Patience is a virtue when making tea, and when picking it too. Genuine Silver Needle also known as Bai Hao Yinzhen is a white tea best picked between late March and early April, when the year's first new buds ‘flush’ just before opening. And then, after waiting for the ideal conditions on a sunny morning, when the sun is high enough to dry off any remaining dew from the buds, the pickers can go to work. From Fujian Province, it is amongst the most expensive, the most prized and the famous of China’s white teas.
