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WHITE TEA · YUNNAN, CHINA
Moonlight White Tea
Wild honey, white grape and soft florals, with a mellow finish.
Wild honeyWhite grapeSoft florals
CHOOSE FORMAT
Tea caddyLoose leaf · 35 gProtects leaves, aroma and flavour.
Pressed rounds10 × 5 gPortioned for individual brews.
Prefer to try it first? Explore the 5 g sampler →
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Quick questions
What’s inside
Tea caddy: 35 g of loose-leaf Moonlight White Tea. Pressed rounds: 10 × 5 g portions.
How to brew
For loose leaf, start with 2.5 g in 250 ml of water at 80–85 °C for 2 minutes. Re-infuse the same leaves, adding a little more time with each infusion.
Caffeine
Yes. Caffeine varies with the leaf and how you brew it; a delicate flavour does not establish a low caffeine level.
Changing your subscription
Yes. Go to Account → Subscriptions to change your next tea and manage your deliveries.
Delivery
See the available delivery methods, charges and dispatch timings before you order.
Returns
Eligible, unopened items can be returned. If an order arrives damaged or incorrect, contact Tea Ducks for help.
DISCOVER ITS CHARACTER
Honeyed, floral and gently fruity
A light white tea with honey-like sweetness, white-grape notes and a mellow finish.
Aroma · Wild honey and soft florals
Character · Light and rounded
Finish · Mellow sweetness
A good place to begin if you enjoy lighter, floral teas.
Prefer to taste it first? Explore the 5 g sampler →THE ORIGIN OF MOONLIGHT WHITE
Yunnan, China
Moonlight White is a large-leaf white tea.
Withering and drying give Moonlight White its distinctive light and dark leaf appearance and rounded sweetness.
Read the Moonlight White guide →BREW YOUR FIRST CUP
A straightforward place to begin
Use this loose-leaf recipe as a starting point, then adjust the next infusion to your taste.
- Leaf
- 2.5 g
- Water
- 250 ml
- Temperature
- 80–85 °C
- Time
- 2 minutes
Re-infuse the same leaves, adding a little more time with each infusion.
1 · Measure the leaf
Measure 2.5 g of loose leaf for 250 ml of water.
2 · Let it infuse
Use water at 80–85 °C and steep for 2 minutes.
3 · Strain and enjoy
Separate the tea from the leaves. Keep the leaves for another infusion.
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT
Know what your pack provides
Loose leaf for measuring your own portions, or pressed rounds in ready-measured 5 g portions.
Tea caddy · 35 g
Loose leaf in a protective caddy. Measure the leaf amount to suit your brew.
14 standard loose-leaf portions at 2.5 g eachPressed rounds · 10 × 5 g
Ten ready-measured portions, convenient when you prefer to measure less.
10 fresh leaf portions at 5 g eachStore your tea sealed, cool, dry and away from strong odours.
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