| | |  | White Teas | Home » » » » Rishi Organic White Tea, Silver Needle Loose Tea, 1.41-Ounce Tin (Pack of 2) | | | | | | | Description: | | Reserve White Tea with a sublime, sweet flavor and rich, savory finish. USDA organic. Certified kosher. Certified Organic by QAI. Rishi white teas are made from authentic medium-leaf tea bush varietals which produce silvery-white sprouts and leaves. They are delicately hand harvested only once year, for a few weeks in early spring when the weather is consistently cool and dry. White tea is the least processed of all tea types, resulting in a milder flavor without bitterness and a sweeter finish that green tea. Compared to other teas, White teas are very low in caffeine and contain high concentrations of antioxidant polyphenols (tea catechins). White tea originated in a small area north of the Min River in the province of Fujian. It is in this region, 1000 meters above sea level where Rishi White teas are cultivated organically at select smallholder gardens using authentic white tea bush varietals and the classic white tea leaf-withering process. Each year, Rishi travels to this remote heritage region t work directly with the artisans and select the highest quality tea if the season. | | | Features: | |
• Pack of 2 (total 2.8 oz)
• Highly popular white tea with light-gold infusion, rich body, savory aroma, and sweet, mellow finish
• Milder flavor without bitterness and sweeter finish than green tea, as well as less caffeine
• Hand-harvested in China's Fujian province in early spring; USDA-certified organic; kosher-certified
• Selected by Rishi buyers (no middlemen) from small heritage-region farms; packaged in Milwaukee, WI
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 2.8 Ounces | | Package Length:
| 8.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 21 reviews |
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31 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 Icy WhiteAug 12, 2007
Don't get me wrong--Silver Needle (which is considered the top grade of Chinese white tea--the only true white tea, incidentally) is delicious hot but at the risk of sounding heretical, it's FANTASTIC chilled on a muggy summer day. It's also easy to make.
For those who are serious about getting into tea, I recommend the purchase of an inexpensive, analog candy thermometer as correct water temperature is crucial to the successful brewing of any variety of tea. Boil water and add to your empty brewing vessel (I use my Bodum De Chine for white tea). Bring 10 or so ounces of good water, i.e., filtered or bottled, NOT distilled, to a boil and set aside to cool to 185ยบ. In the meantime, empty the tea pot, add one tablespoon+one teaspoon of Silver Needle, and cover (this warms the buds). Add the cooled water and brew for the minimum recommended total of four minutes (I allow for the amount of time it takes to drain the tea leaves--20 or so seconds in my case). Decant completely (try not to leave any liquid in the pot) into a heat-proof pitcher and repeat twice (no need to preheat the pot again) reusing the same leaves at the same temperature, adding 30 seconds each time so that the final infusion brews for the recommended five-minute maximum. Refrigerate the combined infusions. That's it! Don't add anything--just kick back and enjoy about a quart of pale champagne-blond refreshment. It sounds a little complicated, but it's not--you'll be surprised at how quickly the routine is established.
A fine-mesh strainer will ensure that no leaf fragments remain to make your tea bitter (overbrewing=bitter tea). And one of the advantages of brewing Chinese teas such as this in glass is the ability to watch the leaves unfurling as they steep. A needle-type tea such as this eventually aligns itself vertically--very cool to watch!
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Excellent quality silver needle tea.Dec 27, 2007
By Malachi Eman
Rishi Silver Needle white tea ( Bai Hao Yinzhen) is a good introduction to the world of "quality" tea. High quality silver needle tea is known to be expensive... with some batches reaching an estimated $122.00 an ounce.
This white tea is not "premium" quality as listed on the can.
It's around medium quality, as you can see small fragments of white peony (lower grade white tea) intertangled with the silver needle tea leaves. . However, any way you look at it... this is a superb deal for quality tea. Drink this tea... This is the real deal.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Love This Tea!Aug 24, 2007
By C. Maiman
This is tea I prefer to all others. It's organic, it's white tea (healthy!), it's delicious and it doesn't get bitter from over steeping. I get two steepings from each tablespoon of tea leaves. The second time I steep it for 20+ minutes (to get every last drop of the good stuff!) and it's still perfectly delightful. Enjoy!
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 First shipment was excellent tea, second not so muchJan 20, 2011
By Wade Franklin
"wcfranklin"
My original review: This is a very high quality white tea. It can be infused at least twice. The second infusion was possibly even better than the first, but the third seemed a little weak.
Update: I liked this tea so much that I ordered another shipment. Unfortunately, the quality of the second shipment is considerably lower than the first. It appears older and less fresh, although the date on the tins is later. About a third of the buds are brownish or even blackened, and those have few of the characteristic silver hairs. I've even found some unidentifiable foreign matter in one of the tins. When brewed, it lacks much of the subtlety and complexity of the earlier shipment. I'm disappointed. I found my favorite tea, and when I ordered more, it just wasn't the same.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Subtle TasteNov 11, 2007
By S. Kumar
Good value and quality. The tea is mild and not bitter at all. A little raw sugar to sweeten and it is excellent.
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