Bingdao old-tree white tea, 50 g [PT09]

Silver tips show on the green leaves. The liquor is clear, light honey-yellow, with grassy and floral notes. A clean, cool sensation and Bingdao rock-sugar sweetness develop through repeated steeps.

The source places Bingdao in Mengku’s Lincang tea region near the Tropic of Cancer. The source reports an elevation of 1,650–1,900 m, an annual average of about 20°C and about 1,800 mm of rain.

Warm a gaiwan. Add 5 g of tea and use water at 95°C or hotter. Steep the first five infusions for 5 seconds, then 5–10 seconds per infusion. Keep later infusions under 15 seconds. Store at room temperature in a cool, dry, dark place, away from strong odours.