White Peony: a bud and two leaves, withered and dried. Fuller than Silver Needle, with orchard sweetness and hay.
Recipe
- Temperature 85 °C · 185 °F
- Leaf 4 g
- Water 220 ml
- First steep 2:30
- Each next steep +0:30
- Steeps 3
Lore
One bud, two leaves: a fuller pluck than Silver Needle, named White Peony for the way the dried leaf opens like petals. Same Fuding gardens, same patient withering; the extra leaf trades some delicacy for warmth and body.