Yue Guang Bai

Enormous, wild, these long leaves in black and white have been dried sans sunlight, hence their name ‘moonlight white’. Though the first infusions match their appearance with a woody, slightly abrasive character, they quickly turn over a new leaf and yield a delicacy that the type is known for: soft, starchy sweetness and an aroma of vanilla with the lingering sting of cane sugar. Though markedly different in profile, fans of floral Yin Zhen ought not to discount this Yunnanese white tea, which affords a pleasure all its own, both rough and refined.