Dragon Pearl Tea: Premium White Tea
A couple of months ago, I read an article by James Norwood Pratt that was published in “Fresh Cup” magazine (May 2007). Mr. Pratt mentioned that white tea coming to America would have been difficult to predict. He references John Frederick Walter’s “Book of Coffee & Tea,” defined in the 1990s, referring to white tea as a “tasteless leaf of no commercial importance.” I found James Norwood Pratt’s article to be very interesting. More importantly for the tea industry, white tea did gain in popularity regardless of what was said in the early 90s.
When I first started drinking tea, I definitely favored black teas. As I started to expand my tea drinking, I learned to appreciate white tea and eventually I grew to enjoy green tea. As my love for white tea grew, so did the availability and the variety of the white tea. White tea is tea in its purist form: uncured, unfermented and unprocessed. The Bai Mu Dan (white peony), offered by Dragon Pearl, from the Fujian Mountains, is picked from young and mid-mature leaves. This is an excellent everyday white tea. There are higher grades of white tea; however, this variety offers all the great health benefits at an affordable price without compromising the flavor. I’ve enjoyed every cup of the Dragon Pearl premium white tea. It has a very fresh, sweet flavor to it. As I sip the tea, I find myself inhaling through my nose to take in the naturally fresh scent rising from the water. To me, it’s about the scent as much as the flavor. As a kid, I grew up near a large farm. I was fortunate to get to help a lot in the fields. When you are near a farm that is harvesting a crop, you never forget the natural scent that lingers after the crop has been harvested. If you are ready to experience a truly fresh and delightful tea, Dragon Pearl’s premium white tea is a great option.
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