Picked in the first week of March from the tender buds of Jinggu’s Da Bai Hao varietal trees, this Imperial Grade Silver Needle is a white tea with deep roots and refined character. The Da Bai Hao cultivar, a natural Assamica hybrid unique to the Jinggu area of Yunnan, delivers a bolder expression of the classic Silver Needle profile—soft, sweet, and full in the mouth.

Each silvery bud is carefully hand-plucked, then gently wilted, lightly pan-fried, and finished with a slow, natural dry. This minimalist, traditional process preserves the tea’s natural sweetness and lends a smooth body with lingering fruity and floral notes. It’s a style that dates back centuries, once reserved as a tribute tea for emperors and revered in Buddhist circles for its purity and clarity.

With just one harvest a year, this first flush white tea isn’t just rare—it’s a seasonal marker, a celebration of spring’s return. And with careful storage, it only gets better with age, developing deeper character and layered sweetness over time.