Kilauea Forest (Hawaiian Grown) White Tea from KTeas

by liberteas

Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  White

Where to Buy:  KTeas

Product Description:

Hand-plucked Single-Estate tea: Volcano Village – Home Grown Estate Farm
Growing elevation: 4000′, Volcano Village, Hawaii USA

These leaves are long, loose, downy. The flavor of this shade-grown tea remains delightfully floral throughout multiple steepings.

Taster’s Review:

LOVE!

I really love this tea.  This is definitely my favorite (thus far) of the Hawaiian-Grown teas that KTeas offers (although I haven’t yet tried their Oolong, that one is next on my list!)  This white tea might even be my favorite white tea I’ve ever tasted.  Yes, it’s that good.

The leaves are long and slightly curled and covered with white fuzz.  They brew to a light, clear amber color that smells fresh and somewhat earthy, with hints of flower in the background. The aroma does not reveal what is about to be experienced by the palate, though.

The flavor is amazing.  At first sip, I noticed many similarities to a high quality Bai Mu Dan.  But, after a couple of sips, the complexity of this white began to reveal itself:  a lush sweetness and hints of a grassy flavor.  A floral quality that begins ever-so-quietly and develops as I continue to sip – and develops even more as I steep these leaves for a second and third time.

The tea has a rather hearty flavor and is surprisingly rich for a white tea.  This is not a delicate white tea!  If you love tea – try this one!  If you have tried white teas in the past and found them to be too softly flavored for your liking – try this one!  Everyone should really try this tea!

liberteas

Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

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2 thoughts on “Kilauea Forest (Hawaiian Grown) White Tea from KTeas”

  2. I wonder what is different about the soil or the processing that makes this one taste “richer?” I may just have to try this one – I enjoy a subtle white tea, but it’s not my first choice because they do tend to end up more muted than I like.

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