White teas, and silver needle in particular, are always a struggle for me. They remain fresh for such a short period of time, and afterwards the flavor profiles just completely deteriorate.
All I can taste is stale hay. Maybe a hit of a daisy…but really not worth the money.
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White tea, 95% of the time, just doesn’t get my attention.
^ agreed. I had one though that completely changed my perception of them, so I probably hold them all to an un-fair standard.
I’ve also had some good silver needle teas from Sri Lanka. Those were a treat! I could taste notes of tropical fruits.:/ I feel bad about a bad review for “freshness” as it is so late after harvest. Except that I had a pretty delicious silver needle from Camellia Sinensis a couple weeks ago that was very nice.
Teavivre’s packaging seems to be so focused on freshness, that I guess it could either be their warehouse or the tea grower.
White tea, 95% of the time, just doesn’t get my attention.
^ agreed. I had one though that completely changed my perception of them, so I probably hold them all to an un-fair standard.
I’ve also had some good silver needle teas from Sri Lanka. Those were a treat! I could taste notes of tropical fruits.:/ I feel bad about a bad review for “freshness” as it is so late after harvest. Except that I had a pretty delicious silver needle from Camellia Sinensis a couple weeks ago that was very nice.
Teavivre’s packaging seems to be so focused on freshness, that I guess it could either be their warehouse or the tea grower.