Silver Needles: should you choose a whiter one?

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    • 2012.01.05 at 2:59 pm #8408
      Leo
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      The answer simply is NO.

      A genuine Silver Needle is a white tea and being a white tea, it has undergone a lengthy curing process, during which its surface oxidizes and turn darker colour. Therefore, when you choose a buy, always go for a fresh one that is duller in colour, if you want the taste and health benefits of a genuine white tea.
    • 2012.01.06 at 6:08 am #8995
      sa11
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      So should I continue to use this green tea Silver Needles? I was told that my body is cold in TCM term. It’s is a shame coz this tea was quite costly where I bought it.

    • 2012.01.06 at 10:56 am #8997
      CHAWANG
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      real silver needle tea now has different degree oxidation. some darker, some not so dark. depend on the factory farm. before there was standard, now many standards. white tea silver needle better taste i like.

    • 2012.01.07 at 3:22 pm #8998
      Leo
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      Both white tea and green teas that are called Silver Needles are not quite suitable for people with cold TCM body type, the green tea more so. If you do not want to waste the tea you already bought, drink it in the early afternoon, say around 3 when the bodily heat is higher after lunch is pretty much digested. 

      White tea White Peony (again there are green tea varieties of White Peony) is a better choice as a white tea for health benefits for people with cold TCM body type. Matured ones are the safest, so are those from Zhenghe, which are more oxidized than those from elsewhere. White Peony is cheaper than Silver Needles too. 
    • 2012.01.10 at 5:10 am #9148
      Betty
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      Can you recommend an internet shop for good value Silver Needle tea and White Peony?

    • 2012.01.11 at 5:55 am #9150
      Leo
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      There are so many that it is almost impossible for us to evaluate them. However, I shall start one quite soon; please stay tuned in for a reliable and quality one by myself 😉

    • 2012.01.12 at 9:34 am #9151
      sa11
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      Thx! I’ll try to use white peony (bai mudan?) more often now. Look forward also to your internet shop.

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