The Brew of Emperors

Chinese folken and historical text speakes of the special leaf that was harvest by vergines dress in white who would cut the in white who would cut he plant with golden scissors and the palnt with golden bolwl. These leaf tips were then carefully hand over carried out to the Emporor's places and added  to the mained unmounted by any part of the human body until the Emporor himself sipped the tea his lips making the first human contact with the leaves.

And so the story of white tea grows from myth and fable and travelling from the high mountains of Fujian province in china to the teacups of he discerning and wealthy aaround the world .at over US$ 1200 per kg,this is still the most exclusive and expensive tea in the world.