




Tea
White Cockscomb white tea
White Cockscomb White Tea
Bai Jiguan is a very rare Wuyi cultivar, originally one of the Four Famous Bushes of Mount Wuyi. A naturally pale “white-leaf” variety bred by the Daoist master Bai Yuchan during the Song Dynasty, it exhibits yellow-green buds due to reduced chlorophyll synthesis, resulting in elevated amino-acid content and exceptional sweetness.
- Light & Floral
- Floral
- White Tea
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Character & product details
- Character
- Floral
- Tea family
- White Tea
- Mood
- Floral
Full source description
Bai Jiguan is a very rare Wuyi cultivar, originally one of the Four Famous Bushes of Mount Wuyi. A naturally pale “white-leaf” variety bred by the Daoist master Bai Yuchan during the Song Dynasty, it exhibits yellow-green buds due to reduced chlorophyll synthesis, resulting in elevated amino-acid content and exceptional sweetness. This tea mostly can be found as a type of a rock tea processed varieties. But here we have white tea made from Bai Jiguan material! Produced in the high-elevation tea gardens of Yong'an (1180 m), this first-spring harvest is hand-picked at the standard of one bud with one to two leaves. The high-mountain conditions — strong diurnal temperature variation, clean environment, and ecological management — intensify the tea’s freshness, purity, and sweet umami profile. Processing follows traditional white-tea methodology: withering and low-temperature drying to preserve amino-acid richness. The result is a clean, transparent liquor with elegant herbal-floral notes, high sweetness, and excellent endurance; after multiple infusions it can even be boiled. The leaf base shows yellow-green buds and leaves with high vitality.