Snow Mountain Buds

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Available from Miro Tea when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

This distinctive white tea is known as Yabao, a rare style made not from the typical tea leaves but from the tender buds that emerge as offshoots on wild and semi-wild tea trees. These buds appear in early spring and are carefully harvested by hand while still tightly closed, preserving their delicate structure and natural sweetness. Our Yabao comes from the renowned Daxueshan (“Big Snow Mountain”) region in Mengku County, Yunnan, China, an area known for its ancient tea forests and high-elevati