Summary

• Enjoy one of the rarest loose leaf teas made from crackling fresh young buds of the tea plant.
• Hand-picked and sun-dried for you at dawn for an honest wage. Only 200 grams of this tea can be picked in a day.
• Treat yourself to a unique cup of tea with a subtle, complex and exquisite flavour shaped by nature.
• You will contribute to innovative environmentally friendly programs initiated by the Dilmah Conservation. For example, the hydropower plant on the Craighead estate, which has made Dilmah carbon neutral since 2017. 
• Use these special Ceylon Silver Tips to make a delicious non-alcoholic champagne.
  

Climate-neutral tea

By paying a fair price for the tea, you contribute to innovative environmentally friendly programs initiated by the Dilmah Conservation, such as the hydropower plants on the Craighead estate, which, among other things, ensured that Dilmah has been Carbon-neutral since 2017. The process of setting up two hydropower plants on the Dilmah Queensberry and Craighead estates began in 2016. Hydropower generation is scheduled to begin in Craighead in July 2018 and in Queensberry in August / September 2018. Dilmah is generating around 1.5 million units of electricity per year from these types of renewable energy sources from 2018 onwards.

White tea, refinement from picking to your cup

White tea is not an everyday variety, it is the rarest form of tea. It is the crisp, young buds of the tea plant, with the most subtle, complex and exquisite taste, shaped by nature. It belongs to Dilmah's 'Very Special Rare Teas' collection. Our white teas are handmade, from a unique Camellia Sinensis strain and grown on our own Craighead Estate. The fresh buds of the tea plant are hand-picked before dawn and collected in silk bags. This allows for a maximum daily yield of about 200 grams per picker. After picking, they are dried under filtered sunlight and selected one by one for their class by specialists wearing velvet gloves. The characteristic silver, needle-like buds with their velvety texture and silver glow produce a light infusion that is extremely delicate. It demands respect during preparation and produces a complex flavour with hints of pear, honey and a slightly spicy embrace. Watch this short video to get a good idea of where and how this special tea is made.

Silver Tips champagne

White tea is made with freshly filtered water that has been boiled and cooled down to 80 degrees C. After brewing, you can pour it into a wine glass. It combines wonderfully with salmon salad, caviar and oysters. Serve this Ceylon Silvertips extra festively as an alcohol-free champagne. Make a cold brew with white tea by adding 6 grams of white tea to 400ml of filtered or Spa Blue water in a bottle. Screw the cap back on tightly and place upside down in the fridge. Turn occasionally and leave to infuse for at least 8-12 hours. Pour 1/3 champagne glass with the cold-brew and add 2/3 Spa Red. Cheers!

Brewing recommendation

• Boil Water to 100˚C (boil water only once and use filtered water)
• Let the water cool until 70˚C – 80˚C
• 2 grams per serving for 220ml of Water
• 2-3 Minutes Brewing Time
  

Label information

• Ingredients: Silver Tips white Ceylon tea without additives
• Tin with loose tea, Net Weight: 40g
• Store in a cool, dry and airtight place