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BAI HAO YIN ZHEN
Here’s what you’ll need to brew Bai Hao Yin Zhen in a gaiwan.
A gaiwan, a sharing pot, a teacup, and of course Bai Hao Yin Zhen.
As usual, I start with warming up the vessels before brewing.
Then let’s toss the leaf in till it lightly covers the bottom of the gaiwan.
This is also the best time to enjoy the smell of the dry leaves.
Now adding the water.
I’m using boiling water for this Bai Hao Yin Zhen, as I always say, boiling water is
the best friend of a great tea.
But free feel to lower the water temperature as necessary if there’s too much bitterness
or astringency in your tea.
Now the tea is ready.
Let’s pour it out and enjoy!
Most white teas are not marathon runners, but the more aged the tea is, the more infusions
it will render.
The white tea I was using in this video is our top grade Bai Hao Yin Zhen from 2017.
It gave me 4 solid infusions in the end, which is pretty typical for a young Bai Hao Yin
Zhen, at this water/leaf ratio of course.
Don’t be alarmed by the super light liquor color.
It doesn’t affect this tea being rich, and powerfully flavourful.
It’s smooth and brothy in the mouth as well.
It is so interesting that the taste of white tea is somehow very counterintuitive from
the barely-there liquor color.
For brewing Bai Hao Yin Zhen in a western teapot, we use this stylish cold brew vessel
as a pseudo teapot.
Feel free to use tea cups if that suits your situation better.
Add Leaf After dumping the leaves in, let’s add some
boiling water and let it set.
Bai Hao Yin Zhen literally means white fuzz silver needle, which describes the look of
the dry leaves of this tea.
Needle refers to the shape of the tea buds, and because it’s covered in the white fuzz,
they look almost silver color.
When it’s brewed up, the liquor will look cloudy as you can see in the video.
Don’t worry, it is because of those mini fuzz, and this is actually desired in Bai
Hao Yin Zhen.
And again, liquor colour is our friend, telling us when the tea is ready!
It might seem tricky to tell the color change when it comes to this kind of light colored
liquor, but once you are familiar with the tea, the slight greenish yellow tinge will
seem more obvious to you.
Now it’s time to relax and enjoy the tea
All right folks! That's a wrap. That is how you brew Bai Hao Yin Zhen in a gaiwan and a western teapot.
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