位於中國福建省東北角的沿海城市福鼎，是白茶的故鄉，也是白茶商業化的發源地。
在福鼎郊外的山丘上，茶園裡種滿了名為「大白」的特殊茶樹品種。這個名字名副其實。這些茶樹長出肥厚的芽苞，覆蓋著濃密的絨毛。植株將養分儲存在芽苞中，因為這是茶樹的未來。在細小的銀針內部，含有額外的糖分、多酚類物質，甚至還有更多的咖啡因。那層絨毛由絨毛體組成，幫助未成熟的芽苞在嚴酷的環境中存活。在茶農細心手工採摘這些芽苞後，大多數製茶師會將芽苞放入茶倉中，讓它們慢慢乾燥。
這款帶有細膩甜味的茶，可以直接用茶杯品飲，也可以像中國人那樣，舀一匙茶葉放入裝有熱水的透明玻璃杯中。看著芽苞在水中緩緩下沉，這個過程非常療癒。
The first steep has this delicate, almost grassy sweetness that lingers on the tongue, and the leaves from Fuding really do unfurl beautifully after a couple minutes. I've been brewing it cooler than my usual black tea and it’s become my afternoon ritual.
The dry leaves smell faintly of fresh hay, and the first steep comes out a pale, almost translucent gold with a gentle sweetness that lingers. I brewed a second round and it held its character nicely, which tells me the leaf quality from that Fuding region is real. It’s become my afternoon reset.
The dry leaves have that delicate, downy silver look you'd expect from Fuding, and they brew up a pale, almost honeyed liquor. I've been reaching for this every afternoon since it arrived — it's become my quiet ritual. The flavor is so gentle and clean, a real step up from the grocery store tea I us