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Guide · Styles & Grades
White Tea Grades
How white tea is classified into silver needle, bai mudan, gong mei, and shou mei, keyed to what is plucked and which cultivar under China's GB/T 22291 standard, and why grade sets price more than quality.
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Withering
How the leaf loses its water and becomes white tea: sun, indoor and heated withering, what the enzymes do during the wither, the moisture at which it ends, and what light has been found to change.