{"product_id":"exclusive-fuding-white-tea-cake-silver-needle","title":"Exclusive Fuding white tea cake 2018 - Silver Needle-300g","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFuding Silver Needle White Tea Cake — Premium Aged\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAlso known as: Bai Hao Yin Zhen Cake, Fuding Silver Needle Cake, Premium White Tea Cake, Aged Silver Needle Cake\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the top of the tree — our finest \u003cstrong\u003ewhite tea cake\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the most prized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePremium \u003cstrong\u003eFuding Silver Needle\u003c\/strong\u003e, all silver buds, thick with white down, pressed and aged since 2018. If a white tea cake can be a treasure, this is it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOur Most Prized White Tea Cake\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet's be upfront: this is the most expensive cake we carry — and there's good reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's pressed entirely from premium \u003cstrong\u003eSilver Needle\u003c\/strong\u003e, the highest grade of white tea, made of plump spring buds alone. Silver Needle is scarce and costly even as loose tea; pressing top-grade buds into an aged cake takes it to another level again. This is a collector's white tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThick With White Down\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first thing you notice is the down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese \u003cstrong\u003eFuding\u003c\/strong\u003e buds are exceptionally hairy — coated in fine, silvery-white fuzz, the mark of premium bud tea. That down carries the soft, sweet fragrance the Chinese call \u003cem\u003ehao xiang\u003c\/em\u003e, and you'll see it drift beautifully in the cup as the cake brews. It's a sign of a genuine, top-grade silver needle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Is a White Tea Cake?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost white tea is loose. But it's also pressed into cakes — and there's a good reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePressed tight, a \u003cstrong\u003ewhite tea cake\u003c\/strong\u003e takes up far less space, and it ages slowly and evenly — the leaves protect each other, so the whole cake matures as one. It's the traditional way to keep white tea for the long haul, and to build a collection you can drink through over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Store new, drink old\" — and a premium silver-needle cake like this is exactly the kind you lay down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis Cake\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFuding\u003c\/strong\u003e, north-east Fujian — the birthplace of white tea and the region regarded as the best in China for it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exclusive Silver Needle — all silver spring buds, densely downy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e pressed and naturally aged since 2018.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter:\u003c\/strong\u003e clean, elegant and honey-sweet, with the extra smoothness and depth that years of ageing bring to a fine silver needle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 300g full cake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Four Types of White Tea\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite tea is graded by how much bud and leaf goes into the pick. This cake is pressed from the very top grade — silver buds only:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1798\/8019\/files\/4_types_of_white_tea.png?v=1783649930\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1798\/8019\/files\/4_types_of_white_tea_leaves.png?v=1783650031\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilver Needle is buds only; White Peony adds a leaf or two; Gong Mei and Shou Mei use more mature leaf. This cake sits right at the very top — premium Fuding buds — which is what makes it our finest, and priciest, white tea cake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Two Homes of White Tea: Fuding \u0026amp; Yunnan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite tea has two great homes, and they make quite different teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFuding (Fujian)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the birthplace of white tea and the region regarded as the best in China for it. Small-leaf bushes, bright and delicately sweet. This cake is premium Fuding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYunnan\u003c\/strong\u003e — big-leaf, ancient-tree country in the south-west. Fuller, deeper, honey-rich white teas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrefer the Yunnan style, or a gentler price? Try our \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.valleygreentea.com.au\/products\/premium-yunnan-white-tea-cake-silver-needle\"\u003eYunnan Silver Needle Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr see the whole \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.valleygreentea.com.au\/collections\/buy-white-tea\"\u003ewhite tea collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhite Tea, Antioxidants \u0026amp; Ageing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite tea is the least processed of all teas — just withered and dried — so it holds on to a lot of what's naturally in the fresh leaf, including its antioxidants. That light touch is a big part of white tea's appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgeing adds another layer. Over the years a white tea cake grows smoother, mellower and richer — and with premium buds to begin with, this one only gets more refined. It's long been treasured in China for exactly this. We'll leave the bigger health talk to others; we'd rather it earn its place by tasting wonderful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrew this \u003cstrong\u003eFuding Silver Needle Cake\u003c\/strong\u003e the right way \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— check out our professional \u003cstrong\u003eBrewing Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eStorage Care\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Origins\u003c\/strong\u003e below 👇\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ValleyGreenTea","offers":[{"title":"50g sample","offer_id":45677706805427,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Full Cake","offer_id":45677706838195,"sku":null,"price":188.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1798\/8019\/files\/O1CN01B5RHue1kaeb5qNLgo__2210847024700-0-cib_2.jpg?v=1783700654","url":"https:\/\/www.valleygreentea.com.au\/products\/exclusive-fuding-white-tea-cake-silver-needle","provider":"Valley Green Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}