Precious Aged white tea

Introduction

At white tea’s birth place Fu-Ding area of the Fu-Jian Province in China, aged white tea has long been used to treat symptoms associated with measles, especially before the era of using western medicine for fever control. It’s well known functions such as treating alcohol hangover, tooth aches, detox and cancer prevention are believed to be more potent than those of their fresh white tea counterparts. Aged white tea’s medical use has therefore been passed on as traditional wisdom by many generations and became a source of interest to modern researchers.

Why are the aged white teas so precious?

1. The annual output of white tea is relatively low since the tea varieties available for making aged white are limited to a few noted types which only grow in Fuding and Zhenghe areas in Fujian province. There are still some complete and ancient tea tree forests in this area. In fact, Fu Ding Da Bai Chia is the descendant of those ancient trees.

1. High demands are needed to make this tea which is almost 100% handmade following the traditional skills. Great importance should be given to time, temperature during the whole processing from beginning to end. Some of these processes are done behind closed doors, each master careful to protect their hard-learned techniques.

How to brew: Using Yixing teapots

1. Clean tea pot: Rinse teapot with boiling water so as to warm it up.
2. Place tea : the quantity of water should be 2/3 of tea pot.
3. Rinse tea: rinse tea leaves with hot water for 2-3 times in a very fast speed to wake them up.
4. Water temperature: 90-95.
5. Pour out water: Pour tea liquid into serving cup when it becomes light amber.
6. Enjoy.

Health Benefits of Old Aged White Tea

1. Anti-cancer & Tumor Prevention- Skin, Stomach, Prostate, Colon, Breast cancer, etc.
2. Immune Booster- To strengthen immune system against disease.(Thyroid, Allergy, etc)
3. Anti-viral & Antibacterial- To relieve Cold, Flu, Pneumonia, and HIV, etc.
4. Good for Heart- To reduce risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
5. Lower blood pressure and bad cholesterol.
6. Good for Skin & Beauty- To help guard against skin cell damage, and remove spots.
7. Anti-Aging - To help slow the aging process and stave of age-related disease.
8. Other benefits are healthy teeth and gums, weight loss, stress relief, etc.