Buy Bai Mu Dan Wu Yi Yan Cha Wu Long (Oolong) | Loose Leaf Tea

Bai Mu Dan 白牡丹 Wu Yi Yan Cha loose leaf oolong tea

$70.00

This tea belongs to the Wu Yi Yan Cha tradition.

From Shi Zi Feng in Wu Yi Shan, this Spring 2024 Bai Mu Dan refers not to white tea but to a rare indigenous Yan Cha cultivar. Like the name “white peony” suggests, it is deeply floral, with a commanding presence and an undercurrent of solemn woodiness—as the Chinese say, a stately beauty that can move a nation.

This tea’s region can also be experienced in the field through the Educational Tea Tour — Wu Yi Shan.

This tea is featured in Wu Long Guided Tastings — Yan Cha, an on-demand paid course on Udemy.

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No, it’s not the white tea. Bai Mu Dan is a rare indigenous cultivar of Wu Yi Shan. Like the name “white peony” suggests, it is deeply floral with big presence and a solemn underlying woodiness — a stately beauty that can move a nation.

The Three Pillars · 白牡丹

Place · terroir

Shi Zi Feng, Wu Yi Shan, Fu Jian Province, China

Plant · cultivar

Bai Mu Dan

Craft · type

Wu Long · Yan Cha

In the cup

This vintage

Shi Zi Feng · Spring 2024

Deeply floral with big presence and a sense of solemn underlying woodiness.

Deeply floral with a large, stately presence and solemn woodiness underneath. This Yan Cha cultivar is expressive without losing gravity, finishing with the structure and warmth of charcoal-roasted rock tea.

The making

Naturally fermented and charcoal roasted in the Yan Cha tradition.

How to brew

Brewing instructions for Bai Mu Dan (Wu Yi Yan Cha) - 白牡丹

History & significance

This is Bai Mu Dan the indigenous Wu Yi Shan Yan Cha cultivar, not the white-tea picking grade of the same name. Its rarity and easily confused name make that distinction essential.

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