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Anji Bai Cha
Anji Bai Cha Green Tea (Pre-Qing Ming)
Other names: Anji White Tea
Anji Bai Cha is a beautiful tea in every sense. The leaves are long, delicate and a bright vivid green, the scent has notes of citrus and nuts, and the taste is a complex mix of tangy fresh and creamy soft. The liquor is a pale green so delicate that the Chinese call it a white tea, and it has all the bright clarity of a classic high-grown mountain tea.
Our Buyer’s notes
“Anji Bai Cha is the first and the only white tea tree variety that was recorded in the Chinese tea literature of the Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD). This is a "Hong Qing Lu Cha" (‘baked to dry green tea’) and contains large proportions of antioxidants, almost twice as much as other green tea. It also contains high levels of selenium (also found in Brazil nuts), making for a super healthy tea.”
Read more about Anji Bai Cha green tea in Canton Tea School
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Chinese Name |
Anji Bai Cha 安吉白茶 绿茶 |
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English Pronunciation |
an-gee buy char |
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Range |
Connoisseur |
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Country |
China |
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Origin |
Anji, Hu Zhou, Zhejiang Province. |
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Plantation Altitude |
High mountain, 850m. |
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Harvest Date |
2012 Pre-Qing Ming (Ming Qian) - First Pick before the rain. |
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Varietal |
Bai Ye Yi Hao (white leaf #1). |
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Leaf Appearance |
The dry leaves are said to have the special ‘phoenix’ shape with 1 bud and 2 to 3 tender pale jade-coloured leaves |
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Aroma |
It has a sweet citrus and delicate floral aroma. |
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Liquor |
Anji Bai Cha is a bright pale green with a distinctive ‘oily’ liquor. It has the excellent clarity that is so characteristic of tea from a high-grown mountain plantation. |
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Tasting Notes |
The taste is fresh and mellow with lovely lemony notes, a soft, silky mouthfeel and a sweet, long lasting ‘hui gan’ (aftertaste). |
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Quick Brewing Instructions |
2 tsp to 1 tbs per cup (200ml); water temperature must be cool around 65°C (149°F) Infuse 2-4 mins. Reinfuse at least 3 times.
Read more about Anji Bai Cha green tea in Canton Tea School |
Customer Reviews
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excellent, subtle, but fussy
Review by OTT
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(Spring 2012 harvest) I like this tea for its long aftertaste and subtle sweetness. There is a lot here to remind one of both white and green teas. It is, however, rather fussy to brew. I found the recommended 65deg was only required for the first infusion to prepare the leaves, subsequent infusions needing a cooler 55-60deg. The 50deg suggested in another review was too cool, it failed for me to extract many of the most attractive qualities of this tea. Brewed too hot or too long this tea tends to astringency and develops some odd vegetal notes, but it rewards precise control of temperature. The dry leaves are regular and form attractive needles when infused, the liquor is pale green, the nose has notes of hay initially, and floral notes develop on later infusions (when treated gently). The taste is silky and long. A refreshing tea but one that demands focus to brew successfully, and probably a thermometer at hand. (Posted on 9/24/12)
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Wonderful
Review by J
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I received a pouch of this tea this morning (delivered less than 24 hours after I ordered it, very impressive - kudos to both Canton Tea Co. and the Royal Mail for this!), and I'm on my second pot of it already. It's a lovely smooth taste with lots of light fresh flavour but without some of the harsher overtones of other green teas, and it does seem to have the calming-but-focused effect that this particular tea is known for. I'd highly recommend this to any fan of the subtler green teas. (Posted on 3/3/12)
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This is a tea I could sip all day. Lovely, lovely tea.
Review by Gretchen @ its All About The Leaf
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"the brew – oh! the brew. It’s lovely. Others have called it sweet. I don’t get sweet. I get grassy, lightly nutty, and very mellow...."
To read the full review, visit Its All About The Leaf: http://www.itsallabouttheleaf.com/2408/tea-review-canton-tea-anji-bai-cha-2/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter (Posted on 11/25/11)
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This Canton Tea Anji Bai Cha is dessert!
Review by Amy in Southern California
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I was struck by the sweetness of this Canton high mountain green tea. It is easy to sip every day, at any time. Its long lingering aftertaste makes it memorable. The Canton Tea team does an excellent job of accurately describing its teas. If you are considering the purchase of a Chinese green tea, I urge you to sample this one. (Posted on 4/11/11)
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creamy and yes a hint of lemon
Review by Andrea
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I'm not a huge fan of green tea usually, but hate to miss out on the health benefits, and I do love variety, so I gave this a try. That being said this is really good. Probably my favorite unflavored green tea to date, although I also really like the pouchong offered here by Canton, but I guess that's somewhere between a green and oolong so I don't know if it counts. Do be careful with the brew temp. and I don't think you'll be disappointed. (Posted on 1/8/11)
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Light and clean
Review by JenniferB at It's All ABou the Leaf
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"this tea IS very Light and Clean. The clean taste goes on to the aftertaste and it’s just delightful!"
For the full review:
http://www.itsallabouttheleaf.com/1351/tea-review-canton-tea-anji-bai-cha/ (Posted on 1/6/11)
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Superb tea
Review by Paul
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In 1587 Sheikh Abd-al-Kadir wrote "coffee is like common man's gold, and like gold it brings to every man the feeling of luxury and nobility" If that statement were to be applied to a green tea then Anji Bai Cha would be top of the list.
Without a shadow of a doubt.
Brewing taste does vary; indeed I would also brew this a bit cooler. (Posted on 10/20/10)
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Best green tea if you are willing to brew it correctly
Review by Dorian
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OOO This is my most fave green tea of all time (assuming i am not immortal otherwise ho could i know)
This tea is in my mind the hardest green tea to brew, harder than Gyokoru, harder than matcha.
You ill see elsewhere on the internet people recommending brewing this at the dreaded 80c, do that and you may as well buy Long Jing as its gonna taste roughly the same.
Anji Baicha needs very careful and low temperature brewing to bring out that fantastical exotic, tropical fruit taste.
Try brewing at 50c for 3 mins using 2.5g of tea, you will be glad you did.
This is without doubt the best china green tea money can buy, and to be honest i think it beats all the Japanese Gyokoru teas as well. (Posted on 8/20/10)
