Tealyra - Imperial Yunnan Silver Needle - White Loose Leaf Tea - Top Chinese White Tea - Caffeine Level Low - 200g (7-ounce)

Good value & elegant taste .. my opinion

I was drinking other white tea from Tealyra for years, and like it a lot. A year ago I switched to Yunnan Silver Needle and now keep buying it on subscription plan. My friends also like it a lot, so hopefully this good tea will keep coming.

This review is for the Imperial Yunnan White Tea. I'm just realizing that there is also one from Tealyra called something like Premium White Silver Needle that is different...that's the one I had on auto-ship and when I ran low I ordered some Imperial Yunnan by accident and it is so much better. Just fresh and fragrant. I'm not saying the other is bad, but in my opinion the only reason to get that one is that it might be a little less expensive per ounce. This stuff converted me from a bourgeois teabagger into a loose-leaf tea snob.

I ordered this tea with 4 other items and was due for 3 separate deliveries. After I received the first two, I checked to see when this would arrive. It said that it was delivered with the second package. But it wasn't. I have ordered on Amazon since 2014 and never had this problem. I love this tea, but it is expensive and delicious, so I was worried. The company sent the tea and it just arrived today. I am so happy that this company worked with me. I love their tea and was worried that maybe I would have to order elsewhere. Thank you Tealyra. I am so grateful to (finally) be getting my tea. :) :) I always thought I had to go through Amazon as this is from China (usually takes long to get). This came from NY. I now have other options. Thank you Tealyra!! Thank you Amazon too.

Very nice tea.

Buena calidad y sabor, buen gusto y nada astringente, dulce y muy delicado

I purchased this tea because it was listed on a fluoride-conscious website as lower in fluoride than almost any other white teas. Who knows...I hope it is. It is not jasmine, but it has a slightly jasmine taste.

This is not imperial grade. Some of the buds in the tea are black, so I have to inspect and clean the tea every time I brew it. I even found a hair and a small feather now that I've been looking closely at it. I don't know if mine was a bad batch or if this is a general problem with this brand.