Arya Pearl, 2015 Organic Whole Leaf Darjeeling White Tea

This year's Arya Pearl is so much more than a white tea. If you've ever wanted to try a Darjeeling white tea, this is it! The color of the dry leaf is pea green with an abundance of downy fuzz on the undersides of the leaves & silver tips. The aroma is fresh, sweet, vegetal & faintly floral. The infused leaves gracefully unfurl in the water completely intact & flawless. The leaf color is vibrant green & the liquor is bright, lively, aromatic & pale butter yellow.  Pearl is always beautiful, but this year when I opened the bag it took my breath away! This is the first tea that Arya produced this year and despite below average temperatures and rainfall--it  still maintains its standing as the "creme de la creme" of all Darjeeling white teas. As usual, I placed my order well in advance of production. Pearl is a limited production tea and once it's gone, it's gone! Arya Pearl is 100% hand crafted using carefully selected clonal tea bushes--and only in the third week of