Bai Mudan Cake

Bai Mudan Cake 2008 is made of Bai Mudan tea, which is also known as White Peony tea. The tea is made like Baihao Yinzhen of the Da Bai cultivar. Bai Mudan, sometimes also spelled Pai Mu Tan, is popular due to the refreshing and light flavor. Other variants are Gong Mei and Shou Mei which is harvested later. However, they are sometimes despite the late harvest also sold as Bai Mudan.

aged white tea

This Ba Mudan was pressed 2008 into cakes and stored in Zhenghe for 10 years. Through storage, the fresh and grassy aroma has changed to a hong cha like aroma. A very interesting tea especially for Pu-erh tea lovers.

Harvest: Spring 2008
Aroma: Light, sweet and mellow
Terroir: Zhenghe, Fujian Province in China
Preparation: In this blog post you will find a description of how to brew aged teas in an optimal way.
Tip: Compare this Bai Mudan to a fresh harvested Bai Mudan