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Swirling Mist White Tea is one of the great teas of China.
White Tea is one of the world’s rarest teas and was regarded as one of the Imperial treasures during the Song and Great Qing dynasties.
It is grown on the fabled “cloud and mist” mountains at an altitude of more than 1000 metres in Fujian Province.
White tea is still painstakingly and skilfully cured by hand using ancient techniques that go back thousands of years.
White tea always has a characteristic silky white down under its leaves, which gives the tea its name.
Our Organic Swirling Mist White Tea brings the discerning drinker a new and exquisite delight.
Light and fragrant with no bitterness, its unmistakably refined nutty taste carries a hint of gentle sweetness.
White tea is traditionally used in Chinese medicine to refresh, detoxify and bring the immune system into balance.
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It is at its best when allowed to infuse for several minutes in water that has been boiled then allowed to cool slightly before being added to the tea. Boiling water poured directly onto the leaves will impair the flavour of this delicate tea
True tea lovers add water again for a second or third cup when the tea reveals more of the nuances of its flavour.
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At Dragonfly Teas we consider that the way crops are grown is intrinsic to the well-being of everyone.
Working with nature to achieve the best quality with little or no chemicals involved is in our view, the way things should be.
The demands of the modern world for more; faster; better has resulted in short term exploitation of the land and the people who work it, with no thought for the future.
So we prefer to do things differently.
We believe that it is important to respect the relationship to the land of those who patiently grow our food (often under great hardship).
We are aware of the difference that the ancient country artisan traditions of food–making can make. Traditions that are thankfully still used today to create high quality teas and other foods, such as fine wines and local cheeses.
There are reputedly up to 8,000 different hand-made teas in China. They are part of a 1,500-year-old tradition. These are disappearing rapidly through mechanical and chemical intervention. The world has plenty of poor quality teas with very few of high quality on offer. This is because of lack of consumer awareness of the rich heritage of taste experiences produced by the smaller artisan tea-makers.
Dragonfly Teas is pledged to bring these teas to the discerning palate and in so doing, help to keep alive the traditions and skills that have created them.
We believe strongly in the ideals of the Slow Food movement, which is growing fast throughout Europe. We think it is important that every country has a dynamic small-scale agricultural food production sector. It ensures that rural people are rewarded for their efforts and helps to stop the depopulation of the countryside.
We also support non-political Fair Trade that campaigns to ensure we pay fairly and as directly as possible to the farmers with as few intermediaries as possible. This means that more of the profits end up directly in the hands of the communities that grow the crops.
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