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An Ji Bai Cha - Green Tea
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Description
An Ji Bai Cha, or An Ji White Tea (in English) is
so named because its unprocessed tea leaves are
almost completely white in color. The tea itself
is actually a green tea. There was a legend
recorded in an ancient 900-year old Chinese book
called "Da Guan Cha Lun" about a tea plant with
jade white leaves. It remained a legend until
1980s, when a single white tea bush (now known as
the Ancestor of Bai Cha) was found in An Ji
County (Zhejiang province, China), and experts
believe that this was the tea plant that was
mentioned in the book. It was soon
cultivated for commercial purposes An Ji Bai
Cha is one of the teas
processed from the leaves picked from these tea
plants. The picking season is very short, around
30 days in early spring season as once the
temperature increases, the leaves would start to
turn green.
Research found that the tea plant has low
chlorophyll and polyphenols content (which
explains the whitish-green tea leaves) but is
very rich in amino acids. It has almost twice the
amount comparing to other green teas. Amino acid
helps suppress cortisol and reduces stress.
An Ji Bai Cha harvest area is now a protected.
Only the leaves picked within destinated area can
be considered as An Ji Bai Cha. This tea is
certified organic by China Organic Product.
Other names
An Ji White Tea, White Jade Phoenix Tea (Yu Feng
Cha)
Taste
The taste is refreshingly delicate and soothing,
with a slight hint of orchid sweetness in its
aroma. It is very important that the temperature
of the water used for steeping this tea should
never exceed 80 degrees Celsius. As with all
other green teas, use 75c - 85c to bring the
best out of this tea.
Appearance
The tea leaves of An Ji Bai Cha have one of the
freshest appearances of any teas. The leaf
patterns are still visible. Once infused, the tea
leaves starts to turn whitish-green in color and
unfurl into one-bud-one-leaf form.
Origin
An Ji, Zhejiang Province, China
Harvest Period
Spring 2013
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