Bai Xue Ya, or otherwise known literally as White Snowy Tips. Although at first glance this tea appears to be identical to the very famous Bai Hao Yin Zhen, or Bai Hao Silver Needle, this variety is in fact the absolute highest grade of white tea on the market. These white snowy tips are in fact the very first buds to come off the tea trees; usually at least one picking before the buds sprout their second bud within to form the Bai Hao Silver Needle tea leaf. The difference is apparent in the slight tinge of green that the hairs show and especially when looking at the soaked tea buds after steeping as they are noticeably thicker and heavier than other grades of white tea. Any connoisseur to white teas would appreciate the detail in both picking and processing that is evident in these leaves!

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