Nepali white tea
Bud-heavy white tea from eastern Nepal, made on estates growing Darjeeling-derived cultivars at similar elevations. Nepal’s speciality sector is younger and less regulated than Darjeeling’s, which shows both in inconsistency and in willingness to experiment.
Character
Soft and melon-like, close to Darjeeling white in character and usually a good deal cheaper.
- Flavour
- Sweet, Fruity
- Aroma
- Honeyed, Fresh
- Mouthfeel
- Light, Silky
- Complexity
- Moderate
- Notes
- hay, melon, light honey
- Aftertaste
- Soft and clean.
Delicate intensity: light in the mouth with little grip. forgiving of a long steep.
Provenance and production
- Origin
- Nepal
- Region
- Dhankuta, Ilam
- Oxidation
- Minimally oxidised
- Harvest
- Spring
- Processing
- Withering → Drying
Brewing
Western brewing (teapot or mug)
1.5–2.5 g/100 ml · 80–90 °C · 1 authored infusion
Gongfu brewing (gaiwan)
4–6 g/100 ml · 90–100 °C · 5 authored infusions
No caffeine estimate is authored for this tea. TeaHQ does not infer one from its category, because category predicts caffeine poorly — matcha and gyokuro carry more than many black teas.
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Editorially linked
Someone wrote down why these two belong together. The note below is theirs.
- Darjeeling white tea
Neighbouring Himalayan estates growing the same Darjeeling-derived cultivars, with Nepal usually the cheaper of the two.
- Ceylon silver tips
Two South Asian white teas from estates better known for black tea, both recent diversifications.
Similar sensory profile
Shares controlled flavour, aroma and mouthfeel descriptors. A looser match — two teas can share descriptors and still taste nothing alike.
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Shares 6 descriptors with Nepali white tea: sweet, fruity, light, silky, honeyed and fresh.
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Shares 6 descriptors with Nepali white tea: sweet, fruity, light, silky, honeyed and fresh.
- Bai Mudan
Shares 5 descriptors with Nepali white tea: sweet, fruity, silky, honeyed and fresh.
- Bai Mudan Wang
Shares 5 descriptors with Nepali white tea: sweet, fruity, silky, honeyed and fresh.
- Bi Luo Chun
Shares 5 descriptors with Nepali white tea: fruity, sweet, light, silky and fresh.
- Jiu Qu Hong Mei
Shares 5 descriptors with Nepali white tea: fruity, sweet, light, silky and honeyed.