This tea is very pale in color and delicately aromatic. In addition to numerous varietal flavor choices within each category of tea, the leaves may be smoked, pressed, rolled, scented, or flavored to produce an endless array of choices for the tea connoisseur. Rare White Tea White teas are comprised of only buds, plucked from a very rare variety of the tea plant. These teas are visually unique and delicate in flavor. The tea is very light in the cup and has a lingering taste.
White tea is harvested for only a few days each year.
It undergoes almost no transformation once harvested, and is merely dried and withered. Dream Ship does not carry white tea at this time however, we will be offering it in the near future. Green Tea Green tea is produced when the leaves are fired immediately after picking. In Japan, this is often done by hand with a pound of leaves being steamed at a time. After steaming for 3 to 5 minutes, the leaves are placed on a heated table and rolled, either by hand or by machine to produce the characteristic curl.