Bai Mudan
白牡丹 · White Peony
White
Silver needle takes only the bud. This one takes the bud and the two leaves under it, and that is the whole difference between them.
The making is barely making at all. The leaf is withered in the sun for a long time, then piled and left, so it turns very slightly under its own enzymes. That small amount of oxidation is all that happens to it.
In the cup the buds stay silver while the leaves open green around them, and someone decided it looked like a peony opening. That is where the name comes from. It is fuller than silver needle and softer than it looks, rose and ripe fruit.
- floral
- rose
- magnolia
- Origin
- Fuding / Zhenghe, Fujian, China
- Water
- 85°C / 185°F
- Ratio
- 4 g / 100 ml
- Caffeine
- Low
- Rinse
- Not needed
white-tea core canon
How much leaf
Gong fu brewing is leaf-heavy and short. Set your gaiwan or pot size and this is what to weigh out.
Vessel volume
100 ml
Recommended dose
Use ~4.0g of tea
The session
5 infusions, about 3m 55s of total contact time.
- Steep 130sA soft flower, waking slow.
- Steep 225sRose opens over the leaf.
- Steep 340sMagnolia widens the floral body.
- Steep 41mFruit sweetness rounds it out.
- Steep 51m 20sA gentle floral length remains.
Also sold as
Bai Mu Dan, Pai Mu Tan
Steaper times this session for you
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Get notified at launchThese numbers are a median of independent gong fu sources, not a law. Leaf age, vessel and water all move them. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.