Watermelon White

Spectacular tea. Pictures are 3g of dry leaf, the leaves really are massive (that's a 500ml cup). The wet aroma is amazing, the melon is not subtle, but also not syrupy or cloying. It's like that scent you get when you cut into a fresh watermelon, it's as much the rind as it is the fruit. It just smells awesome. There are some background vanilla and marigold (very lightly vegetal), and later on some subtle citrus, cucumber and delightful astringency (very very smooth). Oh, and the mouthfeel is velvety and rich and yet paradoxically refreshing. I put 1.5 liters of boiling water through these 3g of leaf (that is the last pour shown in the pic next to the thermos)! The last 300ml was only a shadow of the original, but it was definitely still cooking. For a white tea the staying power is admirable. A totally unique and delightful experience. I haven't found anything like it.

Absolutely delicious tea! That watermelon flavor is really there! Leans more like sweet watermelon rind. Haven’t had a white taste this way. Grabbed a good amount to enjoy now and to save for later years. Very much interested to see how this transforms. Thank you for finding this and offering it to us! Absolute joy to drink.

It's quite interesting to brew with leaves this size. The watermelon note actually being there is very interesting as I was sceptical of that. Good tea overall.

What a tea! I’ve got a literal crate of it and couldn’t be happier. This is a hardy tea that needs plenty of heat and steep time at first to get going but wow, the crispness, the juiciness, the sweetness… Makes wildly delicious cold brew too but definitely needs to be steeped hot a bit first to break down the leaves.

Really an excellent white tea.