guide to Silver Needle White Tea

Baihao Yinzhen is a bud-only white tea from Fuding and Zhenghe. Learn the two regional styles, the 48-hour wither and how to brew Silver Needle properly.

2026-10-24 1 views

Bai Mudan: A Complete Guide to White Peony White Tea

Bai Mudan is a white tea of one bud and two leaves. Learn its grades, how it differs from Silver Needle, and why it ages better than most teas.

2026-10-24 0 views

What Is White Tea? Minimal Processing, and a Definition That Keeps Shifting

White tea is barely processed leaf tea, but the definition itself is contested. Learn what white tea is, what it is not, and how the styles differ.

2026-10-23 4 views

Best Time to Drink White Tea: Morning to Evening

White tea is the one tea that works in the evening. Why its low caffeine changes the timing rule, and how age and grade shift the best hour.

2026-09-21 5 views

White Tea Myths: Six Claims Worth Checking

White tea is not unprocessed, not the highest in antioxidants, and not better than green tea. Six common claims tested against what is measured.

2026-09-21 5 views

White Tea Health Research: The Thinnest Evidence

White tea has the smallest research base of the six classes. What the few studies measured, and why nearly every claim about it outruns the data.

2026-09-21 3 views

Who Should Drink White Tea, and How Much

White tea is the lowest-caffeine option and suits sensitive stomachs and summer heat. Daily amounts by group, and why age of the tea changes the advice.

2026-09-21 4 views

Who Should Not Drink White Tea, and Why

White tea cautions are cool nature, aging storage and low but real caffeine. Who should limit it, and why aged tea carries a risk fresh tea does not.

2026-09-21 5 views