What is white tea
White tea owes its name to the fine white down hairs on the leaf and, like the black and green tea, comes from the Camelia Sinensis. What gives white tea its unique character is when it is picked, how it is picked and the oxidation process. With a white tea, they only pick in the spring and only pick the buds and 1 or 2 leaves in order to use the youngest leaves. Since this is a specific picking, this cannot be done by machine and the white tea is always picked by hand.
After picking, it is important to dry the leaves quickly to prevent the oxidation process. Drying is done in the sun; or in a room with little humidity and a temperature of 30°; with a beautiful white tea is the result