Moonlight White, also known as Moonlight Beauty, is also known as Moonlight White Tea and Moonlight Tea. It comes from plants with the same characteristics of Pu'erh Tea. Its picking method is unique, it must be made in the moonlight, and the roughening of each batch of tea should be completed in one day. The origin of its name varies:
One way of saying is that this tea is made by special technology. Its surface is black, its back is white, and its buds are white like a curved moon, so it is named "moonlight white". Another is that this tea is accompanied by the bright moon at night, picking tender buds, and from tea picking to processing, there is no sunshine. It is slowly dried in the moonlight, and picked are local beautiful young girls, so named "Moonlight Beauty".
Fragrance: At the beginning of the soup, the fragrance is like honey, followed by elegant fruit or light flower fragrance. With the increase of brewing times, the aroma seems to change subtly. It will leave a lingering fragrance in your mouth.
Taste: Lubricated, fragrant and sweet-back.
Brewing method:
1. 6-8 g dry tea.
2.Water temperature above 95 degrees Celsius to boiling water.
3. Pour in hot water and wake up the tea quickly.
4. Pour in hot water again and wait 5-10 seconds for the soup to come out.
Understanding the name and tasting the tea
Moonlight White occupies an interesting place among Yunnan teas. Its pale buds and darker leaves make the name memorable, while accounts of its production commonly emphasise slow drying away from direct sunshine. The romantic moonlight stories should be read as stories surrounding the tea, rather than as a universal harvesting rule for every tea carrying the name.
To explore the changing fragrance described above, set aside a little of each infusion in identical cups. Compare them after they cool to a comfortable temperature. Note whether the floral impression remains, whether the sweetness becomes clearer, and whether the finish feels fresh or drying. This small comparison is more informative than expecting every batch to reproduce a fixed list of flavours.