A whole-leaf white tea from fujian, china. smooth taste with fragrant notes of herbs, fresh grass, grapes and flowers. snow leopard is the finest quality white tea of the style known in china as pai mu tan, and is made from specially selected varietals of the tea bush. white teas go through minimal processing, but are highly dependent on environmental conditions for their quality. plucking must occur in spring when the "flush" is at the correct size, and there is no rain or dew on the leaves. the fresh-plucked leaves are first briefly withered in direct sunshine, and then brought into open-air sheds for full withering/drying for a couple of days, where the wind moving over the tea is regulated by shutters on the shed walls. the final removal of moisture is done by very low baking. the resulting leaf style is open and irregularly shaped, composed of whole wilted leaves with whitish tips. snow leopard is smooth, with a fragrance reminiscent of herbs, fresh grass, and flowers, finishing with a white grape sweetness. each 2 oz tin of loose leaf tea makes about 20 cups.. (per 2oz) 10.95
