Rare Ceylon Silver Tips

A true original, this Rare Silver Tips loose leaf tea is made with high quality, carefully handpicked, single-origin, unopened buds that are sun-dried in the misty hills of Sri Lanka. Notable for its long and velvety silvery leaves, this incredibly rare white tea has a gently sweet flavour with pine, honey, and orchid notes. Exceptionally low in caffeine, it's an ideal special occasion tea for an afternoon or early evening drinking.

Rare Silver Tips is harvested all year round at Shannon Tea Estate, near the town of Hatton in Central Province, Sri Lanka. World-renowned as a tea-growing district, this vast area comprises extensive high-elevation ranges and beautiful valleys that are sheltered from the monsoon winds and produces the finest teas. Among its most famous estates is Shannon Tea Estate, which has built a reputation for Ceylon teas of outstanding quality and flavour complexity. This luxury tea is one such brew: light golden in colour, with an alluring fresh fruit aroma and a delicate mouthfeel.

Like other white teas, Silver Tips is harvested young and produced with minimal intervention, a process that helps to preserve all the health benefits of its natural antioxidants and essential oils. One of only a few white teas produced outside of China, it's soothing, relaxing and a delicate treat for both body and senses.

Alternatives to this rare white tea

Check out our range of teas that hail from the home of white tea: the coastal province of Fujian in south-eastern China. One of our favourites is the Jasmine Silver Needle from the revered Fuzhou tea-growing district. Fujian is also renowned for its green teas, and our Jasmine Dragon Pearls is a lovely floral example of the style.

We also offer our Glenburn White Moonshine, a spectacular First Flush Darjeeling made into a white tea. 

Read our Ultimate Guide to White Tea to learn everything there is to know about this refined brew.