Lakyrsiew White Peony AV2

Tea Type: White Tea

Tea Region: Shillong, India

Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Translucent, pale green liquor.
• Aroma: Floral (rose, orange blossom), honey and fruity (white peach, clementine) notes.
• Flavour: Fruity (clementine, muscat, honeydew melon), floral (rose), vegetal (tomato stems, cucumber) flavours. A great balance between delicate sweetness and acidity. 
• Mouthfeel: Very delicate, smooth, supple, light-bodied liquor. 

For white tea lovers and connoisseurs who are hesitant to choose among our beautifully selected white teas, we offer some comparison notes here. In comparison to our Chinese White Peony made from Fuding Dai Bai cultivar grown in Fuding, Fujian Province, you will notice that the Lakyrsiew White Peony AV2 offers less vegetal and herbaceous, but more pronounced fruity notes, with delicate yet refreshing, sweet acacia honey, floral, peach note. In comparison to White Peony B157, White Peony AV2 is lighter, less fruiter yet more floral and vegetal notes.

Brewing Guidance

• Measure 1g of tea per 100ml water. Boil water to 85℃. Steep for 3-5 minutes.

Reference: Op.

Tips for Tea Connoisseurs

We're very proud to introduce and share this exceptionally rare, unique white tea from a family-run, tea garden in Shillong, northern India. Made from entirely hand-picked, sublime white downy buds and gentle spring tea leaves of elite Darjeeling cultivar, 100% AV2, this incredible white tea will blow away your mind with its delicate clementine, rose, orange blossom, refreshing vegetal notes. We manage to source only 1Kg of this rare batch of tea and we highly recommend trying for any tea connoisseurs and fine white, oolong and darjeeling tea lovers! 

The origin of white tea is Fujian, China and we also offer exceptional quality, white tea, Silver Needle (Yin Zhen) and White Peony from Fuding in our white tea collection. White Peony (aka. Bai Mu Dan) is a delicate, white tea, made of a downy silver bud and the top two newest leaves harvested in spring. White tea is the least processed tea among the six different kinds of tea, as no firing, steaming or rolling is involved in the production. Instead, the freshly harvested tender buds and leaves are withered in the sun to allow the natural, mild oxidation to take place. The result is a very smooth, light-bodied, gentle liquor with delicate, fruity, floral and vegetal flavours.  

In comparison to our Chinese White Peony made from Fuding Dai Bai cultivar grown in Fuding, Fujian Province, you will notice that the Lakyrsiew White Peony AV2 offers less vegetal and herbaceous, but more pronounced fruity notes, with delicate yet refreshing, sweet acacia honey, floral, peach note. In comparison to White Peony B157, White Peony AV2 is lighter, less fruiter yet more floral and vegetal notes.

Naturally grown without pesticide and chemical fertilizer. 

Lakyrsiew Tea Garden is situated at an elevation of between 1000 and 1300m above the sea level. The garden has an ideal tea terroir to produce supreme quality, Darjeeling style black tea, as the garden benefits from its own clean, sweet, spring water and receives a good amount of rains during the monsoon season. The natural mists of the adjacent Lake Umiam provide good natural shades to elite Darjeeling cultivars grown in the garden while protecting the garden from drought during the dry season.

Recently, white tea has become increasingly popular, due to some studies linking its antioxidant properties to potential health benefits such as anti-ageing and promoting skin health. 

If you like this product you may well like Lakyrsiew White Peony B157, Fuding Silver Needle, Fuding White Peony.