White Dew Shoumei

Tea: Bailu Shoumei (白露寿眉） Type: Charcoal-Bake-Finished Fuding White Tea Harvest: Bailu (Early September) 2022 Region: Taimushan, Fuding, Fujian, China Producers: Master ZhangTasting Notes: Unglazed Doughnuts, Cedar Wood Bark, Roasted Peanuts, Green Bell Peppers This Bailu Shoumei comes from the verdant slopes of Taimu Mountain, the legendary birthplace of Fuding White Tea.  The picking grade of this tea is very high, an early September pick replete with many silver buds.  There is a large stem to leaf ratio, which is characteristic of Zhang's production, as he desires their woodsy sweetness to mature over time.  Although this tea is comprised of small leaves and many buds, there is a large amount of stems and some broken leaves, this is a common issue in these more delicate white teas, and why it is so often pressed early into cakes to preserve the leaf integrity. The dry leaves offer a clean aroma of unglazed doughnuts and something distinctly woodsy.  One can catch small whiffs of