White Peony Tea - Zhenghe Mudan Wang (King of Peonies)

White Tea Peony Zhenghe Mudan Wang (King of Peonies) is the choice for those who prefer a fuller body rather than nicer looking tealeaves. There is a crowd of followers some of whom would mature the tea for a few years. The matured tea is sweeter and even deeper, though less sharp. This is not a big trend yet but those who take on this prefer such a matured tea than trying to put up with ten or twenty years for a so-called “Shengcha” puer. Well, the White tea version tastes more pleasantly than any comparably. The aroma is fresh, mellow, floral with a note of cut hay and a malt undertone. Infused properly, it is an easy tasting tea that is fresh, slightly sweet, with medium body and yet light enough for all-day consumption.deeper, giving much fuller body.

The infused leaves of a premium White Peony Zhenghe Mudan Wang, reveal how fermentation has happened to evenly dispersed patches of the leaves. This marks the nature of this tea and defines how it should categorized. For those who cannot adjust to green tea but want to switch for better health benefits, Bai Mudan is really one of the few best choices. It is a lot more neutral in its TCM nature and yet possessing all the good things of green teas.

Most White Peony - Zhenghe Mudan Wang  do well with higher infusion temperature, but the tea tastes much smoother when the water temperature is kept between 90~95°C. Though the tea is very tolerant of mistakes in infusion time, it is advisable not to let it soak for too long in the pot. Keep it below 10 minutes. The optimum time is 6 minutes, as with most other teas.

White Peony Zhenghe Mudan Wang generally store quite well in normal temperature. Less fermented versions keep better when stored in the fridge. Lookalikes that are green teas stores like green tea. To age a more fermented version, keep it fully packed, preferably in a larger quantity, such as one or two kilos, preferably in a air-tight container.

White Peony Zhenghe Mudan Wang